In The Beginning...

Our journey has started. We took a small detour, though.
My dad is south of where we will be setting up, so I thought it would be nice to go and visit him for a few days before we put up camp. Once camp gets set up, it will stay up. We aren't going to be very mobile, I don't think.

I am a procrastinator from a long line of procrastinators. It's horrible, really. So when we moved, we didn't get the storage unit until the day before we were to get out. We waited until that day to get the trailer, too. So the storage unit was a bit bigger than we anticipated, but it turned out ok. Seems like we needed that much space since we filled that puppy full. We were supposed to be out of our house by June 1, but we didn't make it. In anticipation for getting out, we weren't ready to travel 45 minutes to pick up a trailer from Uhaul. (What was I thinking, waiting until the 1st to try and rent a trailer???) We didn't get the trailer. So we had to haul everything to storage in our Durango. It worked, but took a bit longer than we had hoped.

Now packing for the summer was going to pose a problem. We had a lot less room without a trailer. If you've ever seen a Durango with 3rd row seating, you know you sacrifice the 3rd row for storage. We have a hitch packer that we utilized and got 2 roof top bags. After packing all the soft stuff in storage bags and sucking the air out, we managed to get mostly everything we need. Of course, we are not in the boonies and there are stores all around us. If we forgot something, we can replace it.

I've been at my Dad's campsite since Monday. We put up the kids' tent and threw our air mattress in and let the kids sleep in the RV with Grandpa. The only problem is that since we can't set up, our stuff is kind of everywhere. We had to get to clothes and blankets, opening our decompressed bags. It's ok, my Dad might have to follow us to our campsite and help with all the stuff.

So for the last 3 days, things have been peaceful. Sort of. His RV is at a park right next to a major highway. It's loud. Very loud. Not really what I expected, but it's tolerable for a few more days. The kids spent the day yesterday fishing. They caught 3 fish and were very excited. I got online a few times and finished reading my book. It's been nice catching up with my Dad and talking around the fire. This morning, we slept in until 10 am! On a Wednesday! The kids love it, I think. They keep pretty busy here and have lots of fun playing in the dirt and at the park, and of course, fishing!! Earlier, they stood near the road and tried to get the trucks to honk. They got quite a few, and it was a fun game for a bit.

I'm excited about getting our own campsite set up and getting into a routine. This preliminary camping is fun, but it's not quite "home". Plus, it's a pain trying to get dressed laying on an air mattress!   This is a mini update for now, and I will post photos once we get the camp set up!