LIVING
Unhitched
The lifestyle and experience of living in an RV and on the road with two young daughters, two dogs, and a roll-with-home husband.
Blog: The First Year
Our first year was a trying one, to say the least. We left our home of 18 years, where we'd been married and raised our first child. We were leaving while I was 8 months pregnant and when we moved into our trailer, we would spend our first week full time living at Doheny State Beach on what was usually our annual family camping trip. We had a baby, had some adventures, and struggled with learning curves. We saw amazing things while we adjusted to living in a small space and being together all the time. To say the least, our first year was an experience.
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I was keeping our blog on another site at the time, but I've linked each entry below with a brief recap to keep it all in one place. Click the image for each post below to be linked to its original location. Enjoy!
"I Wished to Live Deliberately"
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016
So, what are we doing? My reflections on our endeavor two months before we sold our house and moved into the RV, setting out into the untraditional.
"Sayla'n Away"
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016
After two weeks in the trailer, we were settling in and enjoying the honeymoon phase, though I was very pregnant and it was incredibly hot in the midst of summer.
"Pizza, Skunk Spray, & a Blessing"
​MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016
Kailyn arrives, and it's not your typical birth story.
"Holding Pattern"
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
A raw and emotional perspective about living unhitched and worries about our decisions and their impact on our family and children.
"T Minus 24 Hours"
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2016
We'd been bouncing around local campgrounds near where home used to be for five weeks, and we were finally ready to launch!
"Our Adventure Begins"
THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 2016
We finally get moving and our adventure begins. We travel through Laughlin and then into Arizona, where we spend quality time with family we don't usually get to see.
"FR525:
Our Great Escape"
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016
Our first time not being able to find a campsite on a holiday weekend led to hundreds of weary miles traveled and a compromise that turned out to offer some of our best memories, yet.
"High & Low Places"
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016
We spent a lot of time in the desert and saw cliffs and canyons like we wouldn't have dreamed!
"Slowing Down in Utah"
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2016
Spending time through Utah brought amazing scenery and life changing dreams for Evelyn, starting her love for and goal to work at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
"The Post I Wasn't Going to Write"
SATURDAY, NOV. 12, 2016
I had hesitated from putting our story to words, but the truth of it all lies in our loss of innocence, politically. A bill and its passage into law forever changed me and our course for the future.
"Scenic Highways"
THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 2016
We travel Scenic Byway 12 through Utah and then further challenge our truck to pull the trailer up through Vail Pass in Colorado. We would look back at these days and shake our heads for long to come, but wow, what amazing things we saw!
"Effervescence"
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016
Evelyn makes friends and spreads light everywhere we go. We truly meet most people we do and have experiences we do because of her. One new friend described her as being "effervescent". This entry is dedicated to our little effervescent Evelyn.
"Finally Feeling Fulltime"
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017
I start work again, we brave the most rain in California in decades, and we finally realize... this is life now.
"It's Always Better at the Beach"
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017
We return to Doheny for the first time since our first week living/camping in our RV, and it's pretty darn nice.
"Central Coast Adventures"
SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2017
We travel up the coast in the Spring, taking in Hearst Castle and elephant seals and making new friends.
"Big Rocks, Big Trees, Big Vistas"
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017
The Central Valley brought us memories of life in large scale: Evelyn's birthday, lots of cows and hills, the Sequoia's, and Yosemite.
"Steinbeck Country"
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017
Casa de Fruta, new friends, Monterey Bay, Salinas, and family. The cherry on top was Brent riding his bike along the Laguna Seca track towing Evelyn and Heidi in the bike trailer. This is living!
"Day to Day Details"
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016
When I talk to someone about our experiences, they ask questions that it feels like I would have entered in an entry somewhere but haven't. I get to where I'm so busy trying to cover the new things we're seeing that I forget to describe the basics-- our day to day life and how we make it work. How we are doing, not just what we're seeing. So, here it is: our day to day, our life on the road.