Published: August 2, 2016

We arrived in Weaverville, NC yesterday and are working on getting settled in.  Based on a comment from Sriram I thought it might make sense to publish our news to a blog rather than send mass emails to you at Northern Trust (or elsewhere).

This is really a test to see what happens if I try to publish content.  Below is the email I sent to you (y'all?) last week.

July 24, 2016

Thanks everyone for being part of my farewell gathering.  You are missed--the job , eh, not too much!

In answer to that burning question, "Has anyone heard from Ken?", now your collective response can be, "yes, we have"

The greatest accomplishment since leaving Northern was managing to pack all our belongings into the two vehicles without having to dispose of any essentials or even "nice-to-haves".  Yes, Melissa, we even managed to squeeze in the two boxes of North Carolina stuff (which I consolidated into one a few days prior). Older son, Bradley, was of great assistance in loading up everything, even though he insisted on repacking many of Judy's clothes and personal items simply because  he "didn't like how they were packed".  In the end, it all turned out great, as we both had unimpeded views of all windows and mirrors during the uneventful (yay!) drive to Ohio last weekend.

It has been very nice, getting up in the morning and realizing the most pressing question is, "cereal, waffles, or eggs?"  Judy's sister and brother-in-law have been most accommodating and have made sure we've had time to de-stress from the last several months' life events.  We have visited relatives and friends and have several more lined up for this week before we head off for Phase 2 of the Great Adventure to North Carolina.

Hope all is well with each of you and the days after fund launch have been hiccup free.