Now that we have purchased the bus and have made the first step into creating this life, we knew we needed to start facing the inevitable and tell our loved ones. Our best friends were the first to know and of course they were all excited for us. Jt's childhood best friend's mom and grandmother were just ecstatic for us and were all about sharing information of their travels and how they knew that we were going to love it.
However, the hard part was going to be breaking it to our families and we knew that. Since we had just moved back closer to our families, we knew this was going to come as a shock and be hard for them. We drove the bus over to Jt's mom and dad's on Saturday completely blindsiding his mom. She was heartbroken to think that we would be traveling a lot and she may not get to see us very much. It was heartbreaking for us to see her worry about us and feel abandoned by us. That hit us hard, we weren't expecting that and it really made me scared to tell my parents. Today is Tuesday and I told my mom tonight. She surprisingly was very positive about it. She said if it's something we really want to do then now is the best time to do it, while we are young and have no children. She said that her and my father also often discuss selling everything and traveling. This was very uplifting to me because I wasn't expecting that at all. She did say though that we should wait and let it be a surprise to my dad! Summer is a stressful time for him since he is in farming and she knows that now is not the best time to drop something like that on him.
All of our siblings also know now. Jt's brother is a mechanic so we talked to him about the motor before we bought the bus to see if the motor was a good one. My older sister was pretty disappointed since she feels like she will not see me often and doesn't see how we will be able to live with three dogs in 200+ square feet. My little sister believes that we can do it and if we want to then we should go for it. Though I get the impression she too thinks we are crazy! Jt's sister thinks it's going to be hard for us to sell the house once we get it fixed up, but she will support our choice.
In the beginning of our planning, I was worried that our decision to do this was selfish. I know in the six plus years that we were not living in East Texas that we missed a lot of our families lives. We were busy with building our lives and didn't make it home too often. Since we recognize that, we realize what we did wrong in the past. The main thing that we have to keep in mind is that yes, we may not see our family too often. However, we do not see them that often now either. We have to make sure we keep up with our end of the deal by keeping in touch and visiting when we can. I also am hoping that our families will decide to come visit us on the road as well and explore new places with us. We have to keep family a priority and make sure they know always how much they mean to us because at the end of the day our family is everything. They are our foundation, they are where we came from, and they have done so much to get us where we are today. I cannot say this is going to be easy for anyone, but I am hopeful that we will all be able to make the best of the situation and support each other always.
However, the hard part was going to be breaking it to our families and we knew that. Since we had just moved back closer to our families, we knew this was going to come as a shock and be hard for them. We drove the bus over to Jt's mom and dad's on Saturday completely blindsiding his mom. She was heartbroken to think that we would be traveling a lot and she may not get to see us very much. It was heartbreaking for us to see her worry about us and feel abandoned by us. That hit us hard, we weren't expecting that and it really made me scared to tell my parents. Today is Tuesday and I told my mom tonight. She surprisingly was very positive about it. She said if it's something we really want to do then now is the best time to do it, while we are young and have no children. She said that her and my father also often discuss selling everything and traveling. This was very uplifting to me because I wasn't expecting that at all. She did say though that we should wait and let it be a surprise to my dad! Summer is a stressful time for him since he is in farming and she knows that now is not the best time to drop something like that on him.
All of our siblings also know now. Jt's brother is a mechanic so we talked to him about the motor before we bought the bus to see if the motor was a good one. My older sister was pretty disappointed since she feels like she will not see me often and doesn't see how we will be able to live with three dogs in 200+ square feet. My little sister believes that we can do it and if we want to then we should go for it. Though I get the impression she too thinks we are crazy! Jt's sister thinks it's going to be hard for us to sell the house once we get it fixed up, but she will support our choice.
In the beginning of our planning, I was worried that our decision to do this was selfish. I know in the six plus years that we were not living in East Texas that we missed a lot of our families lives. We were busy with building our lives and didn't make it home too often. Since we recognize that, we realize what we did wrong in the past. The main thing that we have to keep in mind is that yes, we may not see our family too often. However, we do not see them that often now either. We have to make sure we keep up with our end of the deal by keeping in touch and visiting when we can. I also am hoping that our families will decide to come visit us on the road as well and explore new places with us. We have to keep family a priority and make sure they know always how much they mean to us because at the end of the day our family is everything. They are our foundation, they are where we came from, and they have done so much to get us where we are today. I cannot say this is going to be easy for anyone, but I am hopeful that we will all be able to make the best of the situation and support each other always.
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood,
but of respect and joy in each other's life."
-Richard Bach
but of respect and joy in each other's life."
-Richard Bach