In about 4 hours, we will be starting our first journey with Vivian V. Ann, the 1992 Ford E350 Club Wagon Van. Almost everything is packed and all of the laundry is (FINALLY) done. Now all that is left to do is wait for my man to get home, pack the kiddos up (one golden retriever and one lab mix) then hit the road to Gulf Shores, Alabama!
Excited doesn’t even come close to what I’m feeling right now. There are so many things that I can’t wait to see and experience. Starting a week long trip to one of my favorite places on earth, with my kids and the love of my life, in a van that we have been dreaming about for years, I’m at peace.
Even though this is a short trip, and everything that’s in the van right now will have to be taken out and re-done, I’m happy. This is the beginning of a chapter that we have been waiting to start on for so long. This means that we are much more closer to living the life that we want. The only thing that has been bothering me is that this will be the first Christmas that I don’t spend with my family. Even though they have fully supported me, I know that I will miss them when the day comes. However, that will not bring me down. I am ready to get away and get closer to the things that I have been missing in my life.
If you have read this long, yay! Here are some pictures of the inside of our van right now. We just have the bed on cinder blocks and a heavy duty plywood board, but it will do.We added another one in the middle just to make everything even. Plus, having it lifted up gives us some more room for storage. More pictures coming soon! And don’t worry, we put sheets and everything on the bed, I just wanted to take a picture before we did anything else.
