We left our home in Juneau Alaska on June 6th 2019. We bought an RV, got rid of most of our earthly possessions, put our house up for rent, and took off into the great unknown. We planned to travel for about a year visiting places we had always wanted to see, checking out places we might want to move to and bonding as a newly enlarged family of four. Here we will share pictures, videos and lots of stories from our travels. This is JUST KEEP GOING!
Our time in Washington was short, but very sweet. We made the short drive from Bellingham to Greg’s parents house in Bothell on day seven. Our son turned eight months old, and with that, we lost track of what day it was.
Unpacking and repacking was a big chore! We had to unpack Greg’s parents car and repack everything for flying to the mid-west. I packed and repacked our stuff over and over, until I had every suitcase packed to forty-nine or forty-eight pounds.
We spent less than a week in Bothell, but we managed to see several family members and friends.
The first big highlight of our travels was getting see Elizabeth Gilbert. You probably know her as the author of Eat Pray Love, but she has written many books. She was making a stop in Seattle on her book tour for her new novel, City of Girls. Greg’s Aunt Anne was in town to help care for his ailing Grandmother. Aunt Anne got to be my date to the book tour event. It was a fantastic evening! Elizabeth Gilbert is one of my heroes. She is unapologetically herself. She is an excellent writer who’s words speak to me deeply. She is also a fearless world traveler who has incredible stories of incredible people from all over the globe. She is an inspiration. Aunt Anne and I excitedly talked all the way home about the wisdom and lessons that were shared and how her honestly cuts right through walls.
Saying goodbye is always hard. It is a little easier though when you are super excited about what comes next. Saying goodbye to Greg’s parents is scary. We are used to living in the same place as his parents and mine. His parents have just moved back to Bothell Washington. This is why we are saying goodbye to them in Bothell, instead of Juneau. We rely on our parents for babysitting, moral support and physical help. What does physical help mean? So many things!
“Hey, do you have a thingymajig? Can we borrow it?”
“We’re trying to fix the (name any appliance), and we can’t get the… Can you come over?”
“Hey Dad, do you know how to…”
“Hey, can you drive me to my OB appointment next Tuesday?”
Our parents are very supportive and have helped us a great deal. We really appreciate them. We are going off into the unknown without them. We don’t have mechanical skills, or electrical or plumbing skills. We know that things break on RV’s frequently. The learning curve will be steep. We have to figure out everything on our own. We don’t know what we are doing or what we are getting ourselves into. Thank God for the internet! Without the internet I don’t think we’d be doing this on our own. Every RV has it’s own quirks. We will be faced with many challenges. This will be a test of our abilities and a test of our marriage. Not to mention we are doing this with our two kids. Will we falter? Or, will we rise to meet each challenge as a team?
No matter what happens, we are leaving the nest completely.
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