New Job, New Home, New Way of Life!

Well, here we go again. While I still work for IU I have switched jobs. I think I have found the perfect job!! It is a great fit with my education, experience, and future hopes & dreams. My new position is Director of Retreats, Client Services, & Special Events for Bradford Woods. Yes, the same Bradford Woods that many of us remember visiting as 5th graders. For those that aren't familiar with Bradford Woods it is an environmental outdoor education center between Martinsville and Mooresville. There are 2,500 acres and a 110 acre lake (with a pair of bald eagles that also live on the property). Riley Children's Foundation is also a partner and Bradford Woods is home to Camp Riley.

With this new job came a move. We are now actually living on property! Yes...we are living in Bradford Woods. This has been a little bit of a transition, especially for some of us (Mark in particular - he is a city boy and really does not enjoy all the bugs & spiders). The home is very small, yet very nice. We are now all settled in and are actually really enjoying it. The best part for me is that I went from an hour commute each way to & from work to a nice 10 minute walk through the woods.

Below are some picture I took when we first moved in. We hadn't really decorated yet. Now it looks much better on the inside and looks more like us. I will have to take some new pictures soon!

Check back soon for more exciting stories from the Woods! I will chronicle some of Mark's (and probably mine) adventures (there are already some good stories about his first encounter with the wild turkeys).