Day One

May 7th, 2022

Eighteen months ago, I outlined a plan in a post called “Moving Forward”. That plan has now been completed except for a final step. I have purchased a tow vehicle and travel trailer, sold my home, and am now headed out on the road. The final step is retirement, and that comes in 2 months. Until then, I will continue to work remotely from the trailer.

Yesterday, I left my home in Oxford. I shook hands or received hugs from the friends in my neighborhood as they wished me good luck. I am on a “break in” camping trip to a recreation area 11 miles north of Oxford. In the next 14 days I will make short trips back south to say goodbye to a couple of friends in the Oxford area. I will see my friends Sai and Alekhya, and my son Zach one last time before I head to Upper Michigan and turn to the west. This will be hard, as I have never been away from Zach for more than a week or two at a time since he was born. And the two young ladies who started out as my co-workers, have become my best friends over the last 7 years. I will miss them greatly. We are generations apart in age, and yet they consistently included me in their lives.

Over 25 years ago I moved to Michigan. All but three of those years I resided in Oxford. While I will be back at times to visit my son, it is doubtful I will ever live there again. I don’t know where the road will take me.