Spring Lake Ranch

Well, the time has finally come. After almost 30 years in Texas, we've decided to explore our options elsewhere in this big country. Ruby and I both have stable jobs, benefits and a potentially comfortable retirement (in about 25 years) here in San Antonio. By all accounts, we should be really happy with our life here. But we're not. Not really. We're young, artistic and adventurous. There's so much we want to see and experience. And I just can't help but wonder which direction would cause more regret. Staying where we are in lieu of pursuing our nomadic notions? Or, risking the absence of certain comforts by taking the road less traveled? I guess we're about to find out. We will be flying from Austin, Texas to Burlington, Vermont. Our friends, Geoff and Theresa, will be dropping us off at the airport in Austin and picking us up on our return. Our plan is to visit a therapeutic farming community in Cuttingsville, Vermont. We both applied for staff positions at Spring Lake Ranch about a month ago and have been invited to come for a visit and interview. Bridget, the Director of Human Resources, will be picking us up at the Burlington Airport and driving us the 77 miles back to the ranch, as well as schlepping us back for our return trip to Texas. The experience is designed to give prospective staff members a working introduction to life at the ranch. At the end of our visit, we will interview for the positions. If all goes well, we would be moving to the ranch sometime around the middle of October 2007. I'm so excited!!! A little nervous, but really excited. Since we can't take everyone we love with us, we decided to create this blog journal to share our experiences and feelings with our friends and family. We'll try to take a lot of pictures and journal as often as possible. We encourage you to respond with your thoughts and inquiries. I better close for now. We need to pick up some travel supplies from HEB. I wonder how many 3 oz. containers will fit into a 1 qt. ziplock bag (new airline rules). Hmmmmm.