Hurricane Milton covered the state of Florida and wreaked havoc, cost lives and did millions of dollars in damage. It is still too soon to even assess the amount of damage that was done, but there is no doubt this destructive force of nature will go down in the record books. We live on theContinue reading “Hurricane Milton…”
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We Keep Moving Towards Our Goal
Well , the house has been on the market for about 40 days and we’ve only had two showings. It is a very slow market right now and so we are just trying to stay patient and trust in Gods timing. But in saying that we keep moving forward with liquidating all of our belongings.Continue reading “We Keep Moving Towards Our Goal”
Let’s Get This House SOLD!
For the last several weeks we have done nothing but prepare for the next big step in our lives. Getting ready to travel the world full time and literally getting rid of everything you own is not an easy task. The words friends and family have used to describe what we are doing that weContinue reading “Let’s Get This House SOLD!”
On To The Next Chapter…
Well things sure do change for us and it seems rather quickly. We had talked about our next steps many times but I guess maybe somewhere deep inside I never thought we would really do it! After almost three years of Florida life we have decided to sell everything we own and travel the worldContinue reading “On To The Next Chapter…”
What A Year It‘s Been
As I recap our year I am reminded of how blessed we are. The year has been full of many adventures, we’ve traveled from Florida to Washington state several times to spend time with our children and grandchildren, we took a road trip from Washington through Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon and back toContinue reading “What A Year It‘s Been”
Where To Next??
We love to travel, I can’t imagine my life without it. When I was around seven years old my parents took us on a family vacation from Washington state to South Dakota to go see Mount Rushmore. We stopped in Montana to visit my grandmother and lots of relatives. On that trip I was bitContinue reading “Where To Next??”
Hurricane Ian in Daytona Beach
We knew when we made the decision to retire in Florida that hurricanes were part of the deal. We had been frequenting Florida after all for thirty four years and had spent a lot of time there, as well as living in Tennessee for nine and a half years so we were not unfamiliar withContinue reading “Hurricane Ian in Daytona Beach”
Road Trippin’
On Thursday April fourteenth we flew from Orlando to Seattle to come spend time with our family for Easter and then to also start our twenty seven day road trip to visit friends and several National Parks. As we left eighty three degrees from Florida we landed in Seattle met by rain and snow mixedContinue reading “Road Trippin’”
Trip Planning
A huge part of our dreams in retirement was to travel. I have always loved travel and that’s why I became a flight attendant, so that I could see the world, and it was a wonderful career that allowed me many experiences I otherwise would not have had. And now that we are retired weContinue reading “Trip Planning”
A Visit From The Grandkids
With all that had been going on in our lives and the unexpected loss of our niece, we made the trip to Seattle to be with family, while there we decided to bring four of our older grandchildren back to Florida with us. After a month with these kids we both realized we aren’t asContinue reading “A Visit From The Grandkids”
