So our trip has begun. Well almost. Even though we have left New York, we are sitting in New Jersey getting the RV down to a respectable amount of stuff to travel with. We were in such a rush to finish getting out our apartment that we started throwing stuff in the RV to try and get out of our apartment by the 1st.
You would think that 30 days would be enough time to get out of an apartment right? Well for us it wasn’t. It was so much more complicated to get rid of enough stuff to fit in a RV than we expected. We are making progress though and we hope to be finished today. Then the trip really begins.
We have been living in the RV. It is a little cramped; mostly because of all the extra stuff in bins on the floor though. Every move throughout the RV has been like going through an obstacle course. If we need to cook everything has to move, then to eat move it agin, and if it’s time to sleep we move stuff again. The madness has to stop!
Overall it has not been bad though. Getting past the obstacle course, it is quite nice. Even though we are only a few hours from the city it is pretty much like being in the country to me. There are stars! It is the first time my kids have seen them, too many lights in the city. They are amazed at every little thing they see: bugs, frogs, pine cones, gravel, and even dirt. Over the last two days they have had lots of fun with dirt.
We have let them play since the kids are in such a new environment. They have had tons of fun. Being grown sometimes I have forgotten how much fun they can have with the simplest things. I’m glad they have enjoyed themselves. I hope to play with them more once we finish unpacking the RV to our travel size.
I also can’t wait for the rest of our trip. I know there are so many beautiful things to see in the next few months. I am very glad that we have this opportunity to take this trip and doing something completely out of our normal routine. There have been some sacrifices, but I believe it will have been well worth it when all is said and done.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Hi There:
I am not sure how I stumbled on your blog, but I think what you are doing is amazing. What an incredible experience you are providing for your children. Too often we live our lives in such a materialistic manner and to just take off and truly enjoy the beauty of this country without all that ’stuff’ is really amazing. I wish you a safe and happy journey and will continue to read up on your adventure.
Gail
July 7th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Isn’t that funny how that happens? I start off reading one blog about cell phones and 2 hours later I am reading another blog about cooking. That’s what I love about the Internet!
Anyhoo, I’m glad you found us and I appreciate your encouragement. It was tough making the transition at first, but now I’m glad that I did. Thanks for visiting!