Is there life out there??

Being raised in a small town like I did you always look at photos of other places and wonder what is life like out there? I always had the want and need to travel, see new things, learn about other cultures and just see what this world had to offer.

Growing up I always felt expected to go to school, graduate high school, go to college, fall in love, get married and have babies. But that was never me. I loved high school and all my experiences in high school. I did some time in college but changed my mind about what I wanted to be so I decided to drop out and learn a little bit about life and myself. Then next on the check list was to fall in love and get married. But this wasn’t high on my priority list and to this day isn’t. In the moment I realized that I wasn’t in any hurry to get married and settle down the gypsy in me came out. I had to be ok with the fact that I wasn’t going to be a statistic. I wanted to be one of the independent girls that traveled and lived. I still had to figure out how to do just that. I had to figure out what made me happy, I had to decide where I wanted to go and scarier then everything I had to be ok with not following the normal.

Before I started on this amazing and crazy journey that I am now living. I ran a couple offices, helped watch my nieces, spent time with friends/family, started a woodworking business. I had a great life but I felt like I was just going in circles. I felt like I was under water during part of it. I just wanted more out of my life. One of my nieces went to daycare and her daycare lady Tiffany was amazing. I would go to pick up my niece and one day we just got to talking. We talked about life, what I was looking for, and most important to me was that she took the time to help me pull out this other side of me. She listened to what I longed for which was to travel and see this country. She told me “Izzy (which is what my nieces call me) you have to do something for you. You have to live your own life and if you feel like you need to do something else find a way to do it.” Hearing those words was all it took. This lady that was once a stranger that I didn’t know helped me realize I needed a change in my life to help me become the best person I could be. Tiffany will always have a special place in my heart and I will always be grateful for her friendship. She still will randomly text me when the theme song she gave me comes on.. Is there life out there by Reba McEntire who just happens to be my all time favorite artist.

It took me about 2 years to finally get the nerves up to change my life and for the good. The hardest part was I would have to leave that circle I was stuck on and jump into the unknown. Luckily for me I have an amazing support group that always has my back no matter how crazy of an idea that I have. One day I got a phone call from a family friend that is like a dad to me. When I answered he said “I have this crazy idea. I think you should come out to Indiana after fire season and go to work hauling travel trailers for the company I am hauling for.” I told him that I needed to think about it. This was a huge jump into the unknown but after thinking about it for about a month I called him back and told him I would be there in October. Now this gave me 2 months to get ready to go but I was so excited about this journey. I told my friends/family the news and told them that I wasn’t sure how long I would be back there. Well the date for me to leave came and leaving that small town, friends and family that have always been there for the unknown was one of the hardest but best decisions I have ever made. And this is how my gypsy journey began….