To Adventure, To Family, To Health and To Love...

The week after my "retirement" was one of the busiests weeks of my life. Downsizing 22+ years of "stuff" and preparing to live in a 25 ft. trailer for half a year has been exciting but also challenging. For every item James and I crossed off our To-Do list... It seemed like  two or three more were added. 

However, as busy as we were, we knew it was important to spend time with our family before we left. On Wednesday, Jimmy was off from work so we all spent time together and visited my mother and James' mother. On Thursday, James visited the fire stations and even though we were packing our last minute items we made time to enjoy dinner together and have a family toast. We toasted; "To Adventure, To Family, To Health and To Love "...

With Jimmy leaving for his Peace Corp service in August-- It would likely be a long while before we saw each other in person again. 

It was one of those bittersweet moments as a parent -- when you realize that your life path and your child's life path are splitting off from each other. And even though we are all anticipating great things, the reality is that our paths through life are different. 

So after saying our goodbyes, in what was a very surreal moment we set off on our adventure. 

Our first stop was Cedar Key. The place where the possibility of this journey became a reality for us. We would have loved to be able to stay at Low Key Hideaway again... But unfortunately, they were booked. So we opted for Sunset Isle which is within walking distance. We wanted to be sure to stop by the Low Key Hideaway Tiki Bar and see Pat & Cindy to thank them for their encouragement and inspiration for this journey. 

Our first day on the road ended with a beautiful Cedar Key sunset. It was a beautiful sunset both literally and figuratively. A beautiful end to our first day as adventurers... And a figurative end to our lives of complacency. 

We are headed to Yellowstone. Let the adventure begin.