halfway there

ohhmygaaash! So much to update...

We have been living at my dads for a few weeks now and its lovely. Packing the remaining of our belongings into a single bedroom (with just a couple "must keeps" in storage) was a challenge, but we are finding our quiet space here. And definitely grateful for how fortunate we are to be saving some money and spending more time with my family in the meantime.

I can't remember if I had mentioned our "house on wheels" plan before. If not - buy a pull-behind camper and live in it during our leisurely trek to Washington and for the first bit of time (indefinite) while living there.

So, two weeks ago Rae and I purchased a camper...
1972 15-ft Fleet-something (not Fleetwood, but the type on the back was too faded to tell)

Cute and definitely a fun project to work on. Structurally and technically sound, but still a bit heavy for our Jeep. And then we found that it was going to take a lot of $$ just to update some of the basic stuff we were wanting (make sure all windows open & close, refinish inner walls from where the last owner plastered an a/c into it, etc). The cost for something we'd feel comfortable living in for an indefinite amount of time was increasing thousands of dollars. Feeling a bit in over our heads, and at the advice of the RV repairmen, we began to consider re-selling it and looking for something with a bit less maintenance.

And so we went home, listed the Flee on Craigslist, then stumbled upon this...
(which we had just enough cash for, and picked it up this morning!)

1993 Scamp (totally pimped out OSU Pokes-style...LOL)

Our perfect little baby! Nice weather-seal tinted windows (huge deal for us for trekking through a handful of US climates), propane stove and heat, battery-run electric lights and a/c. Yessss!!!!

Of course, neither of us even near OSU-freak-fan status, so we're going to undergo some sticker removal and accent color-painting (turquoise instead of orange, maybe?!). But we like the black. And we have very little to update...cleaning, some paint, curtains and cushions. My nesting tendencies are going wild. I'm soooo ready to decide on a color scheme and buy paint!!! Other than that we're good to get on the road.

Halfway there, so it feels. We've got our mountain-worthy Jeep wheels, and now our home on wheels.
So now it's save, plan, save, plan.

SO EXCITED!!!! EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I've been squealing like this all day long)

Cheers!