It has been awhile!!

My last post on this blog was October of 2007. It is now coming up on June of 2009. A lot has happened in the past year and a half and it has all been good!

First off...I did eventually haul the camper down to my house in Dover NH. It towed like a dream! After making it to my back yard, I began to work on the trailer hoping that all that it needed was some loving care and minor maintenance. Unfortunately I discovered that old Airstream Trailers are ofter plagued with issues that are not always visible at first glance. In my case, not in ten glances. I soon realized that the old girl required a near full on restoration in order to live in it full time. I energetically removed the interior only to find that the project was going to require a hole lot of work and money.

While doing all of this stuff with the AS, I was also working on my move home. I eventually decided to tow the AS down to PA on the dreaded 9 hour trip. To my great surprise, the whole trip was uneventful and the trailer, again, towed like a dream. Unfortunately I came down with a nasty flu, so by the time I got it to the farm in PA I was a walking zombie. Needless to say, I slept in my parents guest bed for 2 days following.

A month or so later, I made the big move home. I had to stay with my parents while figuring out my living situation. I put one measly afternoon into the AS and decided that it was going to be a project for another time. I was in the middle of building a metal and wood shop in the basement of a barn here on the farm and I was putting together the beginnings of my business. Again, needless to say, I am still sleeping in my parents guest bed. There is however a huge upside to all of this. My business is rolling along slow and steady and my options for living have gone from restoring the house up on the hill behind my parents, back to having to restore the Airstream. Honestly, I would have stuck with the house remodel, but like the AS, it has many problems unknown to me at first.

The decision is final!! With a lot of thought on my part and great enthusiasm from my family, it is time to go full circle back to the AS and finish what I started. I have taken a dive head first back into the AS and intend fully to bring this project to completion. Besides, I need a little home of my own.