preparing: (in actuality)

Shopping for a camper/ travel trailer.

This took a significant amount of time. Not wanting to leave any possibility unexamined, we searched expos and showrooms, Craig's list and classifieds. From Maine south to Pennsylvania and West to Ohio. Put an engineer and a scientist together ... what do you get? Thorough research complete with pros and cons and plenty of spread sheets! 
We ended up with a sort of Goldilocks
experience. We found one, of European design, that was sleek and beautiful. The essence of form and function. 
I was in love ❤️ ❤️❤️ But it was too small. Then we found one with gorgeous, big, wrap- around windows along the back and side. We stayed in those swivel rockers looking out those windows and dreaming for almost 30 minutes before reality hit. It was too big. Finally we found one that we thought would be just right!
EXCEPT ... when it came in, it was very dark and drab inside. It was like a cave. ☹️ This would never do. We just had to fix it. Another task for our growing "to do list".
I came home with a handful of crazy bright paint chips (ones I could never use on our 160+ year old house) and told Martin I had some sort of color blocking idea in mind. He said ok, which color was I thinking of and I replied "All of them!".
He told me that he trusted me because what ever I did always turned out great. (What a sweetheart ❤️) so I let my creativity go wild!

The camper. We don't have a name for it yet. Any suggestions???
 
                                                                                 Before pics. Inside.
   The three Ds: dark, drab and dreary

  Ok, messy too, but that's NOT what we're       focusing on right now. 🤭

                                                                               After pics. 
The A - Us: 
admirable, bright, cheery, delightful, 
engaging, fun, gay, happy, interesting, joyful, kicky, laughter evoking, motivating, novel, over the top (?), positive, quality, rescuing, stylish, too cute and unbelievable

One task off the list   ✔️

Check out the next post for the house renovations 😱😱😱

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