I found this quote today and I think it’s brilliant. I have no idea who to attribute it to (I checked), but whoever it is or was….thank you for those words of wisdom. And boy are they ever true. Claudia and I have pretty much lived by that creed for the past 40 years and we don’t intend on changing anytime soon. If there’s one thing we’ve figured out, it’s that life is absolutely what you make it. Do you want to travel and see more things? Do it. Do you want to change your job and start again? Do it. Do you want a dog…or a cat? Do it. Do you want to move to a different town…or state…or country? Do it. No one else will make it happen. Look in the mirror and that’s who to congratulate…or to blame.

And so…our journey begins anew.

We head out on June 3rd for Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island…a fitting day, as it’s my Dad’s birthday. He was always cheering me on, no matter what it was I was attempting to do and I’m sure if he were still with us, he’d be calling and wishing us good luck. I miss him everyday. Love you Dad.

When I say we’re ready to get going, I really, really mean it! We’ve had to live with all our stuff in storage for two months now and it’s been hard. Yet, having said that, we’ve also learned that you really don’t need much “stuff” to get along and be happy. Don’t get me wrong…having lots of stuff around is nice for sure, but when you get up in the morning and start the day, it really doesn’t matter (but a pot of really good local coffee sure does!). If “things” were all it took to be happy, Hollywood would be full of very content movie stars…and we all know that’s as far from the truth as you can get.

I won’t be adding another post until after we move…probably sometime on the 4th or 5th of June after we’ve figured out that the movers put the boxes in the wrong rooms in spite of our labels on the outside (yes..it’s happened on every move).

Thanks for reading! The next post will be from Amelia Island. Nice.

Cheers!

Wayne, Claudia & Tuck