Another month in my life
Denver Colorado here we come
Life changes in a hurry!
One day I am working in Brunswick, Ga. and three days later we are in Denver, Colorado.
I guess I should start from the beginning, since we have been living in our RV for the last year we have struggled to find a a balance with our finances. Jobs canceling after we show up or before time to show up have played a big role in this.
Rob has worked hard all his adult life and I really wanted him to be able to relax and enjoy life for a change. Well that is all well and good, but we can not eat good intentions. So we started a dialogue about him getting a JOB, we discussed all the options and I suggested he search his heart and decide what he really wanted to do, it would have been easier for us had he just gone back to EMS, but that would have lead to health issues for him (Stress). In the end he decided he wanted to return to driving for public transportation
( this is where we met 20 years ago) he applied for several cities, Santa Fe, NM., Savannah, GA. and Denver, Co. We then began the wait to see who would call first. We received a call on Thursday informing him he had an interview in Denver the following Thursday. The person who called said they could reschedule if needed so he was not to worried. We were waiting for payday to get out there. On Monday he called back and spoke to someone else who said no they could not reschedule (OH NO!!!) we immediately packed up everything and left Brunswick, Ga. at 5PM on Monday.
Meanwhile Rob's dad had been admitted to the hospital so we decided to stop in Kansas City, KS to see him on our way ( it was literally on the way) we got there Tuesday night at 8PM and spent an hour with him then hit the road again. Our planned stop for the night did not pan out and we ended up driving way to long. After sleeping 2 hours we hit the road again to make the last leg of the journey to Colorado.
Driving through Kansas was like driving through history (when there was nothing for miles) we encountered high winds (gust up to 70MPH), with the winds and the speed we were traveling the trailer did not stand a chance, Rob looked back in the mirror and a large piece of the trim approximately 24" X 10' was hanging off the trailer into the lane next to us. We stopped and after a heart stopping repair with traffic traveling at 85 plus MPH and the wind blowing so hard it was pushing me over ( I am not a light weight) we got things under control again. we pulled into Denver Wednesday at 6PM. It was a long trip!!
Rob had his interview the next day and he got the job!! he started March 7th and seems happy with his choice. Since the great migration, Santa Fe, NM and Savannah, Ga have called, we have also received calls for several positions I applied for months ago. It seems we are in the correct spot, I have a position working with my friend Tina when I have transportation and have been approved to sell my jewelry on Amazon Handmade.
We are here so now what?? Well we have not had any luck finding a full-time spot for our RV after May15th, this has caused us a lot of distress. We love living in our RV, but if there is no space then we have to come up with something else.
After much consideration and discussions it looks like we will be taking a studio apartment in downtown Denver. We will park our RV in storage on the military base here and still be able to use it on weekends and vacations. We are super sad about this, but see no other way. Rob receives the rest of his retirement in 5 years and then we will reevaluate the situation. All that said we both LOVE DENVER!!!
Now on to more about what I am doing, I mentioned my acceptance from Amazon which is a big deal to me. I am also still doing readings by phone/email and and looking for a place to possibly teach some classes. This would make my heart sing.
My Amazon store is still being set up, but I have the address to share with you.
I still have my Etsy store and you can always find me on my Website,
I am going to write an additional blog this week about an article I read on Facebook that really touched me, so keep your eyes open for the another blog.
Safe travels
Until we meet again
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