Big News...

We have some big news to share....

The Rode family is moving!!! And before you think I am being a bit over-dramatic, we are not moving someplace else in Bryan/College Station or even Texas. We are moving to Knoxville, Tennessee!!!!!!

While we do not have a definite date for moving yet, it will be sometime in July....we think.

I am sure you are wondering WHY we are moving to Tennessee....I have been accepted into the Sport Management PhD program at the University of Tennessee. We are beyond thrilled that I got in and that we will have a new adventure ahead of us. Yes, we will miss our family and friends, but we have always wanted to go someplace else and God has finally given us the opportunity that is right for us and our family.

Due to many events over the past year, we decided it was the right time for me to apply for this program. If I got in (and they only admit 1 student per year), then we would go. If not, we had some other possible plans sort of laid out, but no decision would be made on those until we knew one way or the other about UT. We feel very blessed that I was chosen as the ONE person to get in at UT. To sweeten the deal, I was offered a full tuition waiver AND a stipend. So basically, they are paying me to go to school.

So...the Rode family has a LOT going on in the next few months. Our baby boy will be here sometime in April, we have to pack up the house and we are moving over the summer....we will also be wearing a little more orange....Tennessee orange, not burnt orange.

Until next time...Gig'em!