OK so I fell away from the blogging fold for quite a while. Of course, lots has been going on, not the least of which was registering this doman name and stumbling my way through getting some semblance of a webpage up and running. It's coming along slowly but surely.
C and I got engaged at Gate 6 of the Austin airport on our way to vacation on the coast of Maine in the beginning of June. It was really special and great. Over a little split of champagne in the gate area he gave me a beautiful ring and asked me if I would marry him. I immediately replied yes and then off we flew to Maine where we had a fabulous time. We spent four nights on the American Eagle windjammer. It was rather chilly and windy, but great weather for sailing and we made it all the way out to Metinicus Rock which is the very last outpost from the US until you get to Europe across the Atlantic. We met Dinnie and Phil onboard and had a great time with them. Dinnie does freelance writing and photography for VillageSoup.com and has also written some non-fiction marine books. After we docked back in Rockland, we met them at their place in the Maine countryside and had the great opportunity to meet their cool dogs, cats and equine friends and see their property. It was pretty terrific with lots of woods and and a large pond. They plan to build a house there soon. Then we enjoyed a great dinner at Chez Michele in Lincolnville Beach. The food was fabulous and we even had the chance to meet Michele.
From there we headed back down to Boothbay Harbor where we spent the rest of our vacation at the Inn of the Five Gables. We had a lovely room with nice big windows facing Linekin Bay and learned just how early the sun comes up in Maine. We antiqued, played miniature golf, had ice cream, whoopie pies, and of course, lobster and lobster rolls. Phil the Baker is a god!
C has a new client in Kansas City, MO that he's been working with for the past few months. KC had made a really favorable impression on him and he was itching to get me up there. So, over the July 4th weekend, we took a little trip to KC so I could check it out. In short, it's great! It's a "real" city with big skyscapers downtown and everything. For those who are unfamiliar with Austin, we don't really have too many big buildings downtown - something about a longstanding edict that disallowed buildings taller than the capitol, which over time has been for the most part, followed, but is stretched to it's limit more all the time. Many of the buildings in KC were built during the thirties and are rife with deco design features, so it's very attractive. The city has tons of galleries, parks, public art and more fountains than any city in the world with the exception of Rome. We looked at some houses and neighborhoods and talked to people. The cost of living is really reasonable and housing is still affordable.
This, coupled with a recent meeting C had with his boss, where they talked about the possibility of us relocating to Kansas City, MO and C being able to keep his current job and meet his current obligations, makes us consider it for our next landing spot. This would be an excellent move for the company as they already have one large client in Kansas City and are hoping to sign a number of additional deals in the near future. C's boss responded favorably.
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