movin' on up?

So, the big news in our world is that David received and accepted a job offer in Richmond. You'll have to ask him the specifics of what exactly he'll be doing, because I have an idea, but don't want to get it wrong.
The past week or so, I've been slowly getting together the paperwork, letters, references, student work, etc. to start the whole interview process again. I have one job fair tomorrow, another on the 22nd. I'm not sure what to expect, but it'll give me an idea of what is in the area. Hopefully, I'll have a job before the end of June. That'd be nice.
People at school aren't happy. Rebecca wrote me an amazing letter, but was hoping I wouldn't go. Teachers I'm close with and students were both a little sad and told me I couldn't leave. One of the students I've very close with, Billy, asked me if I was joking, then looked like he wanted to cry and slap and/or punch me in the face. Haha. This morning, I said good morning to the principal. He called me back and told me, "Tell your man he needs to find a job in this city." It's nice feeling like I was a part of this school. I was worried that I'd tell people and they'd shrug their shoulders. It's a kind of area that has people moving in and out all the time, so I was sure that they'd be used to people coming and going. It's nice to feel like I'm wanted there because I bring something unique and special, though. Sometimes, I think, it's easy to not feel that way in such a big school.
Some of my students said they want to do a going away thing at the end of the school year, but a) that probably won't happen and b) I'm not sure if that's what I want to do. I'm so bad with this type of thing. Do I want to go out in that style? A big, tear-filled party? Or do I want to just fade away?

I'm sad I have to leave the school I'm at now, mostly because I really loved my time there. I'm afraid that I won't be able to find a school where I feel like I really agree with so much of what goes on there. What if I get hired on in a district I don't agree with? Or with other teachers I don't like? What if the students are completely different? Then I remember that we'll at least be out of this area, David will have a job, and I've been through worse, so I will survive anything. Even though I have to leave my school, the pros still outweigh the cons.