2018 – The Year of Change

I’ve thought about starting a blog for a while now, but I wasn’t really sure what I would write about, who would read it or, most importantly, how to do it. We have a lot of changes happening in 2018 so I thought why not give it a try. Worst case, I’ll have a nice online journal.

Two significant changes happened this January. Our 20-year-old daughter left to study in Copenhagen, Denmark for a semester and my husband and I are trying to live (and work remotely) in a warmer climate for part of the winter.

My husband and I have lived in Saint Paul, Minnesota for 26 years. For many years we’ve talked about owning a second home in the perfect warm weather location with amazing beaches (for me) and fabulous golf courses (for him); but since we haven’t found that perfect place yet, we decided to just jump in with a trial relocation for the months of February and March.

After several discussions, over many cocktails, we decided to rent a home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Many factors included: direct flights to Minneapolis / Saint Paul in case of a work crisis; my parents own a home in Mesa, Arizona; many of our friends visit Arizona during the winter; there are wonderful golf courses; and I found a great house with a heated pool – not quite a beach, but it will do for our first attempt at snow-birding.

We’ll see how these changes impact our lives long-term. Regardless, it will be an exciting year… come along for the ride.