Whoo hoo, the Sages are on the road after 22 months of hard work and planning. Our first voyage as full timers. I am exhilarated and terrified at the same time. Lots of tears with the goodbyes to my family and friends yesterday. But we have family in NC and Cali. And a whole bunch of new friends I haven't even met yet!! See ya out there. 1st stop Franklin NC.
WestWardHo said
11:25 AM Sep 29, 2014
GONGRATULATIONS!!!! Yes I know I'm shouting - hoping you can hear it all the way from AZ! 😄
Sherry
cherylbrv said
12:00 PM Sep 29, 2014
Awesome!!! Congrats, fellow Class of 2014 graduate!
Will you be anywhere near the Raleigh, NC area? I'm here at least until the end of Oct, probably even Nov.
Make sure to sign up on RVillage and keep your location updated.
SnowGypsy said
12:03 PM Sep 29, 2014
Good news is always nice to hear. Glad you made it!
BiggarView said
12:13 PM Sep 29, 2014
Not jealous. Not a bit. Not thumbing my nose your way. Not green with envy.... Okay, okay, maybe a bit jealous, maybe a bitGREEEEEN... okay very GREEN with envy.
Let the good times roll!!!!
el Rojo and Pam said
12:42 PM Sep 29, 2014
Congrats!!!!!!! Great to hear and welcome to the class of 2014!
Red
el Rojo and Pam said
12:43 PM Sep 29, 2014
biggaRView wrote:
Not jealous. Not a bit. Not thumbing my nose your way. Not green with envy.... Okay, okay, maybe a bit jealous, maybe a bitGREEEEEN... okay very GREEN with envy.
Let the good times roll!!!!
Brian....you need to get it in gear! I think there's only room for one or two more. LOL.
BiggarView said
05:31 PM Sep 29, 2014
el Rojo and Pam wrote:
biggaRView wrote:
Not jealous. Not a bit. Not thumbing my nose your way. Not green with envy.... Okay, okay, maybe a bit jealous, maybe a bitGREEEEEN... okay very GREEN with envy.
Let the good times roll!!!!
Brian....you need to get it in gear! I think there's only room for one or two more. LOL.
LOL Red, fortunately the class of 2019 (2018 if all goes well) hasn't even formed yet. Darn early boomers are gonna take all the good spots before we get there.
LibertyLinda said
07:32 PM Sep 29, 2014
Congrats The Sages on the beginning of many journey's and welcome to the class of 2014 :)
NWescapee said
08:42 PM Sep 29, 2014
Congrats to the Sages!!
Brian - you don't have to be a boomer to get out there, I'm not. Dale is (HeHe, we have lots of discussions about our generational gap of 7 yrs), but really, it's working, we're working but we are still OUT THERE!!!!
2riker2go said
03:11 AM Sep 30, 2014
Congratulations!! Enjoy the excitement of the first days and weeks! Smooth traveling!! :)
Ruth, I know there are plenty of "non-boomers". It just seems that most of the current crop of new FTers are at or close to being boomers, though a younger demographic is creeping in. No sleight intended. We'd go right now if the numbers worked for us. Mr. Murphy keeps throwing up roadblocks. The recent "incident" has already set us back on medical expenses, even though we'll get it back somewhere down the road.. But we are still hopeful. A lot can change in 4 1/2 years.
Every successful report of FTers keeps us motivated. (but not jealous or envious... LOL)
Brian
-- Edited by biggaRView on Tuesday 30th of September 2014 09:00:21 AM
JackKim said
07:49 AM Sep 30, 2014
Welcome to the road Sages..........the exhilaration and terror were normal here with me too. I would like to tell you it goes away quickly and for some I am sure it did. But after 6 months on the road, I still have a full measure of both. And that has made it exciting for sure.
There are a lot of goodbyes, but there are a lot of hello's too. For us, we just arrived at Ft. Benning Georgia yesterday and got to have dinner with my baby sister and her wonderful family. We are staying 2 weeks to enjoy them to the fullest, but yet be able to go home to our bed each night. It makes all the work and driving worth it to be able to have this time with them.
We just left Pennsylvania last week to come down after spending a couple months near my husbands family. It has been wonderful to be able to stop, see, and enjoy family. And not to mention how beautiful this country is.
