Happy February! We were asked by McGoverns RV to participate in a blog series this month about how we met and how living in a small space has changed us as a couple. We have a crazy tangled love story that all involves an RV....
We met in 2012 and only TWO WEEKS LATER jumped in this RV together and drove 7,000+ miles on a cross country trip!
HOW WE MET, A CRAZY STORY OF CONNECTIONS....
Written by Trinity: HAH!! Crazy story! … and long story short: Kermit had always questioned himself “why don’t I drive across country in an RV while I’m young?” ..So, back in 2012 while sitting at a bar he started shopping for RV’s. Two weeks later he was the owner of a Class C motorhome and was about to embark on a SOLO adventure of a lifetime. Kermit wasn’t going to take any women on the trip, he wanted to go alone or with a childhood friend.. that all changed when he met me. I was friends with Kermit’s brother’s wife, Valen whom I met through a kidney donation and was living in California at the time with her husband Noah (Kermit’s brother). Valen casually mentioned to me: “You should drive across country with Noah’s brother Kermit “… my immediate response was “I’m NOT driving across the country with a boy named KERMIT! That I don’t even know!! “ … well, that changed! I met Kermit a few days later and TWO WEEKS later packed my bags and was driving across the country with a boy named KERMIT! Haha. We lived in that RV for one month, fell in love and fast forward got married a year and half later. Little did we know several years later we’d end up living in an RV FULL TIME across the country!! So, RVing is how we met and has become a huge part of our lives.
ONE YEAR AFTER MEETING EACH OTHER, KERMIT PROPOSED IN THE RV!
Photos: Lauren Fair Photography
4 MONTHS LATER WE WERE SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR A LOVE CELEBRATION, THIS IS THE DAY WE GOT MARRIED...
Photo credit: Lauren Fair Photography
Photo credit: Lauren Fair Photography
FAST FORWARD >> About 3 years after living in our farm house with 6 acres in York, Pennsylvania and working almost 7 days a week towards a dream, we decided at the last minute to change our plans of moving to the California coast and buy a different RV ( our toy hauler) and hit the road for a while as Full Time RV folks!
photo credit: Mandy @188sqft
photo credit: Mandy @188sqft
HOW HAS LIVING IN A SMALL SPACE CHANGED US?
Living in a tiny space has changed us in such a great way! Leading up to this lifestyle change we were working about 7 days a week and barely saw each other. Now that we live the simple life, we’re able to spend quality time together and always be involved in each other’s projects. It all comes down to us respecting each other… our space, interests and independence. We live together as best friends, a team, and that makes a huge difference in being able to live in 280 square feet. ( That includes the garage… our actual living space is 212 square feet). Before, we were busy working every chance we could get, cutting lots of grass, and barely passing each other in the hallway. Now that our expenses are low we have time to sit and have a cocktail and play cards with each other.. actually enjoy a meal and truly see how each other's day is going. I'm sure we won't always live THIS tiny, but simplifying our lives was the best decision we could have ever made and has forever changed our outlook on life and each other. Life is too short to not LIVE IT!
photo credit: Mandy @188sqft
Photo credit: Mandy @188sqft
If you’d like to learn more about living in small spaces with family and pets or just want to follow new rad folks living their dreams, check out the other RV bloggers that are involved in this special Cupid Series HERE ... or simply search hashtag #cupidinacamper2018
Thank you so much for stopping by and being part of our lives. We'd LOVE to hear from you and know you stopped by, simply comment below and say Hi! :) If you'd like to learn more about us and our life on the road and living in a tiny space.. click here