Back in the Seattle are, so happy to be in a totally different state of mind as we go into this weekend's art show.  3 years ago the house was under contract, we had just moved the RV back onto our driveway from our very kind neighbor who let us park in his empty lot while the house was on the market, the storage room was almost full, final estate sale had taken place, local charities had carted away the rest of the furniture and the house was almost empty with just the garage to finish.  Wow, really strange to look back and think that was 3 years ago, seems like it's been forever, but at the same time, where have the 3 years gone??

Since we're back in the area we used to live and work, and since I'm supposed to go into the local office as much as possible I ventured into the office one day this week and had a fun chat with a colleague.  He asked about this FT life and his question "Was it everything you wanted it to be?"  really struck home.

Since we thought we were going to do this for a year, maybe 2, then figure out where we wanted to put down roots, and now we're saying we are on the 5-10 year FT RV plan, I wasn't sure how to answer his question.  In so many ways, it's way more than we wanted it to be, we love our winters in AZ / SoCal, spring & fall in Northern CA and summers in WA & ID, with stops in Oregon and Nevada thrown in as we travel.  What's not to love?  Oh yeah, there have been the break downs including getting towed twice within 6 months in the same little corner of the country, ongoing intermittent hydraulic issues, ongoing fridge issues, plans that seem to be always changing / evolving, etc, etc. 

In the end I just looked at him and said I was happier than I had been in a long time, our marriage is stronger, we're out of debt, and life on the road is GOOD!!  For as long as it lasts, it's good.  Then he shared his wife wants to do this, who knows, I may have another co-worker joining me on the road!!!