The next chapter of our lives has started. Just over a week ago, we threw the remaining bits and pieces of our lives into our Airstream or creatively shoved them into the burgeoning shed for storage, scrubbed the bathrooms, cleaned the counters, swept the floors of our empty house, and then drove away to travel full time for the next few years.
We were in Maggie Valley for a long weekend—a much-needed and deserved respite at the tail end of our business’s busy season amid prepping it for new ownership and downsizing our home as we get ready to travel full-time with our Airstream. And we were treating ourselves to an authentic Italian meal at Frankie’s, a popular must-do in this beautiful mountain town...
Now that we’ve passed the hat of our company to the new owners (as of 3/27/2020), this is our first full week of “retirement.” I write this with quotations because, technically, Carl is retired but I don’t feel quite old enough to officially retire. I’ll call this the beginning of my extended sabbatical from working life. I’m not counting this past Saturday and...
