Well, we did it. We bought a trailer. No surprise here, really. We feel like the Angels are flapping overtime all around us these days, and I'm not kidding when I say, "We live a charmed life". I'm convinced... the more you say it, the more it's true. If you've been paying any attention to me at all, you know what I'm talking about. If not... maybe you'll want to tune in more often.
I'll start by saying that the snowy day almost instantly turned into a sunny, beautiful day, the minute we left the house this morning. Weather reports are for sissies. We drove into and over the mountains, into Mora and on to Las Vegas, NM, where we looked at Trailer Number One. It was very nice, and the owners were lovely, but... it wasn't "ours'. We knew it right away.
We drove on... and on... through wide open spaces that looked more like Texas than New Mexico. We played Lyle Lovett in honor of the terrain. We drove some more. And finally, after a Very Long Time, we pulled into Moriarty, and called Dean, to get directions to Trailer Number Two. Cell phone service was pretty sucky there, but we found our way eventually, after several calls and wrong turns. As we pulled into the driveway of Dean's farm, I said, "I'm having the weirdest Deja Vu here...". It all felt familiar and good and trustworthy. Dean took us to the trailer and showed us around. He was soft spoken, sweet, and a little bit funny, talking about his new baby girl, and camping trips with a rather large family. He left us alone to look around and talk it over. We needed about two minutes to whisper to each other, "Let's buy it!". And that's what we did.
We spent the rest of the afternoon driving back toward home, along old Route 66, the Grandmother of Road Trip Roads, feeling we were in precisely and cosmically the right place to find the right guys to install our fifth wheel trailer hitch. We found them, of course, and will return on Monday, to "get hitched", as it were, and to pick up our new home.
Once we drag our big white box back up the mountain, and park it in our driveway, we'll begin the redecorating process. A trailer interior, sadly and predictably, looks like a trailer. We intend to make it look more like a very small house. You'll see. It will be grand, in a very small way...
Amazing what can happen in one day. The world can change, and sometimes for the better. Next on the list... who wants to rent a beautiful house?
5 comments:
Hi Kim !!! Oh my gosh ~ it's beautiful !! Just my colour in the carpet as well !!!!!
You lucky people, the angels sure are smiling down on you !! I have been keeping up with you Kim, just busy, busy, but not too busy to read what you say ~ so am taking a few minutes now to write back !
You are sure to have some lovely, comfortable travelling time now !!!
Ohhh, I love it!! And can't wait to see how you redecorate. You're going to have so much fun with the entire process. And to travel around. How glorious is that!
Wow, congrats! That looks like so much fun. Someday I hope to do the exact same thing. Looking forward to the redecorating pics. As for the weather, well - enough is enough. I am done with this snow in town!
We were the same when we purchased our trailer. We looked...and looked...and looked some more, then suddenly, one *spoke* to us, and that was all she wrote lol.
It's fun decorating those little beauties! Can't wait to see what you do to yours :).
Penny \IiiI
I am so down with this! Can't wait to see you pull into my driveway in Tucson.
xxx
k
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