Detours, Speed Bumps and U-Turns
A life on the road tends to lend itself to seeing everything as one big road trip.
Here are three inevitable actions you’ll be faced with on the road trip of life!
Why Did We Choose an Airstream?
The airstream creates conversations in every place we have camped. We feel blessed to meet people and hear their stories about their desire to have an airstream at one point in their adventure, while seeing their current adventuring rig. The fact this happens all over the country is a testament to the history of Airstream as a company and inspires us to live up to that legacy in our full-time adventures in the “Queen”.
Best Valentine’s Day Ever!
We haven’t always been the best at celebrating Valentine’s Day throughout our marriage.
Many times, it would register as the 3rd or 4th most important thing happening that day. Kids’ activities, work schedules, and the craziness that comes with life as a family of five all took precedence.
However, in 2022, it was time to change this.
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How Do You Survive?
This is something we get asked about often. It is usually in reference to our marriage as in “I would kill my spouse if I spent all my time with them”. Other times people want to know how we manage to get by with such a small amount of “stuff” in our world.
Hitting the Brakes – January Recap
Andrea and I had been craving community and were feeling like that was the missing piece of our travel adventures. While we enjoyed our time together, the new scenery, and changing locations, we were missing small talk with friends and getting to know someone new.
Slowing Down and New Community
After our first week of beaches, sunshine, and amazing weather, we realized something was still missing.
We were missing people. Some specific people from our past like, family and friends, but we were also missing meeting new people and fellow campers.
Don’t Be Afraid of Your Fears!
Why do we still feel fear at this stage in life? Because we are doing something new, something challenging and we care about the outcome.
What we are not is afraid! We were not so afraid of all the possible “bad” outcomes that we did not even try. Not so paralyzed that we accepted the status quo as all that we could become.
Falling Victim to the Lifestyle
As 2021 ended, Andrea and I had to face a truth about our transition from our stick and bricks home into Colorado to our full time Airstream life.
We had to hold ourselves accountable for some shortcomings individually and commit to fixing them together.
The issue we had to face was not a stranger. We knew about it beforehand.
People we followed had warned us of it. Yet somehow, it still happened to us
5 Lessons from a Month of Living in Costa Rica
We have just returned to the United States from spending the month of December traveling and experiencing the wonder that is Costa Rica. Let us tell you Costa Rica is a magical place that somehow even Hollywood cannot capture the true essence of.
New Culture, New Adventures
Traveling abroad can allow you to visit rare sites, see rare animals, eat new foods but best of all it allows you to find commonality with people all over the world.
A Mother’s Instinct
When we drove away from our home for the last time with our new house in tow, we knew it was for only temporary.
Wait a second you might say.
You may ask, what is going on? We thought you said you were living in the Queen full time for at least a year.
November 2021 Full Time RV Recap
Three months into living full time on the road and it is still hard at times for Andrea and I to accept this is our life.
There are still mornings we wake up and must remind ourselves this is not just another vacation, a weekend getaway, or a holiday trip, but it is our life!
Fate, Destiny, and Life
It is a campfire, ocean waves, sunrises, sunsets, and a space for us to create new dreams to chase with our tomorrows.
Myrtle Beach is our lifelong home we never knew we had, but one the universe knew we needed.
If You Want to See What’s Good About America…. Go Camping!
Now that we are in our third month of full time rv living, one thing has been constant for us in our travels.
The one thing we have found that we can count on from the farms to the vineyards. From the museum and bowling alley parking lots to the state parks to private campgrounds.
All these places offer us such different experiences, yet they all have one thing in common.
Nice people!
The Night the Swamp Attacked Us
One way we stay on budget through the months is by balancing the type of camping we do. We try to do as much “free” camping as we can find.
The Dream Life?
After a long day of pulling your airstream through the traffic of Atlanta, Georgia you are excited to get to your home for the week. Only to find this sign awaiting you. What do you do?
October 2021 Full Time RV Recap
Our second month of full time rv living was amazing! Amazing in growth, friendships, love and a reminder to make the most of our time here on earth.
The Great Lockout and Our RV Angel
Casey Jones Distillery in Hopkinsville, KY is a must see if you are into craft whiskey, moonshine, prohibition era history, and good times.
How We Do Full Time RV Life
The most asked question we get is how do we plan our trips. Well this week’s blog gives you some insight to our planning process.