4 Day Bachelor

The wife is gone for the next 4 days and I have discovered that I actually like being married. She hasn't even left the city yet, and I already miss her. I could have planned a nice time out this evening with my buddies, but instead I am going to watch a movie at home, and eat popcorn. I find myself looking forward to Sunday when they get home, rather than tonight when I have an entire bed to myself. I am glad that I will at least have Rusty with me, or I would probably go crazy. I guess it puts things into perspective when you are a part even for the shortest of times. I sometimes wish that I could have a night to myself, and now that I do, I am wishing that she was home instead. Crap, I guess that means I really do love her. Man I hate all that mushy crap.

Obsession

Ok, I admit, I am obsessed with having a motor home. I have all of these dreams of camping out with the family, and roasting marshmallows. Hiking in the woods, and fishing in the lakes. I also have always wanted to visit ever state in the Union, so an RV is great way to do that. The bad part is they are out of my price range. Even a decent used one is around 7K and I just can't warrant spending that kind of $$$. My wife suggested starting out with a pop-up, which is a good idea.....but I really like the idea of a full sized RV. The solution? How about a school bus? I found that you can buy a school bus for around $1000.00 and convert it to an RV with as little or as much $$$ as you want. I have been researching the topic of school bus conversion for the past couple of days, and I am sold on the idea that it is the way for us to go. It won't look as cool as a real RV, but it is built sturdier and safer for my family. I like the idea of doing whatever we want with the inside, and painting the outside what ever color we want. Though I can afford to buy one with my play money; I am still talking it over with the wife, because it is such a large in size item that it will directly effect her. Plus I want her on board, because I love doing projects with her. I think she would be awesome at doing the layout of the bus. she can also use her new sewing machine to make us curtains, and seat covers. As far as decorating goes, I think it would be fun for the whole family to add their own touch. I definitely want to have a place on the bus that has each of our hand prints, so we know who put the work in on it. Though they would make fun of me for the purchase; I also think that Bob and Mike would have fun helping me do the inside, and William may even have some fun playing with the engine. It would be a nice to have it down at the lake house at times, so people had their own space, and didn't have to worry about breaking other peoples nick knacks.

I can list off pluses all day long, but I think I am supposed to be fixing computers or something, so I will stop for now. I will say that the obvious negatives will be cost, though it is cheap, and I am all for using free and really cheap stuff to finish it, it will still cost some money. Plus it will cost a lot in gas when traveling. That is to be expected, but I am trying to be realistic when thinking about negatives. Time is another; it will take a lot of time and effort to get it the way we would want it. Though it will be usable before it is complete, it will still suck. Some people would list that fact that it is still a bus as a negative, but not me. I like that it is different, and I like the idea of using something that would otherwise sit in a dump somewhere.

Update

Ok, so the Atkins thing bombed out, but I am still doing fairly well on the workout front. Work has been busy, so I have had trouble, and now my ankle is killing me, because I twisted it on one of Rusty's toys last night. I have a couple of people here at work that are going to start working out with me, so that is exciting. I just need to be careful on what I eat, and I am sure I will shed some of this weight.

Dumbass

So I posted about how excited I was about getting a travel trailer....I posted about how much research I was doing to find the right one for the minivan to pull. Guess what....the minivan can't pull anything but a pop up. Yeah the trailers are lite enough, but not if you have it packed for a camping trip. So I waisted $300 putting a hitch on the minivan. I guess that is better than going a head and towing with it and then finding out that it is killing the minivan. It made me wnat to get a truck even more, but Jen is not real hip to that idea right now. She did bring up the good point that buying a truck and a travel trailer is going to cost more than buying an RV. I think I will look in that direction. The other option is to get a pop-up, but my problem is the toliet in a pop-up is just a big size version of a training potty. You would be sitting in the kitchen doing your business, and then someone has to dump the business...and guess who would get that job? Gross!! We will see....I am determined to get a camping trailer/vehicle for the family, because I believe it would create a ton of wonderful memopries for us, and be a great way to see the country.

Day 4

I am starting to feel like I am getting a routine with breakfast. I need to watch my time better, but other than that it is going well. I am not having any cravings so far today, so that is good. I am still dreading working out at lunch a bit, but I do feel better after the workout, so hopefully I can keep it up. My hope is that I can get into a routine with the workout, so I can eat pretty much what I want to. I would like to stick with the eggs and sausage for breakfast, because I feel like it gives me more energy, and fills me up more than cereal ever did. I would like to be able to add hashbrowns to the breakfast though every once in a while. There is no way I can do the Atkins diet forever, I love pizza, and popcorn way too much for that. I think though that I can keep the spirit of the diet going, which is to limit your carb intake. That said there is no way I am going to do something that requires me to never eat tater-tot caserole, or Jen's pasta sauces that she makes up. Those are too freaking good!!

I know that excercise is the key, so I need to focus on that; it certainly is better than sitting at my desk during my lunch hour.

Travel Trailer

I am now obssesed with finding us the perfect travel trailer. I keep reading posts from others that say how much fun they have with their families in them. I know it will be expensive, but I feel like it is worth it. You can't put a price on the memorys that will be made from all the camping trips we will take. I am being diligent and doing my research to make sure that we get the right one for us. I am alwasy so impatient, but this is an important purchase, so I have to be careful. Plus I think I still have some selling to do to the Mrs, before she gives the green light. I know she would be more comfortable in our space down at the lake house, or even at a BBQ. It is a safe place to coral children, and a nice way to get out of the heat or cold.

Day 3

I am starting to have some food cravings, but I am doing my best to stay strong and not cheat on the diet. I worked out again today, so that is three days in a row. I am not getting enough sleep, so that is an issue, but hopefully we will get to bed early tonight.