My parents’ home, Lowell OH (across the river actually)
Greetings all and, yet again, sorry for the long lag in posting. Well, Nicole and I are now settling in here in exciting Lowell, OH – population is 600 give-or-take. The picture above is a telephoto view of my parent’s and the one below is a wide-angle view taken from the same location. As you can see, it definitely is rural. By the way, yes that is an oil well in the picture below, there are lot’s of them dotted around the area.
You can also probably tell that my folks’ place is right by a river, in this case the Muskingum river. It’s definitely a picturesque location with plenty of peace and quiet and clean air. Marietta is only 20-30 minutes away and has real grocery stores and what-not, and Columbus is only 2 hours driving and has most everything, including a Trader Joe’s. At first I thought 2 hours was a long way to drive, but then I remembered I used to have commutes that long in California on occasion so it doesn’t seem too bad.
Our new home in Lowell
The last 3 weeks or so have been pretty crazy, between a week in Egypt (I promise, pictures will be up soon), a couple days in Philly (ditto on pictures) and a lot of unpacking once we got to Ohio. Just a few days after we arrived here my brother and his family also came out for a week-long visit, which was great fun but not conducive to blogging. With a few days to settle in we’ve unpacked now and been able to turn to other pursuits. I started working on the Salesforce.com deployment for my mom’s school today and Nicole and I also enjoyed a nice long walk along the river.
Sunset over the Muskingum, Lowell OH
That’s it for now. I continue to feel well and will have my next MRI in early April, so keep your collective fingers crossed. I promise I will get Egypt and Philly pictured posted soon and in the mean-time take care and enjoy the winter!
-T