We have closed on the condo and ordered the 5er!!!
jimdee said
11:37 AM Sep 16, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENT:
We sold the condo August 12, 2009, we signed the closing papers today, September 16, 2009. We are totally debt free and without a home. We have received the monies and Saturday we'll be ordering the Carriage Cameo 36FWS. Now, if we can get everything in order, for instance, the hitch, Pro-tire system, disc brakes, and the small things for the truck/5er, we can possibly be on the road by December. We have a six month lease on an apartment which was a great thing to do because I still have so much more to get sold or dump. We can break the lease in three months.
We should have our 5er in eight weeks. We'll be moving to Moncure, NC while Jim works for a month (or less) then we'll do trips on weekends for shakedown. We're not certain of the time we'll be on the road for good, but March 1, 2010 we'll be in Rockport, TX, the Last Resort for our first outing with the RV-Dreamers get together.
Thank you to everyone that's been so supportive in selling the condo. That was very hard to give up and a lot of attached feelings. It's been good to us for the past 12 years, but it's time to move on to our retirement days.
See you down the road. Jim & Dee
http://tumbleweed-jimdee.blogspot.com
-- Edited by jimdee on Sunday 20th of September 2009 08:33:43 AM
Charlie and Peggy said
11:50 AM Sep 16, 2009
Great Dee!! We are very excited for you and Jim. I know you both have been working very hard to make this happen. I am jealous that we are still stuck, working for a few more years, but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope it is not a train!!!!
phyllen said
12:12 PM Sep 16, 2009
Best of everything! Enjoy your new life.
Phyllis
bubbadan said
01:11 PM Sep 16, 2009
That is great I am sooooooo jealous. I hope y'all have a great time on the shake down trips.
Happytrails said
01:55 PM Sep 16, 2009
Congratulations!!!! We know the feeling of relieve when you finally have the closing. So glad things worked out for you all. We sold/closed August 14th and have been fulltimers since August 18th. We have spent a month in a campground near where we lived getting things in order and finishing doctor appointments etc. We should pull out of here tomorrow.
Good luck and hope to see you on the road soon.
island girl said
02:55 PM Sep 16, 2009
Great news Dee. I hope we can meet on the road sometime, it is a long way from the west coast of British Columbia to North Carolina but maybe we can meet up somewhere in the middle! All the best to you and Jim.
Sandra said
03:29 PM Sep 16, 2009
Yippeeeee!
Roz said
05:00 PM Sep 16, 2009
You Go Girl! You, too, Jim!!
RodnReal said
06:57 PM Sep 16, 2009
Congratulations!
I can't wait for the closing on our place. I've still got some remodeling to finish before we can put it on the market but the thought of closing day keeps me working at getting things ready.
--Rod
FD5 said
07:54 PM Sep 16, 2009
Congratulations Jim and Dee, look forward to meeting up with y'all again someday on the road.
Stay Safe
Racerguy said
08:16 PM Sep 16, 2009
Congratulations, We have been trying to market our acreage on our own for 5 months with little success. Signed contract with Realtor today, hope to be right behind you. We already have our rig so all we have to do is hit the road when it sells.It's good to hear property is starting to move.
-- Edited by Racerguy on Wednesday 16th of September 2009 08:16:41 PM
galeanna said
08:59 PM Sep 16, 2009
WE will see you one the road Dee
Rob_Fla said
09:30 PM Sep 16, 2009
Congradulations Dee, hope to see ya on the road in the near future!
dream reachers said
09:58 PM Sep 16, 2009
Congratulations Dee and Jim. I know you are really, really excited. I have been following your blog and chatting with you in the chat room and know you have been looking forward to this special time. It is wonderful to be debt-free and soon you will be free of a lot of stuff. We share your excitement as we were there a couple of years ago. I looks like you are considering some good options for your trailer. I looked up the Cameo 36 FWS it looks like it will be a very nice and roomy home for you both.
Wishing you the best.
Allan and Jeanne --Alarv--
JLitton65 said
04:18 AM Sep 17, 2009
How excited, the beginning of the next chapter of your lives. Someday we will get to experience this.
