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I'm Back!

 Yikes! I was looking for a spot to share some of my mind's thoughts without clogging up Facebook or worrying about creating videos for other social media (yet). Then I was reminded of this format, which I revisited over ten years past my last post! A LOT has changed, as it usually does for us...I'll share in more detail later, but basically we moved from Camden, Ohio to New Port Richey, Florida to Homosassa, Florida, to Rome, New York. In a nutshell, we love the nature and weather of Florida, but don't love the politics, population growth, and lack of affordable housing for a family of teachers. It was all too much, so we moved to my wife, Shelby's, home state of New York. We love it here - there is still the natural beauty, water, and the joy of seasons which unfortunately goes hand in hand with some very wintery winters. Central New York is in a great location for us. We're a train ride away from New York City, closer to our kids in Ohio, and close enough to family and friends to be able to drive for a long weekend. We're both teachers now, trying to find our spot to teach after finally getting our initial certifications. 

I'll fill in the blanks later, and I'll also be sharing some of my thoughts that I want to write down, if only for a personal record/diary of sorts. I'll have to figure it out along the way, so it will likely be somewhat of a patchwork of stories... That's it for now! Spring Break is about over and we'll be heading into the last two and a half months of school for this year. Stay tuned (it will not be another 10 years lol!)!


 

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