Its been awhile since I have written anything on this site. Some of the reason may be a bit selfish. Some of it is being homesick and wanting what I used to have. Writing here reminds me that my life will never be the same. Maybe I wake up every morning, think about what I need to do to keep going forward. That, most times means putting on my big girl pants and a smile and to go about my day. Each days run into the next. Now do not get me wrong. I am living in south Texas. In the warm, if not humid climate, palm trees waving in the wind which lay within a beautiful resort. Most people would die to live this life. Believe me I remind myself everyday how fortunate and blessed my husband and are to be here.

This does not, at times alleviate the heart sickness I have for my family and friends. Sometimes the 200 square foot abode that we live in shrinks beyond suffocation. Through all this, I see and witness everyday that God has brought us here. I see it in the people we meet. The employment that He has provided and in His plan to bring us back into His arms. To rely on Him and not ourselves. At times this can be a difficult thing to muster. I do not share this with you to whine or complain, although I am sure there is a bit of that in the mix. Sharing this, at this moment, is a way to remind myself that things are good, although difficult at times. Also, I said from the beginning that I would be open and honest. This honesty includes that it is not always a happy hour kind of day living full-time in an RV.

The life that my husband and I have chosen to pursue, is an adventure, to say the least. To say the most, it is a learning curve that at moments we both feel we could live without. Then something happens. We see a Bob Cat up close, run right past Richard while he is workamping. I see an awesome sunrise or sunset, that if we had stayed in Williamsburg in our old lives, would not have noticed so intensely. Or we, living in a land where we have 80 some degree weather in the middle of January, take a ride around this awesome resort on our golf cart, Rufus by our side, warm wind blowing across our faces. This is when I remember that life is not that bad after all. These times can remove the frustration of small quarters, the pain in the butt, for Richard, of dumping our black and gray water tank in the rain or wind, or not having a place to escape one another in our small home.

Now that we have a whole six months under our belt of full-time Rving, I can say that the fantasy world of being able to pick-up and travel the world when and where we want to go, is not always an option. You still have to be responsible adults. Which leads to our new life changing directions since we have been here in the “Valley.” Maybe because we are new to this lifestyle we do not know all the ins and outs of budgeting our money wisely. It can be pricey at times to live in an RV, more to come in regards to that fact. What we were told and learned via the internet and others, does not always fit us in particular. We do not regret our decision to live in our travel trailer, “Betsy” full-time. What we do wish is that we would have had more time to understand and research what it would truly be like to live the dream! So we recommend to anyone contemplating this life. Do research, talk and pray about it. And finally if you do decide to take the leap, learn to laugh at the small stuff and take a deep breath and survive the big stuff!!!

More to come and travel on!