Watch Out Buffalo, Here We Come

So after months of deliberating about what to do and where to go....we finally decided. We are moving to Buffalo, New York in May or June.


Spencer got a position working for the NFL Buffalo Bills. It is a good offer. He also got an offer from the San Francisco 49ers, but they didn't offer as good of a position. So we went with Buffalo. We are both really excited. This is a dream come true for Spencer.

Here is the stadium.




The main reason that we chose Buffalo is because everything seemed to fall into place there. Actually, the funny thing is that in February I gave Spencer a list of cities and schools where both of our programs were offered. I told him to look it over because we probably needed to apply to more schools to increase our options. He said back then that he felt good about Buffalo for some reason. After that, he found out that his program was really good in Buffalo. And I found out that my program was really good. Then he found out that there was this job opening with the Bills, and he applied. When all of those things ended up working out, the choice seemed obvious.

Spencer is planning to attend Canisius for graduate school this fall. He will be working towards a Master's Degree in Athletic/Sports Administration. He may also get his MBA, we haven't decided on that yet. The program that Spencer will be enrolled in includes classes for an MBA, so it wouldn't take him much longer to finish that degree as well. This would also be useful to him in his career.

The Canisius mascot is a griffin. His name is Petey. I think that he looks funny and not very ferocious.

Here is some information about Canisius.

Canisius College is one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation and is consistently ranked among the top regional colleges in the Northeast.

Founded in 1870 by German Jesuits, Canisius College is named for St. Peter Canisius, a renowned Dutch educator and one of the original members of the Society of Jesus. What began in a single building in downtown Buffalo now consists of 65 buildings located on 40 acres in a residential neighborhood in North-Central Buffalo.

Mission:
Canisius College is proud to share in the Jesuit heritage, which offers students a highly personalized education solidly based in the liberal arts that emphasizes the development of the whole person. Canisius prepares leaders – intelligent, caring, faithful individuals – able to pursue and promote excellence in their professions, their communities and their service to humanity.

Enrollment:
Undergraduate – 3,591 Full-time – 3,310, Part-time – 281
Graduate – 1,388 Full-time – 691, Part-time – 697
Total number of students – 4,979
42 percent male 58 percent female
35 states represented
22 foreign countries represented

Canisius ranked 25th in the US News and World Report 2005 rankings of Best Universities-Master’s North. The jump of eight positions, from 33 to 25, is the largest jump by any school in the tier.

Here are some pictures of the campus.

I am planning to attend the University at Buffalo, which is a State University of New York (SUNY) college. I will be going to get my masters in nurse anesthesia (CRNA). I probably won't start until next year, but I am still excited. Our mascot is a bull named Victor E. Bull (victory bull, ha ha). He looks ferocious.

And here is a picture of campus. I am really excited to live there in the autumn. I have always wanted to be back east when all of the deciduous trees change colors.

We want to thank everyone for your patience and support while we have been making this difficult decision. Sorry we kept you all waiting so long. We are really going to miss everyone and we hope that in our last few months here we will be able to spend quality time with our family and friends. We also hope that the distance between us won't change how close we are. We love you all and hopefully we can stay in touch and visit often.