Here and there

It is an interesting time. Sort of like being on vacation (both due to not working, and due to being somewhere fairly unfamilier), but also there is that unvacationy feeling of being unsure of what's next. While we did start more substantial job hunting last week (waiting for the holidays to be over and all) we also had a little suprise that will once again act to instill the vacation feeling. We live a couple of miles from a house that is one of the most important homes in Caitlin's life. Not one that she lived in, but the home of one of her best friends from high school and still the home of that girl's mother. Caitlin loves this family, and this great home, its wonderous views and location and the land... In the non-winter months, there is even a pond, one that is possibly Caitlin's favorite place ever and where we had originally planned on having our wedding.

On Tuesday (I think... maybe Monday), we got a phone call from Pam (the homeowner) asking if starting Thursday (yes, yesterday) we wanted to house sit for three weeks! Of course, we jumped at the opportunity. It seemed a bit odd to pack up and move a few miles down the road, as I had barely been living in our new place for three weeks but it's such a great place and it is really fairly close. I'm not sure where we are... In my mind it's between St Johnsbury, Concord and Lyndon, but I think it might be some other town hidden in there.

Anyway, it's a wonderful house: lots of space, great layout, secluded with lots of land and nothing out the windows but snowy fields and trees and a great wood stove. There is also an outbuilding that is a sauna! It is so nice to have room in the house for Elinor to run around, to have enough rooms that Caitlin has somewhere to knit and put the project down for a day without having to worry about Elinor tearing the needles out, and many comfortable places to read. No more of the one room living that we've been doing for, well, two and a half years. I'll put up some pictures, but I forgot to bring the cable for the camera...

Of course, we will probably still go back home every day. I always need that kind of home connection, plus we have to check the phone messages for any job opportunities that might arise!