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Backyard Pugs

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Before we moved into my parent’s place to save money for our upcoming adventure, we had a backyard. Oh the possibilities! One afternoon, it was particularly hot and everyone was…

Before we moved into my parent’s place to save money for our upcoming adventure, we had a backyard.

Oh the possibilities!

One afternoon, it was particularly hot and everyone was particularly cranky. We decided to seek comfort under the big avocado tree in our backyard. We set up a fan (because we’re classy like that), spread out a blanket, and read a book. Everyone’s mood changed dramatically. It was a small change of scenery but since we normally read on the couch reading outside became an “adventure” (kids are so easy to please). Adventures always help bad moods. And the fan! Who doesn’t love a fan on a hot day. We weren’t the only one to enjoy ourselves so did the pugs.

With love,
Jenn

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Land Sailing in Primm, Nevada

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Unplanned discoveries are usually the most memorable of all. Last weekend, Brent and set off on yet another road trip to Vegas. Before this year, the last time I had…

Unplanned discoveries are usually the most memorable of all.

Last weekend, Brent and set off on yet another road trip to Vegas. Before this year, the last time I had been to there was when I turned 21. My grandparents and I drove across the desert and celebrated with room service at the MGM Grand. (I party hard yo’.) In the past 6 months, I’ve been to Vegas four times. Four times. In those four visits, I’ve gambled exactly $5 and “Kitty Glitter” ate that up in less than 5 minutes. Hiss. I’ve also kicked a few heads, hence, the regular trips to Vegas.

On this particular trip, we decided to stop at Primm. There is something about Primm that intrigues and amuses me. We wandered around the dreary outlet mall for a bit before we deciding to follow the dirt road to the Ivanpah dry lake bed. Unbeknownst to us, there was a land sailing competition or festival of some sort taking place.

Out on the lake it was warm and breezy.

I insisted on snapping a few pictures of my love.

And he of me.

But what really grabbed our attention were the kites that filled the sky.

The kites danced while their riders glided across the dry earth.

A land sailer who had come all the way from Great Britain for the event.

It was oddly quiet and we were quite content to be with our thoughts fleeting about like the kites in the distance.

With love,
Jenn

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In Search of Our Nomadic Home – Part One

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My realilty and ideals rarely match up and the search for a nomadic home has not been any different. The Ideal We’ve been dreaming about this trip for a few…

My realilty and ideals rarely match up and the search for a nomadic home has not been any different.

The Ideal

We’ve been dreaming about this trip for a few years. In my head, I’ve always seen us rolling down the highway kicking up dust in an old restored bus conversion or even an Airstream. The sun is setting and golden rays reflect off the worn aluminum. Brent drives along wearing a cardigan with wooden buttons while Bon Iver or Nick Drake plays. My perfectly cherry red pedicured feet rest on the dashboard. The boys hang out together discussing whether they want to read or play Scrabble.

The Reality

Brent is not a big fan of cardigans. My polish is always chipped. And the boys torment the cat.

And this…

…the engine.

Brent’s response when we looked at a 1953 vintage bus conversion? “You don’t have to work on it.”

We’ve been looking at RVs for a few months now. This was one of the first we saw and she charmed me.

I saw character. I saw myself in vintage aprons. I saw potential.

Brent saw old. Brent saw me with PMS and no privacy. Brent saw work.

He’s probably right but take a look at this pad.

~~Only~~ Front “door” knob

Groovy orange chairs

Built in magazine rack

Legit lighting

Swanky built-in toaster

Dashboard fan

I’d love to replace “PRIVATE COACH” with “NEWSCHOOL NOMAD”

Not sure about the toilet flush button. Seems like trouble.

All of this for $6000.

However, at that price the toilet may be the least of our troubles.

More than likely we’ll end up with something newer, more reliable, more spacious, and, to some a little, “obnoxious”. Despite my imagination, we are not posing for an Anthropolgie catalogue. We are going to be living life with two young boys, two pugs, and a cat. Living life means Brent is going to be working. The boys are going to be schooling and playing. I’m going to be blogging, cleaning, and cooking sometimes with PMS so a new fangled slide out or two extra room might be nice.

Still a girl can dream.

And the search continues.

With love,
Jenn

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Who, what, when, and why????

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(photo by Raya Carlisle) Well to our almost brand new blog. Since, this is the first post and I’ll get straight to the point with the 5 Ws. Who ? Brent,…

(photo by Raya Carlisle)

Well to our almost brand new blog. Since, this is the first post and I’ll get straight to the point with the 5 Ws.

Who ?
Brent, Jenn, Thing 1, Thing 2, Meow Cow (the cat), Nigel, and Nico (the pugs)

What?
A year long cross country road trip.

When?
ASAP. Which realistically means sometime this fall or possibly early winter.

Where ?
We would like to see all 48 contiguous states. If time and finances allow, we would also like to drive up to Alaska. Hawaii would be awesome but I’m not sure how well the RV would do in the ocean. However, we are sort of thinking about adding some rocket boosters to the RV and checking out the moon.

Why ?
To learn about the country. To learn about each other. To slow down. To live simply. To live with less. To seek adventure. To seek God.

From there I’ll let you decide if you want to stick around. I hope you do!

With love,
Jenn

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In Search of Our Nomadic Home – Part One

Who, what, when, and why????

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