Thank you so much for the help!
We haven't even begun the paperwork or anything as my husband is still negociating taking the position or not with his boss. We'd only go of course given that they're able to sponsor a visa for me as well. So I still have no idea about dates or anything, but, you're right -a visit to Querétaro is on our to do list!
About the kidnappings -I guess the USA should seem pretty dangerous as well with all of the gun shootings and stuff that appear in the news. I just remember having a conversation with a woman raised in Mexico City -she said that if you wear bling in the wrong parts of the city people will actually cut off your hands to take it! Hearing that left an impression on me... I hope she was exaggerating! You can hear horror stories about parts of the US too, so... Just wanted to make sure things weren't really as dangerous as they sound.
What part of Mexico do you live in? How is it? What's your daily life like there? How would you compare it to where you're from?