We drove to Belton on Thursday to check out the University and see where Daddy P would be working. Kate was really excited to see "his school" but confused because she expected the students to be smaller than they were. As a small miracle, Jacob actually slept in the car going and coming. This might not seem like a big deal, but as a nice contrast, he cried and fussed today until about 3:30pm and has cried on every car trip until yesterday. We were very lucky. It would have been a long drive (an hour) with a screaming infant...
The town itself isn't much -- if you have ever driven through Texas than you can put it together in your mind. It's very much like any other small Texas town: lots of houses with tires and trash in the yard, lots of fast food and bbq joints, a lot of folks who look like they live somewhere with lots of fast food an bbq joints. This is mostly relevant because I'd started to cobble together this little fantasy of moving to Belton, but in my mind (and telling of my fantasy to Daddy P) the town looked more like small town Connecticut, or small town Vermont. It was probably a good reality check.
But, everyone we met at Daddy P's work was very friendly and open and kind. I'm a little curious to see where they live. I know some live in Salado (a town fifteen minutes south that is teeny and just a road lined with galleries and antique stores, hailed as an "art town") and one guy lives in the suburbs of Austin.
He starts his new job in mid-August, and it will be a big adjustment. Right now we are very used to having him home to play (wait, to "play") with us. I depend on him heavily to help watch Kate and juggle life right now so it will be interesting to see how things go in less than a month!
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