First Day for the Rest of my Life

It's Monday, Jim got up then I realized I can go back to sleep, not have the alarm on and not have to worry about anything. It didn't take long to get back to sleep.

When I did get up I made a pile of stuff that will go with us on Thursday. After getting something to eat I picked mom and her friend to get groceries. We also stopped at Big lots just looking for anything that might be a good gift.

I spent a couple hours with mom going through some papers that she's collected. I also helped move some boxes and get some things cleared out. We're cleaning up her apartment a bit. I came home and ironed for Jim and then I read blogs and watched some TiVoed shows.

We learned we have another salesman at the dealer. The one we've had is gone and the guy that talked to us at the very beginning is back. They sure have a lot of turnover. They all like our new RV and give it praise. I'm really anxious to see it!

I'm still getting use to the idea that this isn't just a vacation, it's the first day of the rest of my life of not working in a corporate world.

Days to get the RV 3.

Great Day - Getting with RV'er Friends

I got up a lot later then normal but had a great morning reading blogs, playing on facebook and getting the lists ready for my first week off work.

The fun time came when we met with Molly & Bob that was about an hour away in a really neat park. We spent the afternoon and evening with them. They helped with more details that we needed to know for Thursday when we pick up the RV. We talked about the neat rallys coming up and all the have to see places.

There's not much to report tonight. The rest of the week is getting ready for our big day moving into the RV.

Days left 4

Checking RV Parks in the Rain

Thank you for all the congrats comments on being RETIRED! It's going to take awhile to get used to not thinking of doing things around working hours. All day I was getting ready for our move on Thursday but thinking I can do this or that after work on Monday, then remember I don't have to wait till I get off work, there is NO WORK.

We didn't do much in the morning and since it was raining we waited till lunch time to go scouting out RV parks. Jim heard at work they had parking at Plemmons RV sales near where he works so we wanted to check it out. We still have Dickens RV park for a nice park to stop, but this one would be a lot closer. Once we got there, it didn't take long to find it's not in consideration at all. It was behind a lot of new and used RV's very hard parking, especially for someone brand new at it and very cramped. We're not sure if we can even get the the slides out. Since it was raining it was super muddy and deep holes to even get into the parking spots.

We went on E70 to the area we thought of before and found Coopers. It's in Clayton and looks very possible for our park for a month. Buffaloes was the one we've thought of before which is just one mile down the road for Coopers. We're sure now of going to one of those while Jim is working. We'll still load up the RV while at the State Fairgrounds then move it to the park near Jim's work.

I wondered all day if I should put up the tree up in the apartment or wait till we get in the RV and decorate that instead, or to decorate both places. Where are we going to be the week of Christmas. By the time we got back home, I decided to put up our tree one more time in the apartment. It's got the lights already on it, I just need to add the ornaments. I'll sell it after Christmas, hopefully someone will want it.



Cooper's Park & RV's - 919-868-4896
Clayton, NC - Tents, RVs, Hookups

70 East Mobile Acres & RV Park
100 Walnut Dr., US. 70 East, Garner 919.772.6568

Bill Plemmons RV World
4208 New Bern Ave. 919.231.8710, 800.820.8710

RETIREMENT - FREEDOM

What a special day! I'm used to changing jobs and saying goodbye since we were in the military, but this is the first time I can walk away from a job and NOT have to find another one right away. I'm RETIRED, and tired from working. I can sleep late, go to bed late and be free from the working corporate world. I'm not saying I'll never work again, but hopefully it will be in parks and having fun. Another chapter of life is over.

I got to work at 9:00 instead of 10 like I normally do on a Friday. I did the weeklies and got everything in order for next week. At 12:00 Mrs boss wanted me to go in the break room. They had the room decorated with a cake and pizza. What a surprise. The engineer was leaving today too so we had a great time. The bosses let us both go at 1:30. I stayed half hour later to say bye to a guy that works for us part time. He also has a full time job, so I stuck around a bit.




I will go in from time to time to see how they're doing but NOT to work. It's been a fun and challenging time for the past three years. I'm glad to be free, it's time. We're both excited to start our new lives and Jim will be quitting before long too. No date actually set yet.

Jim set up the pressure pro on the truck today, and he called for the RV insurance. We're moving right along.

Tonight we're picking up and learning a video camera from some friends to take with us next week, so may be late on chat.

New Countdown. Days to pick up our new home 6

Almost There - Wonderful Day

Thanks Jake for sending us a picture of us inside the fifth wheel. What a cute picture. Only one more week today and we'll be on our way to the dealer.

I worked from 9-1, and was very busy. I had to get everything in order before leaving tomorrow. Mrs boss wants me to do the weeklies one more time so she knows everything will be right next week. I'm just as excited to retire as I am to get the fifth wheel.

The engineer that's leaving work tomorrow too, took out a client of ours for lunch. The bosses has no idea why he went. He came in a couple hours late, then left for lunch for two hours. Can it be he's trying to get out of work? I could only smile when Mrs boss asked why he went.

I got a few groceries and stopped to get a key made for the car because mine broke. I love Ace Hardware and on the way to the key department, I passed a bunch of grills. They had the exact one we've been wanting at a good price. I picked up the Weber Q, 100.

The temperature got to 71 degrees, gorgeous day. I hear it's suppose to snow on Saturday. That's our weather, never know what you'll get during the winter. I've seen it as high as 85 on Christmas day, or 12 inches of snow and below zero other years.

I was going to put up some Christmas decorations, but did the budget instead. If we can live on the road as we have the past couple of months in the apartment, we'll do just fine on the road. Stay tuned, it's only one week till we get the RV.

Hours to work 6 1/2

Rainy - Pictures of New Home

It rained all day and we have severe storms possible all night. That's unusual this late in the season. I didn't get up till 10am. I can't wait to make that a normal day. I didn't have much to do at work so did the regular fun time on the computer. The next two days will be packing up my stuff and working on the weeklies on Friday since my boss wants to be sure everything is done ok before I leave. I also sign exit papers tomorrow. It's getting CLOSE!

Our salesman took inside pictures of the fifth wheel. Jake (rv-dreams.com chatter) helped with the pictures for posting. Thanks Jake. I keep looking at the cupboards and mentally put items in them before we get there next week.

I left work half hour early, just because I can. There's only four hours tomorrow and six and half hours on Friday, IF I stay that long. Our lives are about to change.

RV is Now Waiting on Us

I want to thank everyone on the facebook comments. It's good to know so many people are keeping up with us. Last night Linda from RV-Dreams.com gave us a bunch of questions to ask when we get to the dealer and go through the PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection). Thanks for all the help and tell us what we should pay attention to when we first learn the RV.

Ok, I have to confess, I didn't sleep last night. Well, maybe a couple hours. My mind kept going and going, what's next, what to take next week, which place are we parking. So many questions, so many emotions. I got out the lists to get ready to load the RV next week. It's in Claremont, NC, at the Carolina Coach, about three hours west, it's waiting on US not us waiting on it to arrive. It's now our move. Jim called the dealer and the PDI will be on December 10 at 1:00. We're staying at the dealership to check it out for a couple days.

I still have to work, won't be long though. I had to scrape frost off the car window, a sign that winter is on the way. I had four hours today and got through it with the normal work and on facebook. I can't get over the people that work that's on facebook, sure a lot of us on today.

I came home at 1:00, got some lunch and ran around getting some things in order for next week. One thing I'd like to get done this week is find a place for our mail here in NC. I'm calling UPS tomorrow, we've been told that's a good place to have mail held and sent to us whereever we are located.

Hours to still work 15 1/2.