From Prairie Grass to Mountain Tops

The creation of this blog has already been an interesting journey. My wife and I have had much discussion on the topic of starting a blog that explores our different (or similar) perspectives. The first discussion we had was about the title. We were trying to avoid pinning down a specific geographic location or come off as clichéd or soap-operatic… Well, we are not sure that we succeeded, but we did agree that starting the blog was the most important thing right now. Another thing we agreed on was a need for explanation of the title that we did choose. I’ll get to that in a minute, but first, a little more about our blogging experience so far.

One of the most important issues with blogging is creating a conversation, and that is what we hope to create with this blog. Anne is a seasoned blogger that has posted on topics ranging from family to finance to menu planning. I have always been impressed with what she has had to say and think she has a unique and skilled voice. So, look forward to reading her posts and opinions soon. I am, however, brand new to the blogging world, so I will have some catching up to do… But we both realize this experience will be an evolution. We kind of just want to see where this experiment takes us. I have recently been interested in a collaborative online “book” called The Lost Book that is written by everyone involved, even by the fans. In that sense, our blog will be written by our experiences as a family, as well as interaction by people who follow our posts. It will be interesting to see where this takes us.

Back to the title explanation: Three States, One Year

We thought this title said a lot about our current lives. We have, in fact, lived in three different states within 12 months. There are six of us, so we have been doing a lot of packing, driving, stressing and adjusting. We started off this journey just about as far north as you can go in the U.S.... North Dakota.

After having endured the fabled long and harsh northern winters, we finally got a chance to escape to a warmer climate… At least for a few months. Yes, the central coast of California was very easy to get used to, but hardly a sensible place to buy a home these days.

Finally, we made it to Colorado where we have been now for almost 3/4 of a year.

We went from the prairie to the ocean to the mountains all in one year and have experienced many ups and downs, highs and lows, twists and turns along the way. …A perfect metaphor for our lives together since we have been married for over 11 years now. A perfect metaphor for most people’s relationships, I suspect. As our blog progresses, we will talk about a lot of these different places and experiences.

So, there you go. It’s a blog about wherever life takes us next. Maybe we’ll be here tomorrow; maybe we will live somewhere else… But at the very least, we will experience life together, arguing, discussing, laughing and even crying along the way. This is the place where will be able to share how we both feel about all of it. We hope you will also come along for the ride.