The Best of Both

It's official. We like this "anytimer" gig!

We're back from our first extended trip: A glorious month in Colorado. We spent three weeks in Gunnison, one of our favorite places on earth, and a week exploring Buena Vista, a place we'd always meant to visit.

We made a great big check mark on our "bucket list." We witnessed the flaming glory of the changing aspens in the Rockies. Absolutely breathtaking!

We caught up with friends in a couple of places, and family in another. We met new friends, too.

We worked just a little and played a lot. Paul even renewed his interest in an old hobby, taking a new radio-controlled airplane to the skies as part of the RV park "air force" in Gunni.

It was great to be back in the moose, of course. It took us no time to settle in. (The cats were "at home" in a heartbeat!) Kicking back in our cozy house on wheels, enjoying one of our favorite states, it felt like we'd never left the road.

Sorta.

Something was different. Something was better.

For the first time in a long time it felt like we were on vacation.

I don't know how to explain it, because I don't think I completely understand what made it feel so familiar yet different. Whatever it is, we like it!

When we backed the motorhome into our driveway late Sunday afternoon, I wasn't sure what to expect when we walked through our front door. Would it feel like home? Or, would it feel like the unsettled, incomplete, never-ending decorating project we left a month ago?

Much to my surprise and delight, it feels like home.

The place is bigger than we remember. And, it's not quite as unsettled as we thought. It's actually looking pretty good!

We received a warm welcome from our neighbors, who were eager to hear about our trip. They said we looked rested and refreshed.

We are!

When we pondered our decision to buy this house and make the switch to "anytime" RVers, we convinced ourselves that one of the benefits would be experiencing the best of both lifestyles.

It took us over four months to get here, but now we know the feeling of enjoying a month on the road in a house we love and returning to a "stick-and-brick" we love just as much.

For us, right now, it truly is the best of both worlds.