The first two weeks.

I’ve been on the road, full-time, for two weeks. That’s 14 days. I’ve never been away from home this long at one time, so it seems like such a long time. But, then to think that we have 50 more weeks to go – it seems like I’m on a road that is taking forever to reach it’s end.

So, have I adjusted to living in a 450 square feet 5th wheel with my family, pug and chicken? I guess I’m as adjusted as I can get. We finally have somewhat of a routine down, but I’m sure that will be ever changing as the days and weeks continue.

The reality is, it feels like a really long vacation so far. It feels like I will be heading home soon to my home, my bed, my shower, my chickens. We’ve been lounging around, relaxing and enjoying the AMAZING weather and nice people. We don’t have a bedtime (yay for summer vacation and no school), we can sleep in (not that I do, but the family does), I can read a book anytime during the day, walk down to the river for a while, or hop in the truck and go visit ghost towns and tucked away fishing spots.

Isn’t that what a vacation is like. So, I should be heading home soon. Maybe I’ll ride my cool bike.

But, even though the first part of that is true, the second part is not. Maybe as time goes on, the reality will hit a little harder. Maybe I’ll miss home a little more. Maybe once this feels more like our  “new routine”, I’ll either wave goodbye to the old way of life back home, or I’ll miss it even more. Nobody really knows. Not even me, and I typically like to have my life planned out in detail, six months out.

To get a visual view of how our first two weeks have been, enjoy the photos below! The only thing we didn’t get pictures of was our time we served at the Boise Rescue Mission! We served dinner for men in their downtown location. The first rescue mission on our list, of what we hope will be many! Until next time!

xo Kari