Johns Trippin'

We received (and accepted) an offer for our house on January 24th with a closing on March 4th (later changed to the 5th). We had 40 days to find a house. That sounds like plenty of time, right? Not when you are trying to build and don't own land. Shoot, even if we  weren't  trying to build, the market is on fire (see previous post for proof). Therefore, we had a few options: rent, buy a house we don't love to tide us over, or buy a house on wheels and travel. Since you are here, you know the option we chose. Huh, what's that? RVing is one of the most popular pastimes during COVID-19, you say? And it's near impossible to find an RV quickly, you say? Why, yes. Yes on both accounts. It would've been nice to know that a month ago! It didn't help that I had done little (read: zero) research into RVs over my years of dreaming about traveling in one. I had no clue what we would need in one. I had no clue what it would cost me. I had no clue if I was even allowed to...

Life events sometimes weave together in predictable ways. Other times, not so much. This is a story of the latter. We have been contemplating taking an extended RV trip for quite some time now. Actually, "we" is too strong of a word, but Julie is a good sport. I actually meant to do it in 2019, but we never got around to it. There is a window of opportunity for such a trip. The kids should be old enough to appreciate (and remember) it, but they can't be so old that it's lame to hang out with mom and dad 24/7. We're also trying to adopt. We've been approved for the past 18 months but have not yet been placed. What does that have to do with an RV trip, you ask? Follow along... As I type this, we live in a 1700 square foot house. It's modest, and it's been perfect for us for the past 13 years we've been here. We've raised our kids here and made memories here. Did I mention it has 3 bedrooms, 2 of which are quite small? 9 and 11 year old boys share...