Preparations

It almost seems unreal...after 9 years of dreaming and planning we are one week away from our "big trip". Our epic journey around the states with our family. We truly are humbled and thankful that God has opened the doors for us to live this dream with our children.

This photo is of Luke displaying a 7-year-old's way of telling time. At the point this picture was taken we still had a month before D-day. But those days have quickly slipped by filled with appointments, organizing, cleaning, finding a house sitter, organizing some more, cleaning some more, doing the outside painting that can only be done in the summer here in WA, hanging out with family & friends (who we will miss tremendously while we're gone), trying to remember all we normally have to take care of during 2 months...yes, the days have flown by.

So, ready or not, we'll be heading out in a week. Our first stop is actually only about 80 miles from here at Ike Kinswa State Park on Mayfield Lake. We have camped each summer with old friends for too many years to count and just couldn't miss it. We'll spend a few nights and then head down to the Portland area. There we'll be joined by Mike's parents who we are delighted to have join us for some, if not all, of the trip.

Our tentative itinerary includes about 40 states and roughly 11,000 miles. You're welcome to join us virtually as we attempt to blog our journey (we're newbies at this, so please bear with us). Well, gotta run...panic is setting in...only 7 more days.