we find ourselves in a funny place, ben and i
we are 34 and we are starting over
in some ways, this should all be ten years ago
24 would be a good time to start
we are only ten years out, though, not twenty or thirty
we aren't 44 or 54 and starting over
i am reminded of something i read
the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago
the next best time is now
the best time to for ben to be really digging in to a career path
and for me to be finishing my BS and starting a masters program
was probably 14 years ago
the next best time is now
so, now it is
ben is working so very hard at landing a new position
a permanent, full-time position
a position that will utilize and fine-tune all his many skills
and also give him room to grow and and aquire new skills
a position that will allow him to come home more nights during the summer
i am just about finished signing up for my last three classes
well, not really the last
but the last three i need to graduate from USD with a BS in English and an Ed minor
this is so. very. exciting to me!
and over the next four months, i will be pursuing a path for a masters program
which i will start in january
we are not sure where the next few months or year will find us living
i made our garden ever-so-very-much prettier yesterday, so i guess it's about time to move
i have a funny thing about making a garden that i love and then moving away from it
this time, the majority of the garden is moveable
maybe i am learning a lot of things
maybe, just maybe, now is the very best time