"I'm gonna find my freedom/ Brother, you should too....

And if you don't do it now/You'll be one year older when you do."

From: 'Snowfall' by Reckless Kelly

I wanted so badly to be able to sit down in front of this blog page and quicky jot down a moving piece that would explain to anyone wondering why this Texas adventure is such a big deal to me.  It is something that has been brewing and growing in strength and richness for amost 4 decades.  It even passed down to my oldest daughter Maija.  She and I would sigh and talk about our "Two generations of Texas longing". 
The problem is, right now I am so focused on the present and the future, that I can't seem to get myself to look back and piece together the historical significance.  Maybe later I can do that.  
Right now just let me say this.  Between the packing and the hauling and the planning and the endings and the goodbyes; between the tears and the hugs and the letting go of everything, somewhere, deep inside my heart, there is something small and green, unfurling and turning towards the sun.  The Texas sun.  And I know that it is all good.