Julie
KarenInTheWoods said
06:17 AM Sep 17, 2009
Sooo happy for you! And we are enjoying following your adventure through the chat room and posts and blog. You go, girl!
Speedhitch said
08:41 AM Sep 17, 2009
Well...looks like I am one of the last to comment. Sherri and I have been so busy here in Arkansas trying to see the sites in a rain storm! I know we will see you the first of next year and you will both be Pro RVers by then! Stay safe and we will see you on chat.
Joe and Sherri
tigerlilly108 said
11:36 AM Sep 17, 2009
Hi Speedhitch, Welcome to ARKannnSAWWWWWWWWWWW ....I am in Fayetteville and was just wondering if you and Sherry are in the close vacinity?
nwlambear said
12:44 PM Sep 17, 2009
Congratulations you guys!!! So happy for you. Now you are free to enjoy each other and the journey of life on the road... Travel safe...take time to smell the roses along the way.
Darrell and Judy said
02:05 PM Sep 17, 2009
Yippee, Yahoo, and Horray for you guys. Further, congratulations - hope to see you down the road as we continue Wandering America.
no hurry said
08:07 PM Sep 17, 2009
CONGRADULATIONS!
But I gotta tell ya, it ain't what it's cracked up to be..........
IT"S WAY BETTER !!!!!
Dave
TheBobGuy said
08:40 PM Sep 17, 2009
Dee and Jim...Big Hugs and nothing but great wishes for both of you! Can't wait to see you on the road!!! Just keep looking at each other and smiling...Life is Good!
M&B
retiredsailor said
01:40 PM Sep 18, 2009
Congratulation Jim & Dee!!!! Hope to see you all down the road somewhere.
Safe Travels,
Rollie & Gina
macattack said
06:52 PM Sep 19, 2009
Congratulations Dee and Jim!!! Netters and I have been out of pocket this last week, but we are looking forward to meeting you guys in Rockport. Travel safe when you get the new rig.
Mac and Netters
jimdee said
08:32 AM Sep 20, 2009
We ordered the Carriage Cameo, 36FWS on September 19, 2009. We should be fulltime by December. The exact date will be given to us later. I'm hoping to quit work in December. I may have to help out a bit, but not four hour days like I'm doing now. I'll go in once or twice a week for 6-7 hours. It won't be long we'll be meeting up with everyone on the road.
Rob_Fla said
10:08 AM Sep 20, 2009
Now the real fun begins, downsizing from Condo to Apartment then Apartment to RV, lots of Stuff to go! Have fun
We sold the condo August 12, 2009, we signed the closing papers today, September 16, 2009. We are totally debt free and without a home. We have received the monies and Saturday we'll be ordering the Carriage Cameo 36FWS. Now, if we can get everything in order, for instance, the hitch, Pro-tire system, disc brakes, and the small things for the truck/5er, we can possibly be on the road by December. We have a six month lease on an apartment which was a great thing to do because I still have so much more to get sold or dump. We can break the lease in three months.
We should have our 5er in eight weeks. We'll be moving to Moncure, NC while Jim works for a month (or less) then we'll do trips on weekends for shakedown. We're not certain of the time we'll be on the road for good, but March 1, 2010 we'll be in Rockport, TX, the Last Resort for our first outing with the RV-Dreamers get together.
Thank you to everyone that's been so supportive in selling the condo. That was very hard to give up and a lot of attached feelings. It's been good to us for the past 12 years, but it's time to move on to our retirement days.
See you down the road.
Jim & Dee
http://tumbleweed-jimdee.blogspot.com
-- Edited by jimdee on Sunday 20th of September 2009 08:33:43 AM
You Go Girl! You, too, Jim!!
-- Edited by Racerguy on Wednesday 16th of September 2009 08:16:41 PM
Julie
Welcome to ARKannnSAWWWWWWWWWWW ....I am in Fayetteville and was just wondering if you and Sherry are in the close vacinity?
But I gotta tell ya, it ain't what it's cracked up to be..........
IT"S WAY BETTER !!!!!
Dave
Robert and Debra