False deadlines and launch parties

The craziness continues…  The weekend saw us at exactly 29 days since we first stepped foot back into this creepy house and started knocking out walls in an attempt to make it somehow better.  Not long after, we had set the date as a false deadline for ourselves to be …

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Our Crazy Lives

It’s been one of those weeks…  One of those weeks where we spend at least a few minutes each day kind of checking in with ourselves and realizing how exactly un-normal we are.  It’s not all by choice.  We can still remember the days when we had “normal” jobs and …

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E’s dead baby…E’s dead.

As our friends depart for the airport, we drive north on I-5.  Originally, we thought about going the other direction from napa and taking the coastal route through oregon home, but we’re really excited to get to portland and spending a few days with friends just made that decision easier.  …

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Among the Whales in Ojo

We woke with the sun (as per normal) and awaited the whales. Shari was waiting on the perfect boat and captain for our trip out into the lagoon and we were all glowing with anticipation.  When it was finally our turn to go out we all but sprinted to the …

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on money and freedom

and finding the balance… These days of long driving hours take us to places of deep conversation and deep thoughts.  Time to reflect and look at the past and the future.  Time to make concerted decisions and alter paths.  What else would we do when driving impossibly slow for hours …

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the Big Game

We hopped a flight to Arlington.wait, what??  i know…it’s a bit confusing even to us. Two days ago we hopped a fight from cozumel to dallas (yes, the one in texas). We had so much fun at the pac12 championship game on the way to costa, and watching the rose …

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El Cuco, still…

Well, so much for plans…Our eternal intent to leave this place seems flawed.  We got up this morning and packed up camp fully intending to leave Cuco.  We drove north to the local point break on our way out of town, figuring it was worth a look before leaving.  We …

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2014, Year in Review

Looking back so we can look ahead… Last year we stumbled over the “year in review” and learned a great deal in the process while looking back at 2013.  We thought we’d give it another shot this year before we look forward to goals and aspirations for next year.  After …

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planning our return to the road

Our conversations have been really interesting over the last week or two.   We are trying to figure out the best timing for a return to costa rica to pickup the bus and as expected, it ruffles up any number of conversations related to short and long term plans.  We …

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Stress, the ugly beast

Im slowly coming to grips with something I’ve really always known.  I apparently am a stress case.  I guess everyone else already knew this but i’m just realizing it now (again).  Don’t get me wrong, i knew i used to be one.  I had started young.  I had ulcers in …

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Take me to the Wilderness

Many years ago not long after jen and i first met, she told me “Take me to the wilderness.  If I’m ever stuck inside my head, or so low that i cant find a way out of it.  Simply take me away and into nature.  That’ll make it better.” Sadly, …

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the waiting game

we hit a bit of a pothole in the building process. Its funny that it would happen right as we are listing our bus for sale as it means we have ample time to sit and think and stew on the whole if it…but of course that’s whats been thrown …

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Thanksgiving

and oh so many things to be thankful for. It’s hard to even remember where we were last year at this time.  A quick glance through old photos reminds me that we had just heard of and decided to join some crazy race called the Maya Rally, we were touring …

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Gallery Opening

We change our focus a bit.  The fact that our trailer had to sit and dry out before we tackle the water intrusion meant we had a free week to work on other projects before October’s first friday and the gallery opening we committed to several months ago.  It also …

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Gallery Opening

We change our focus a bit.  The fact that our trailer had to sit and dry out before we tackle the water intrusion meant we had a free week to work on other projects before October’s first friday and the gallery opening we committed to several months ago.  It also …

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