Throw the switch

A whirlwind of activity starting on January 6th and lasting 10 days were not the most pleasant for us. But sometimes you have to fight thru the tough times to get to the good times. On the 6th we packed up our stuff and shifted to a hotel as our home was prepped for an estate sale where most of our things would be sold off. We spent time moving more things to Lola (cooking, clothes, etc.) and making final arrangements to shut off utilities.

On January 9th, we picked up Lola from storage and moved to Allatoona Landing. We still consider this a transition period, not full timing since we were still in Atlanta, still “connected” in some ways. The dogs were at the kennel for a few days while we loaded up, we had local doctor and hair appointments to make, etc. Weather was cold and rainy much of the time which helped dampen our spirits as we saw all our things sold off, our home of 12+ years empty for the first time since it was built for us, and we realized there was no turning back. What wasn’t sold was donated to a local church and some friends such that by Tuesday, January 15th, the house was empty and clean and ready for its new owners. On top of everything else, Jill had a brand new crown fall out on the Saturday before we were scheduled to leave Atlanta. Our dentist was less than helpful (“go to the store and get some glue and come see us on Monday) but we found a great dentist who had Saturday hours and got her in and all fixed up. Ironically, this dentist was just around the corner from our house! In the end, this was a good drill for us to think about how to find and get medical and dental help when on the road.

It was finally time to turn towards the next chapter of our lives, to head south to discover our new lives and to see where the wheels would take us. Wednesday, January 16th would come early, cold and still dark, when we would make our escape from the city of Atlanta and strike out on our adventure. Here we go!