We spent the last week or so moving at a more frantic pace than we had really hoped to. But once we got our rig to North Carolina we knew it was time to find a place to park her while we made a trip out west to Arizona. Several months ago we had already planned this trip to Arizona to go watch a softball tournament. The only thing we were uncertain about was where were going to be when we were left for the trip.
We had guessed we would be in the Charlotte area so we had booked our flight to leave from there at 6:00 am. However, as it turned out we were in the Pinehurst NC area some 2 hours away. So we got on priceline and booked ourselves a room at the Charlotte airport. We caught the flight with no snags and have been here in Phoenix for the past couple of days.
What a contrast of weather we have here as compared to the cold, stormy and rainy Charlotte area we left. Here we have sunny warm days in the 80’s. We also used Priceline here and landed a great rate at an upscale hotel so we are enjoying our stay. It is like we have taken a vacation from our frenzied week following our retirement.
We get back to NC early on Monday morning and our task for the next couple of days once we are back will be to explore the area within one hour of the Campbell University area to find a place for us to stay for the next month or so. I really don’t think it will hit us until then that we are retired and really doing what we had dreamed about doing… full timing…
It's really been a hectic couple of weeks for you and you deserve some R&R! We have a contract on our house and if it pans our we will be in the same boat very soon.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are getting to enjoy some weather. I think you will be really excited about your retirement once you are just able to kick back and enjoy some peaceful time. To me, no deadlines and schedules are the best things about retirement.
ReplyDeleteIt's harder to slow down than you think. I remember our first few weeks moved at a pretty quick pace too and it was hard to get past the feeling that we had to cram everything in before we had to be back at work. Oh wait, we don't have a work to be back at! :)
ReplyDeleteIt are my experiments that most of you newlies to this full time mobile, mobile home lifestye all go through the same thing. That its much more harder being retried than most people think.
ReplyDeleteNow just don't go a huffington around the country a gettin' aggregated so much ya forget to post. :)
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LOL.......I had to laugh at the weather comment.....I live in the suburbs of Charlotte in Concord, and the weather today is 74 degrees and BEAUTIFUL!..........not sure when you are coming back but if I am in town I would be happy to meet up with you, would love to hear first hand of your experience........we too are working towards the full timing life style, and still realy in just the get as much info as we can stage........and looking at RV's to decide what would be right for us!
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You sound breathless. Glad to hear the race is almost over and you really can retire. Starting tomorrow???
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Take a deep breath and relax while you're AZ. Retirement is great but sometimes it takes a bit of getting used to. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI've thought about you a number of times in the last few days, wondering how it was going, and where you were. Sounds like your still running a bit on the fast side. But that will change soon enough.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are busy, busy, busy. Hope it will slow down for you soon. Just kicking back has it's advantages.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it is going well. I was just thinking about you and wondering.
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