Practice Makes Perfect

We spent the last two days practicing setting everything up so we don't look like rookies when we get to our first campground. I want to make sure Connie and I can communiate when I try to back this huge thing into a campsite, so we are working on hand signals. I have pulled trailers before but never anything this long. Backing a trailer is always fun if you haven't done it much. I'm not too bad when it comes to manuevering it so we should be okay. I'm going to try to get some more practice getting it into and out of tight places in the next week. We put the four stabilizers down and leveled it, pulled the awning out and set up our "front porch". We tested the furnace to make sure the propane powered heater works, the fridge and freezer work too. They run on propane or electric so thats nice to make sure our food stays cold.



All of the furniture in the house is now sold with the exception on our bedroom set and Christopher's bedroom set. We are going to store those so we at least have beds to sleep on when we find that perfect spot to settle down. We still have tons of the small stuff left so I am going to post on Craigs List and EBay to see what we can get sold.

The Plan

Our plans seem to change and evolve everyday. As of today, the current plan is to leave Florida in early April and drive to Colorado. Why Colorado you ask?? I think I have wanted to move to Colorado since I was old enough to know there was such a place. Of course Connie has also seen tons of photos and heard all the hype about how beautiful Colorado is. We both love the mountains and can't wait to take advantage of all the great outdoor stuff Colorado has to offer. We drove through Colorado a few years ago on a trip to Moab, Utah. We didn't get a chance to spend much time there but loved the scenery and loved Moab, which is just over the CO/UT border. We want to find the perfect location to settle down and raise Christopher. I know that "perfect location" seems to be getting harder and harder to find these days. Drugs and violence seem to be everywhere you turn. Watching the news is depressing, whether its Florida news or Colorado news. We just want to be happy and we want to do our best to get this parenting thing right. We are excited about the new start, the new lifestyle and the new location. The hardest part of this will be leaving our friends and family here in Florida. So far they have all been very supportive and of course most know how much I have always wanted to move to Colorado.

Inside the New House

We went through everything in the RV Sunday. The old owners did a great job cleaning up so there wasn't much for us to do. They left us lots of great stuff for the RV. Litle things that would have probably cost us hundreds were all included. Attached are some interior pics. There is tons of storage inside and outside and enough space to sleep 10. Christopher's room has 4 bunkbeds, the couch and dining table all make beds too. There is an outdoor kitchen with a sink and a two burner stove and also an outdoor shower with hot and cold water.

Honey We're Home

After researching for days, checking the RVTrader, CraigsList and any other site I could find showing RV's (Travel Trailers) for sale, we finally found a great family in central Florida that was selling a lightly used, much loved travel trailer with a tow vehicle included. We bought a 2001 Chevy Suburban 2500 3/4 ton SUV and a 2005 Keystone Outback 31RQS Sidney Addition Travel Trailer. They had taken great care of both. They took the time to show us all the features, care and maintenance tips and use of everything on the RV. Thanks Mark, Kim and girls!!

The Short and Sweet Background Story

What follows will be the story, the life and what we hope are the adventures, discoveries and new beginnings of a man, his wife and their son.

My name is Mike, my wife is Connie and our son is Christopher. After spending my entire adult life giving 110% to a company that turns out had absolutely no respect or appreciation for the dedication and hard work I gave them, I was terminated on January 20, 2010. After the initial shock, panic, anger, frustration and fear faded Connie and I had lots to decide on. We had been struggling financially for the past year. Partially due to the economy and partially due to us being a young couple that wanted it all and lived beyond our means. For years things were going very well for us. We both had great jobs, the money was good and we were happy. We wanted to share our life and happiness with a child and in 2007 had the best thing that has ever happened to either of us, Christopher.

Like most couples our lives have been full of happy times, sad times and everything in between. I am incredibly lucky to have Connie in my life and having Christopher has given us both the greatest gift in life. He is our inspiration, strength and the driving force behind our decision to embark on this new life journey.

We are excited to start our journey and will keep this blog updated with every step of our full time RV adventure living and the new places and faces discovered along the way.