If you end up with a good job in Shelby, you will have a good life there.
Safe for kids, lots to do outdoors. Be neighborly and you'll have more real friends than you could imagine. But it is "small town" and whatever arts and culture you get, you'll make yourself.
But the weather and country are pretty tough. You need to be resilient and self-reliant or you're not going to make it. If you've never frozen your @$$ off, you are in for a life-changing experience.
I'd make darn sure I have next to no commute. Conrad would be a WASTE OF TIME that you could spend at home or doing stuff you like.
