LYFE IN TOW

I was waiting to write this next and final post until it hit me that this much-anticipated, once-in-a-lifetime adventure had come to an end. It didn’t hit me when I sold the Airstream. It didn’t even hit me when I started taking a warm shower every day.

Addie & Me

It hit me the other day. Addie and I woke up; I curled up next to her, snuggled her, and told her I loved her. This is an everyday occurrence, but for some reason, this time felt different. I immediately flashed back to doing the same thing on the road, on the Airstream bed, anticipating the day’s adventures.

For the entire year of travel, it was Addie and me against the world. Our tiny home didn’t change much, but what we viewed out the window changed more often than it stayed the same. Each day brought excitement, obstacles, and all types of new perspectives. I wondered if we would have that “partner-in-crime” feeling again like we did every day. Whatever we did, whatever we faced, whatever we conquered, we did it together.

In reflecting, maybe the year was more about Addie and me than I realized. And it’s still “our” story, rather than just mine. From now on, it will be Addie and me - we will face what the future holds together.

Other Reflections

We don’t always see how one given thing is changing us, molding us, benefitting us. All we can do is embrace it: not fight it, let ourselves feel, seize the moment, and be grateful for what we have.

My year on the road was about living: Recognizing what I have rather than what I don’t have. Taking a risk. Being comfortable with being uncomfortable. Not harboring every small decision. Doing what I wanted to do instead of what I felt I should do. It was challenging.

I put myself out there, literally. In doing so, I not only found strength, knowledge, and experience, but I also found companionship. A very different type of adventure begins now. I’m off to Texas to start the next chapter.

As time goes on and I continue to reflect, I will realize other things the year provided. I don’t see them all right now, but I will.

I’ll sign off with this: if you feel a pull, give in to it. It may be scary, it may require taking a risk, it may be uncertain, but…

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. – Mark Twain

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. – Jim Rohn

If it were easy, everyone would do it. – Dad

Thank you for being on this ride with us.

Lots of love,

Sarah & Addie