It is September and clearly this is the time of year when we re-examine our life and make BIG decisions. When we bought Coniston 8+ years ago we thought about moving to VT permanently and at the time we were both working, so job hunting did not make sense. We also realized in these 8 years that Coniston is wonderful and we will always own it but we want to live in a more urban environment.
With the move a year ago to Somerville we accomplished the urban thing, and we lost what we had in Lexington which was to be able to walk to church. Since our Unitarian Universalist faith is such a part of our lives this is important. We talked a lot about which UU church to attend and settled on one and we are starting to plug in there......
AND then
We talked about where we will end up ultimately and we both decided it is Burlington VT. They have a vibrant church so why don't we look for a small condo in down town Burlington and still have Coniston 30 minutes away? Additionally we have a granddaughter and her family near and 4 of my brothers and their spouses/partners. Recently those relationships have become very important to both of us. It was actually Rod's idea to look in Burlington since he views my family as his family at this point.
It seems perfect timing, since we have done the downsizing thing and we can rent Somerville and actually make some money until we decided to sell it.
We have a purchase and sale signed with a September 30th closing date, a small condo with a sunset view over Lake Champlain. As I write this I count my blessings that my family and siblings (4 out of 6) will be closer and that we will wake up every morning in the state that I call home having lived here from age 11-22. We are so lucky to have options, and to have this magnet pulling us north. Oh, and September 30th is Zuzu's third birthday and the anniversary of Rod's retirement so big things happen that day!
Come visit, and since it is a one bedroom, you can stay at Coniston or the Hilton Garden Inn next door!
We have also committed to returning to Boston once a month for me to attend my book group, continue visiting someone at MCI Framingham, and catching up with friends. We are leaving close friends AND we hope they will make the trek north to visit as many of them already have in their annual pilgrimages to Coniston!
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