A funny thing happened on the way to midlife... That's my favorite thought, ever, A funny thing happened on the way to... It just really sums up life doesn't it?
If you know anything about me, you know I always seem to be in some sort of constant state of change. I have a difficult time settling down and just being. This is why there is yet another name to this blog and a new direction. Unlike previous attempts to settle, I will not be deleting previous content. It can stay. And I wish I hadn't deleted all of my content from previous blogs. It's all me, it's all who I am, the good, the bad and the downright ugly sometimes! I mean, who hasn't experienced an unexpected detour on the road of life. I've had many! Some might say too many! But, it's ok. Each and every thing I have experienced has made me who I am today. And I think I'm pretty alright.
So, let me tell you how I got to this RV and what makes me so darn elegant!
Just over a year ago, my husband was offered a position with a company as a superintendent. He is in construction. The job, as it was presented to us, and I do mean US, as silly as it sounds, we both did the phone interview and the dinner interview with one of the owners, because as crazy as it may sound to some, we really take this Mark 10:8 stuff seriously y'all!
Mark 10:8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh
Anyway, so as the job was presented to us, hubby would be running a hub out of our hometown. He would run jobs in and around the area, traveling to jobs around the state as needed and out of state on a very limited basis. HA! You know what they say about the best laid plans right! Oh how this is one of those funny, not funny moments.
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.
This new company quickly realized what a valuable asset they have with my husband and it wasn't long before he was running jobs everywhere but home. And it wasn't too bad at first, nothing ever is right! But then...Covid-19.
UGH, no one wants to talk about The Rona Karen! OK, but, this is the WHY part of the RV story... Picture it, March 2020... Oh sorry, no Golden Girls either?
OK, so long story short. We didn't want to be away from one another during the virus, should one of us get sick. And we really didn't know how things would be with hotels or how easily the virus could spread, yada, yada, yada, so we decided the best plan would be to uproot our entire lives and live in an RV! YAYAYAYAY! or not. I'm not going to lie and say this is a piece of cake. I miss my home, I miss my family, my kids, my grandkids. I miss my yard, I miss my craft room, I miss my shower! I miss it all.
But God...
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Oh Lord, give me strength, cuz this girl sure needs it! I have shed many tears on this journey and I am sure there are more to come, but I have had many amazing experiences too! I really hope you will stick around and share those experiences. I will be posting pictures and videos. I am not a professional, but I am learning, so bear with me on technical stuff. I'm just a girl who loves to share, probably too much. Hello, my name is Jennifer and I'm an over sharer.
And so, what exactly makes me elegant?
Elegant ~ pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
(of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple.
Hmmmm, graceful, stylish, ingenious, simple. I like these words and although they may not describe me every moment of every day, I do like to have aspirations. In upcoming posts, I will share some of the ways I have made our travel trailer into a home. I will share the challenges of this lifestyle and of course the awesomeness of it too! For now, I need to go pick up an online order from Walmart. Please feel free to ask questions and I love, love, love getting comments and feedback on posts.
Love, Jennifer, the Elegant RV'er
