First I have to explode with the excitement...We might move to Virginia!!!!!  Woo hoo!  My husband is retiring from the USAF on Jan 9 and he's been sending everyone his resume and networking.  We'd be very thankful for a job in Texas.  But I admit, I've also been praying for a job in Williamsburg because we love it there so much!  Okay, the family's excitement is probably fueled from my exuberance! LOL My husband has been looking in the area, even at Langley AFB, but nothing.  =(  

     We've had a difficult time, emotionally, getting caught up in the Christmas festivities because of hardly a nibble of job offers for my husband, due to the economy. Then my husband called a few weeks ago and asked if the Pentagon was close enough to Virginia for me (he thought it was in DC.)  LOL  Of course it's close enough to Virginia...it's in Arlington, VA! 

     Now, here's the part where we start to hyperventilate.  We had never tried to find a job in the DC area.  We know that is EXPENSIVE and CROWDED!  But it is a job, my husband would have an opportunity to do a job that he excels at, and it's 2.5 hours, minus the traffic, from Colonial Williamsburg!  We could put our season passes to great use!  Woo hoo!!!  My brother thought it was cool that we'd be near a lot of Civil War history.  Well, yes, but I'm not the Civil War buff that he is.  I am an American Revolution buff! We'd not only be close to CW, but also Mount Vernon, Montpelier, Monticello...why we'd even finally get to visit Poplar Forest!  Oh, and the opportunity to see all the other places in DC and Maryland and Virginia we haven't had a chance to visit yet.  I've told the kids about the beautiful Virginia capitol building in Richmond, they want to see that.  There is Yorktown and Jamestown.  There is Chincoteague!  Seasons, ocean, mountains...I could go on and on and on.

     But the expense.  gulp  My husband interviewed Christmas Eve with the Pentagon and there is another interview forthcoming.  Salary has not yet been discussed.  This is where we could use some advice.  I know there are some Virginia people who have stopped by my blog.  ;)  What do you think we should look for in the way of salary to make ends meet?  You can e-mail me privately, the link is in my right sidebar.  Thank you so much for any tips!