Not on the road yet

When we first started thinking about and praying about buying an RV, I started poring over full timer RV blogs. Many of them raised questions we hadn't considered, some gave us a moment's pause, but a general consensus on ALL the blogs was to live the RV lifestyle you must, must, must be flexible. Your time must be flexible, your attitude, your storage needs, your plans...all must be flexible. Well anyone that knows me can probably imagine the laugh out loud that I did when I read that! I.despise.loathe.detest.limbo. After putting up with Uncle Sam's jello plans for almost two decades, I can say without a doubt that while I've become good at being flexible, I do still despise the need to be flexible.

So our first flexibility moment has already happened. The guy Trent bought the RV from had to go out of town for business so my darling husband is sitting on his hands in a hotel room until tomorrow night when said dude man returns home, and has a chance to empty the coach. The man obviously had no idea it would sell as quickly as it did, because it's still jammed pack full of their stuff. Trent did have to make a trip to Wal-Mart tonight (which seems to be a friend to most RV'rs) to get some RV grade toilet paper, a pillow and sheets (I told him to get cheap, generic ones because I've seen his decorating 'style' and we can get real matching stuff later!). These are all things one doesn't need when traveling by plane, and since we didn't have any idea if we'd actually be able to buy this thing, that was his mode of transportation this week.

Wow, rambly way of saying....I'm okay with flexible. I wish there were a way for me to be there with him so we could make the drive home together, but that wasn't possible. So I am anxiously awaiting his return, and will be praying that all goes well for him. I also made sure he had the numbers for the RV clubs for discounted gas, campgrounds, emergency service, and everything else I can think of! I've also been scrambling around here trying to work out the new budget with a new mortgage and all that goes with it. We had planned to sell the house and just live in the RV, but with a tax assessment that came in much lower than expected that won't be possible for a while, so this old girl is gonna have to be creative!

Just look at that counter space is what Trent says. I'm excited that it has a convection microwave!

 Sofa folds out into a queen air mattress bed. The dinette does that typical RV thing and folds down into a full size bed, so yes, we can have folks along, but still I'd have to like you A LOT.

Select number queen bed for our room, YAY! and there is a carpeted ledge where we'll put the doggy beds, but if this week is any indication, those two are going to cozy themselves right up under my knees - bed hogs!

Man, oh man, am I looking forward to this!

And I haven't even gone into the reasons for WHY we're doing this. That requires an entry all its own, so I'll be back!