Monthly Archives: November 2009
Beautiful Mansion, Gardens, Bears, and a Surprise
Since we have been staying with family in Georgia recently, I don’t have much to write on the Airstream life. The Airstream has been parked outside of my parents’ house, and resting from its long cross-country journey. Chris has spent some time working in an actual office in Atlanta, while I have been spending some … Continue reading
Sewing Emergencies and Dry Skin Crises
Yikes! It’s been awhile. We’ve had some busy weeks recently. After leaving Jackson Center, we made a significant trip to Blacksburg, Virginia. Why is it so significant? Because it marked five months of full-timing and we had come full circle. We left Blacksburg on June 1st and returned on November 1st. I felt like it would be … Continue reading
A Pilgrimage to Ohio. Yes, Ohio.
It’s the moment we have long awaited throughout our entire journey: our pilgrimage to Jackson Center, Ohio. For non-Airstreamers, you may be asking, “Why Ohio?” (Not that there’s anything wrong with Ohio.) I’ll tell you why. In Jackson Center, a small village with a population of approximately 1,500 people, lies the home of our home: Airstream, … Continue reading
The Grandma Tour Continues
We arrived in Indianapolis with two goals: 1) to spend some time with Chris’ other grandmother and extended family members, and; 2) eat at Gray Brothers Cafeteria. Our first night was spent with Grandma. We visited her house and got the tour (I had never been there and Chris had not been in many years). … Continue reading
Memory Lane
Somewhere between Sycamore’s Pumpkin Festival and Indianapolis, we found an ounce of time to take a walk down my own memory lane. We took a brief trip to Naperville, a town that I lived in while in high school, to make an obligatory drive-by of my old home. With a trailer attached, navigating the insanely … Continue reading
