New Plans

The summer is winding down in the wide world of outdoor ed. and Allison and I are making plans for the fall. First things first, the wedding! Our wedding will be October 2 in Columbia, MO. (Allison's home town) at a quaint winery on the Missouri river. After the wedding we are making plans to move to Columbia.

Earlier in the summer we had been propositioned with the idea of moving to Barcelona, Spain and teaching English. Originally, being the passionate travelers that we are, this sounded incredible and we started making plans almost immeadiately. However, in examining our needs and goals for later down the road, Spain, fun and educational as it would be, would get us no closer to our individual goals. Alternatively, the idea of moving to Columbia sounded more promising in meeting our needs. Allison has applied to two jobs at University of Missouri, both of which would allow us to save some money toward future endevors and give her professional experience toward her goal of getting into a graduate program in psychology. She has also generously offered to be the sole bread winner in our relationship for a period of time and allow me to pursue my dream of writing and publishing a first novel.