Last day of winter

And the second to last day here in Boston. We're hoping to hammer through the East at a pretty good clip. Mike wants to make it to the other side of Cleveland the first day. Cleveland is a lovely city. But 80 goes right through it and we don't want to encounter the rush hours when we can avoid them. From Cleveland we're going to attempt to make it to Des Moines. Over 1200 miles in two days. Sigh. From then on though, we're in the heartland. More familiar. Less people. Predictable traffic. Unpredictable weather. No toll roads after Illinois. America's "Freeways" are West of the Mississippi.

We'll see how it goes. Many of you have asked about why this "dream job" in Boston was so frustrating. Did we really dislike the East coast so much? It's a little complicated and a little touchy. But we never wanted to live on the right coast. It was always our plan to take our jobs West. That's what we were told when we signed on. Business is business though, and the guy who brought the idea to us, and pretty much got us here, left the company shortly after we arrived. No matter how hard we worked to make it happen, the idea was too challenging to the folks left in charge.

So rather than stay and be bitter, we decided to cut our losses (expenses) and head back to where we feel at home. Our time here has been like being in school. Expensive, yet invaluable training for our future. "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Mike never thought it sounded too good to be true, but I did. I really thought that I was going to be making a living in the Bay Area, peddling & pedaling a great product. Our own East coast education has been just that.

Our new opportunities are exciting, but we are a bit more level headed about things. We're more grounded about what to expect is all. So the gist is that our disappointment in what we were initially offered somewhat skewed our experiences here in the East. There are some lovely sights to see, and the culture has been quite an experience. Ivy league and blue blood. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Tufts...Sigh.

Mike and I are looking forward to life in Nevada. Many unknowns. But unknowns that are a 3.5 hour drive from what I call home. back to my boxes. Happy Tuesday!