For the first time...

Well, here is our innaugural blog entry. We are wrapping up our time here in Rochester MN. We have absolutely loved and enjoyed our time here. We have made friendships andconnections beyond our wildest expectations. We have had fun and good times here. We have had heartaches and challenges. Yet the thing that has made this such a meaningful experience is all of the people who we have bonded and connected with here. We have created the deepest, most intense relationships we have ever enjoyed. People who laugh with us, people who cry with us, people who have helped us in times of need, people who have accepted us for who we are, people who I personally have ROCKED OUT with, people who I have worked side by side with. The times that we have spent here with our friends will be some of my favorite lifetime memories. The relationships that we have created are what we will remember for the rest of our lives.

This is going to be difficult, because we are leaving a GOOD situation. It sounds crazy...I know! "Why would you leave this good thing you have going?" we have been asked. But in the end, things that are incredibly important to our family have risen to the top of our lives and called us to relocate to be near family. All the meaning full things that we have not experienced for the last several years are calling out to us...and we are answering. Holidays spent with grandparents, birthdays celebrated together, fishing with grampa, dinners together. The exciting and the mundane moments that will be etched in our memories long after they are no longer with us. If we did not sieze this opportunity, it may never come again and we would regret it for the rest of lives.

With that said, I am incredibly excited to get started with this new chapter in our lives; so is the family. We are beside ourselves and chomping at the bit to get going. We will use this blog to keep everyone updated. You can add this to your favorites menu and check it occasionally to see what we are up to. You can also use it to post comments and greetings back to us. It is always great to hear from friends.

One final greeting. In the words of Bob Hope, thanks for the memories. We love you and cherish your friendships.