Planning and more planning!

We've been making lots of lists, looking at RVs and trucks and just putting a general timeline together.  Steve is quite a collector and while I can throw what I need in a backpack, this downsizing is going to be much more challenging for him.  He's making progress though, he's thrown out 3/4s of his baseball hats.  That's serious stuff! 

We've talked to family and friends and everyone is excited and not that surprised about our plans.  We've always been adventurous and living here in Placerville, CA for 15 years is the longest we've been in one place other than the 7 years we lived in Brockport, NY.  We are ready to travel. 

Being further away from our kids and my family will of course be the most difficult.  But we will stay in touch and be home for the holidays each year.  Hopefully they'll join us along the way some times.

But we will not be all alone.  Our oldest sons dog, Hurley, will be joining us for the first few months while our son finishes school.  And Hurley seems happy to become a "trailer dog".  He's my hiking buddy and also loves to go out in the kayak, so he's going to have just as much fun as we are.

Deciding to Full Time RV

Big decisions have been made.  We will be selling the store that I own with my sister this year and downsizing... a LOT!  The last of our four kids will be finishing college in 2014 and since we were going to sell our ranch and get something smaller, this was the perfect time to get something... MUCH smaller.  And mobile. 

The blog postings will probably be sparse until things start happening.  When I decide to do something I dive all in.  I've already been researching, reading others blogs and talking to others that have made the jump to full time Rving.