And So it Begins!

 Yesterday was my last class for the season and maybe forever...I decided to take on a season of teaching thinking covid was clearing up and after a year of grieving, I thought I needed to get back into it. I am so glad I did. I love to teach and I love the people I am teaching. It filled my day and kept me from thinking too much. I needed to be around people and they lit me up. So it was a melancholy feeling, my last class. 

This morning I took my time getting up. Trying to conjure up positive thoughts. We were picking up the Airstream today! I was terrified, but kept my feeling at bay. I went through my morning in slow motion. Christine was on her way and we were to take a class to teach us how to use our new home. When she came to the door she looked excited and asked if I was too. At this time in my life (because of grief) I don't get too excited about anything. I try to be open minded and not think too much about what's next so I don't worry myself too much. But deep down inside, I really was terrified about hauling the RV. I did everything I could think of to get the truck in tip top shape. I have never done anything like this before so I had no idea what was in store.

We arrived in Nashua a little late, but the guys at Airstream were wonderful. Jason took us through the entire outside and then the entire inside. He was very thorough. At the end he took me for a test drive around the building giving me helpful hints on driving. It felt great! And with as much courage as I could muster, we took off. It was like nothing was on the back. We didn't have a lot of traffic and we made it home with no problems. The Airstream is a magnificent RV and the engineers thought of everything. It was dark when I got home, so I left it on the front lawn and Christine took some packed bags and put them inside. Tomorrow we will unpack and set things up. 

We were hoping to take a few short trips before leaving but with the weather getting colder, the RV is winterized, so we will wait till we are ready to go. I have my nephew staying at my house while we are gone and we have to check the weather, but we are planning on leaving in the near future. 

Stay tuned to see us begin our new adventure! We are planning on doing podcasts, blogs and a few other things to keep everyone up to date. We have lots of things planned, but mainly to paint, paint, paint!