5 Months

150 days! Actually, 136 days left until takeoff (I’m late on last month’s post). Hard to believe we getting into the double digits of the countdown. I feel better than last month….again, content with our decision. We have several loose ends to tie up, but one day at a time. Priority, preparing our house to be listed next month and renting a storage locker to get it tidy (we are not hoarders but could use a good decultter). The second...

What are we doing?!?!

Brittany has had this thought numerous times in the last 6 months and has voiced it: Like, what are we doing?!?! Upending our entire life to travel the world, selling our house, vehicles and possessions, home-schooling our kids, kids missing a years’ worth of activities they love (dance, hockey, flag-football), spending a small fortune to make it happen, the loss of that years’ income = $$$$, the logistics in making this happen is painstaking (Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: “Please. Have...

National Lampoon’s Kress Vacation

This wild Griswold vacation idea started many years ago! Shortly after my first back issue in 2016, I purchased a book called Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. It was my first introduction to the world beyond our doorstep and one I knew my family needed to have in the near future. Two back surgeries, one hip surgery and a wife (Brittany) that was dead set against it all led to its delay. Well, the surgeries are behind us, and Brittany (or...

Teacher ✅

“That’s one small step for us, one giant leap for our world trip!” Done and done. Just over 3 years and my Education degree at the University of Regina is in the books. I am officially a teacher! It was an oh-so-distant dream at one point, and yet, here I am. After enduring two surgeries as a student (one back, one hip), and 40 classes total (14 classes passed in my last year), I ended on my internship, now having...

World Trip

There is under a year until we leave for the world trip. I am excited! but I will miss everything, like my friends, family, and sports. although most people don’t get to travel around the world, I am very grateful to experience new things.  we are travelling for 6 months then we are staying in New Zealand for another 6 months. I’m really excited to travel the world. The one place I really want to see is Paris and Bali....