So enjoy and continue to look forward in anticipation of each place and the people that you will be blessed to meet and see along the journey.
Here's to taking the long way home!
Kim
Terry and Jo said
10:40 AM Sep 30, 2014
First of all, congratulations to the Sages. I suspect that it will just get better from here on.
Swing through Colorado Springs sometime. There's LOTS of things to see here.
Now:
biggaRView wrote:
Ruth, I know there are plenty of "non-boomers". It just seems that most of the current crop of new FTers are at or close to being boomers, though a younger demographic is creeping in. No sleight intended. We'd go right now if the numbers worked for us. Mr. Murphy keeps throwing up roadblocks. The recent "incident" has already set us back on medical expenses, even though we'll get it back somewhere down the road.. But we are still hopeful. A lot can change in 4 1/2 years.
Every successful report of FTers keeps us motivated. (but not jealous or envious... LOL)
Brian
-- Edited by biggaRView on Tuesday 30th of September 2014 09:00:21 AM
Brian,
We "boomers" need for you young folks to hit the road. That does a lot for the diversity of campers that one gets to meet.
(Plus, there are certain jobs that us "boomers" don't like doing that would be easier for the young folks to do.)
Terry
BiggarView said
11:19 AM Sep 30, 2014
Terry, I can only imagine what those "jobs" might be. Work? We ain't afraid of no stinkin' work. In fact, I prefer to keep busy in work and in play. It can't come soon enuf!!! Is it too soon to start a "Class of 2019" thread?
Whoo hoo, the Sages are on the road after 22 months of hard work and planning. Our first voyage as full timers. I am exhilarated and terrified at the same time. Lots of tears with the goodbyes to my family and friends yesterday. But we have family in NC and Cali. And a whole bunch of new friends I haven't even met yet!! See ya out there. 1st stop Franklin NC.
Sherry
Will you be anywhere near the Raleigh, NC area? I'm here at least until the end of Oct, probably even Nov.
Make sure to sign up on RVillage and keep your location updated.
Not jealous. Not a bit. Not thumbing my nose your way. Not green with envy.... Okay, okay, maybe a bit jealous, maybe a bit GREEEEEN... okay very GREEN with envy.
Let the good times roll!!!!
Red
Brian....you need to get it in gear! I think there's only room for one or two more. LOL.
LOL Red, fortunately the class of 2019 (2018 if all goes well) hasn't even formed yet. Darn early boomers are gonna take all the good spots before we get there.
Brian - you don't have to be a boomer to get out there, I'm not. Dale is (HeHe, we have lots of discussions about our generational gap of 7 yrs), but really, it's working, we're working but we are still OUT THERE!!!!
Ruth, I know there are plenty of "non-boomers". It just seems that most of the current crop of new FTers are at or close to being boomers, though a younger demographic is creeping in. No sleight intended.
We'd go right now if the numbers worked for us. Mr. Murphy keeps throwing up roadblocks. The recent "incident" has already set us back on medical expenses, even though we'll get it back somewhere down the road.. But we are still hopeful. A lot can change in 4 1/2 years.
Every successful report of FTers keeps us motivated. (but not jealous or envious... LOL)
Brian
-- Edited by biggaRView on Tuesday 30th of September 2014 09:00:21 AM
There are a lot of goodbyes, but there are a lot of hello's too. For us, we just arrived at Ft. Benning Georgia yesterday and got to have dinner with my baby sister and her wonderful family. We are staying 2 weeks to enjoy them to the fullest, but yet be able to go home to our bed each night. It makes all the work and driving worth it to be able to have this time with them.
We just left Pennsylvania last week to come down after spending a couple months near my husbands family. It has been wonderful to be able to stop, see, and enjoy family. And not to mention how beautiful this country is.
So enjoy and continue to look forward in anticipation of each place and the people that you will be blessed to meet and see along the journey.
Here's to taking the long way home!
Kim
Brian,
We "boomers" need for you young folks to hit the road. That does a lot for the diversity of campers that one gets to meet.
(Plus, there are certain jobs that us "boomers" don't like doing that would be easier for the young folks to do.)
Terry
Terry, I can only imagine what those "jobs" might be
. Work? We ain't afraid of no stinkin' work. In fact, I prefer to keep busy in work and in play.
It can't come soon enuf!!! Is it too soon to start a "Class of 2019" thread?
Brian