• Family Life,  Van Travel

    Fishing Adventures with Nama and Pops at Baker Lake

    I know as a kid I was very privileged and honestly never really went without and although I had every toy, electronic, newest fashion trend, etc… the amazing memories I have of my childhood are not about what toy I opened on my birthday or Christmas present I received (besides my dog, that memory is vivid)…my memories are of all the experiences with friends and family.  The yearly summer camping trips, days out on the lake, snowmobile trips in the mountains, playdates with friends and cousins, sporting events, and some of my favorite of all were “days” with my grandparents!  Now, as a Mom myself, I have the privilege of…

  • Projects,  Van Travel

    Church Van Conversion

    Round two let the games begin! “Dustin, can’t we just do the exact same thing to this van as our first one, if so we can have it done in no time?” I said in the…you have to say yes because I’m still bummed we aren’t out enjoying the first van we were so excited about…voice. “Yep, we absolutely can!” Of course, you know he was laughing under his breath when he responded because he knew my “we” was really him doing all the work. A little giddy I said, “awesome, Haley and I will head to Home Depot, she can pick out the laminate and you just text me…

  • Projects,  Van Travel

    The Church Van From The Auction

    Dustin casually says from behind his computer, “Hey babe, you know how we are having so much fun as a FAMILY with this van project, what about we buy another one?”   Now let me fill you in on something, my weakness in life is family so anytime Dustin wants to spend money on something he thinks I might say no to, he plays my “family” heartstring! You might be thinking why would I say no, this van stuff was my idea to start with?  And you are correct, I would absolutely say yes to a newer, running, in amazing shape van, and probably no to another fixer-upper, as we were…

  • Projects,  Van Travel

    Family of 5 Converts Small Van for US Travel

    This post contains affiliate links. We may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. I mentioned in my previous post that I was driving my husband nuts with all of my van conversion ideas, well the reason behind this was he knew that all my pinning meant hours of work for him.  Here is the problem, for him, great marriage choice on my part, he is so crazy talented and can literally create ANYTHING, therefore I had no limits and he knew it!   I went from Sprinter Vans to Class B Vans, 90’s and 2000’s Conversion Vans, I was all over the…

  • Family Life,  Van Travel

    Jumping Off The Hamster Wheel Of “Life”

    This was me in February of 2020…Moming three beautiful souls that challenged the heck out of me, Wifing to my best friend and soulmate, and Mindset Coaching with anyone I could be of any help to. I was living my best life, so I thought, running on the “success” hamster wheel of life, doing, doing, and doing some more. It couldn’t get much better than this, could it?  Then out of nowhere here it came, March of 2020. I went through it all with you, the fear of the unknown, the dividing of relationships, all of the financial uncertainty, the new role as teachers to our children who loved and…