Here we are the last week before we make the move to Montana. We have been in our travel trailer for a little over 5 months. When you start this journey we never stopped to contemplate, and even if we did, you don’t realize how hard it is to say some of these last goodbyes. For many it is not goodbye, but until we see you again. But for others it truly is goodbye. You get a good dose of reality in just how important and how big of an impact some relationships and roles these people, jobs, relationships had in your life. You feel the impact that your spouse or your children had in others lives. Maybe even realizing for the first time how you have impacted others that you did not realize.
We have said goodbyes to our beloved horse and all that he brought into our lives including 4-H and our barn family. Tears have been shed and hugs and words exchanged, but you still feel a little empty inside. You are told of your impact on others lives and their utter belief in your journey and goals and it just hits home.
You have sat back and watched as your husband has said goodbye to all those involved in a 21 year career. How he has impacted all those he came into contact with and also how much he has been impacted by each and everyone of those people. The growth and learning he has obtained from these co-workers, sub-contractors and the industry as a whole. You watch as he mourns this part of his