Wallace Family Goes West!

Welcome to our chronicle of our Carpe Diem decision to undertake a 6K mile – 40 day and 40 night – trip across the US to see family we haven’t seen since pre-Covid, and a small 3 week detour to hit a few states out west…  We have an almost 3-month old… so we are trying to make the most of our overlapping parental leave.

We’d like to have started planning and prepping for this 1 year ago, but I (Kristin) wasn’t pregnant and the whole world was locked down…  So, this “spur of the moment” idea, which had percolated for years, was only going to be viable if:

1. Baby was born healthy and labor and delivery didn’t have major ongoing complications (check)
2. Rob and Kristin could get two vaccinations each (remember when that was questionable??) (check)
3. We could find an RV that was viable in our price range (check – we hope)

Well, we did… and have been scrambling ever since…The RV needed a few things, which turned into a few more, which turned into a whole new floor and a facelift.  Do we camp regularly? Nahhh… Do we travel in campers? Never. Do we have a new infant? Yes.  Does Kristin love freshly laundered sheets, towels and maid service at the Ritz-Carlton? Yes.  Luckily… Does Rob shy away from challenges? No.  Is Rob “handy”? Yes.

40 Days and 40 Nights. 5-6000 Miles.  1 preschooler. 1 new baby. 1 furry. And (hopefully!) 1 grandpa.

Wish us luck!