Final answer?

Alright, here it is, the next stage in our lives. Some of you will say that David and I are gluttons for punishment. Let’s see, first we will get rid of all of our worldly goods and quit our great jobs and go cruising. Then, we will explore the Bahamas on a small sailboat. Now, we will move near my parents and build a log cabin in the woods in Baraga, Michigan. Obviously, there are some great things in there along with the difficult stuff. Man, we do like to test ourselves and our relationships. Sam will go to public school in the fall. I am in the process of looking for a job and changing my nursing license. David has a great opportunity at Halliburton, telecommuting, hopefully.

We owe some of this decision to our good friend Andrew. We went up to see he and his wife a couple of weeks ago in Phoenix, MD. David was telling him about the plan to build up in the UP (Upper Peninsula) someday and Andrew asked, “what are you waiting for?” David and I looked at each other and couldn’t come up with a good answer. We decided to go visit my mom and dad from Baltimore. After getting there, we realized that this was a good time for the building of the cabin. Every thing just clicked. I had a few job contacts in only a couple of days. We called the family (esp. Chelsea) and looked for approval of the new plan. Chelsea was cool with it, even though we seem to get further away from her. David’s mom and sister weren’t too surprised, they knew we were thinking of doing this someday. My parents seem to be excited. Chris (my brother) and Rebecca (his wife) are very supportive (now they only have to travel once to get their family obligations done).

So that is that. We will see how long we last up in the UP. Until the next adventure….