Check of the blog. Last post was July 11. Today is October 11.
What's been going on for the past three moons?
Been freakin’ busy, that's what. Given the entire Geofamily relocated (again), this time to Minnesota.
The good news I referenced in a June entry was a job offer, one which had a salary and benefits sufficient to have me give a “yes” answer. But with the good comes the bad, meaning arranging the moving and everything else (along with the expected stress and headaches) involved with going somewhere new.
On the other hand it was gratifying to finally have solid direction given Geogal and I were open to staying in or near Manhattan or venturing to Minnesota. While the preceding sentence seems elementary, not knowing where we would land carried its own brand of stress.
When I say “land,” this means something very different, a characteristic that hasn’t been part of our existence since 2008 when we made the move from Chandler, Arizona to rural Kansas.
Settling. Truly putting down roots.
Geogal and I always knew Norton, Kansas would not be the place we would live out the rest of our lives. When 2016 morphed into 2017 we, as a family, knew it was time to head elsewhere. Henceforth the transition to Manhattan (Kansas).
Back to the present: Now we’ve been in Saint Peter, Minnesota for a hair over two months. I’m settling into my work and Geoana quickly (as in a few days after our arrival in St. Peter) returned to her college existence, starting her sophomore year.
What’s next on the Geofamily horizon? Transitioning into the Minnesota cold, for starters. I took the opportunity today to go to a Seven Mile Creek Park, pretty good trails and a great chance to enjoy the changing leaf colors Mother Nature has to offer. All of this while clad in t-shirt and shorts (mid-to-high 70’s!!). Here’s a little sample of what I enjoyed:
Yeah, by next weekend the temps will be much cooler. I’ve got the warm clothing and associated food/beverages at the ready….
