Saying good bye and hello!

Saying good-bye to 2013 and hello to 2014...

You know the other day I was asked by a friend "What are your new year resolutions?" I replied in kind... "I have none!" At the time it was the truth. Now upon the eve of the new year, I have no regrets really, at least none I can think of (OK maybe save a little better, not do as much work, spend more time with sugar, but really those aren't regrets just different paths I took in life)! I am excited for the New Year because of what I hope it brings, not so much because it means saying good bye to last year. I thought about what my resolutions are... to live fuller, not do as much work and spend more time playing with sugar! Of course spending more time with family but that is a given with our chosen lifestyle.

I dedicate this post to you my love, may 2014 bring us more happiness, more peace and more sanity! I got the card you left me this morning...it was cute. I didn't expect it. Actually I expected it when I saw it to be a late Christmas card. LOL I was surprised! Inside it you wrote, "Another one down and we are still HERE together <3"! Awwww! What you might not understand is he is no Mr. Hallmark (he calls me Mrs. Hallmark), nor is he so good at cards, and the like. So that was a very special card (I loved cards, my daddy use to give/send me a card every holiday. I still have those cards.)!

This time last year we were prepping for the move. We had no clue what was to become of us, only that we had each other, our kids (both skin and fur). We made that blind leap of faith, together as always! Who knew?! We thought we had a contact with a Realtor, lined up some job contacts, etc. We knew the location, the reason why we were doing this just not the how yet. We had our tech business to help get us by, some savings and help from family. The trip took us a lot longer than expected, my sudden fear of driving at night, (OK not so sudden as it was raining, a winding road descending off a cliff, dark and scary drive that caused white knuckling and panic on my part) that caused it to be as it was. That being said upon arrival of our destination, things changed. I changed. We changed. Our family changed.

Who knew such change would ultimately bring about such happiness. We decided to live our nomadic dream! What did we have to lose? We tented for 2 months and finally moved into an RV (after the about to be purchase of ours went horribly wrong...still gives our oldest nightmares), then eventually almost 8 months later our own RV (tomorrow marks 11 months living nomadically). Never did I think we would do it! We did, and I still haven't complained about the 2 months in a tent, my only complaint now is storage space!!

We have come a long way, we grew (growing is sometimes painful), we laughed, we cried, and we still are steadfast living our dreams rather than chasing them! I can't wait to see what 2014 holds for us!! I do know one thing, it will be with you, our kids (both skin and fur) and that is really all I need.

Until Later...