I don't completely know how we are doing this but I pride myself on always delivering when it comes to being the CFO of the adventure family. The first step was moving from our house near Philadelphia to the "Adventure House" near Lake Wallenpaupack in the Poconos. The Adventure House was our vacation place that grew over the years to be the favorite place of our boys as well as Kathy and me. When Sundays came around, nobody wanted to leave. The boys made great friends there and we did as well. When we decided to pull the trigger on planning this trip, moving the boys to their favorite place was a difficult but also easy choice. Along with this move meant taking Mabret and Roman out of private school. Step one in the financial overhaul needed to travel for 8 months. Selling the house in Havertown, PA was step 1a. Btw, the boys love the Wallenpaupack Schools and we have been pleased with the education. Shout out to the Wallenpaupack Area School District and specifically Mrs. Strunk, Ms. Valerio and Mr. Kromko.
As I type it dawns on me that the financial planning to do this started long ago as we have discussed this from the time that Roman was born. While this trip is a gift and we appreciate the good fortune that life has blessed us with, our normal days consist of very little that is extravagant. Thanks to our boys and their sense of adventure, many a day passes when we don't spend much money. A family hike and picnic or a day filled with baseball and soccer games is the norm for us. The boys and their friends often spend most of a day simply playing outside together.
While planning for our future and that of the boys is important, living in the present and living everyday to the fullest is something that we want our boys to do. This trip will hopefully teach the boys that we practice what we preach. In that way, the balance between making the finances work but also knowing that we cannot let this dream get away is difficult. There is a leap of faith that in the end this will all make sense.
No comments:
Post a Comment