Most of you know by now that we have decided to embark on a new adventure in our lives. We made the decision back in September last year to sell our Long Beach home and head to the Northwest! We have traveled in our motorhome over the past 35 years and have seen a lot of our beautiful country. We have asked ourselves along the way, 'Could I live here?' For one reason or another for the most part the answer was no. Although the desert is nice for a visit, we don't do brown. Mountain life is not our style either and we don't want severe winters with snow we have to push around! The east coast and southeast and midwestern states are ok but humid in the summer. Back in 2012 we spent 7 weeks in Oregon and we liked what we saw! Nice and green and clean air plus mild winters with little snow that doesn't stick around plus there is plenty of room to move around. We couldn't get it out of our minds. I spent a ton of time on the old interwebs checking on climate history and crime rate, real estate prices, taxes, cost of living, etc, etc. So last September we went back and checked out properties. It was then that we made our decision that we could do this! Only one thing was in our way. We wanted to see winter in the area. So we headed back up in January and spent time in the cold and rain. We could still do this! So we concentrated on the next steps. We worked on getting our house ready to put on the market. It took us a while but we listed it a few days before Easter and accepted an offer above asking just five days later. So, now it's just a month later and we closed escrow and have the money in the bank!
So what's next? We are now homeless! Ok, not really! We have a nice big motorhome that we are living in. Our plan is to head north next week and find a base camp in the Eugene area and start our search for a home in that area. Our kids are ok with our decision. Randy and Maryanne are in Westminster and will come visit often. Jeff is in Florida with his fiance, Krista, and her kids. My sister and Lydia's sister are local and will visit. My sis has plans to move up to our area as well and is waiting to see where we end up.
Ok, that's enough for now. Stay tuned if you are interested and we'll post as we go along.
The adventure begins!
About Us
- Terry Kinkelaar
- Lebanon, Oregon, United States
- We are Terry & Cathye Kinkelaar. If you've followed my blog in the past, you know that Lydia, my beautiful wife of 52 years, and I made the lifestyle choice to move to Oregon in 2017. You've seen my posts about losing her in May 2020 to cancer. Although I was left alone, I am pleased to say that I have found happiness again. In April 2021, I met Cathye, who also lost her longtime husband in 2020. Well, we fell in love and were married in April 2022. So, if folks are still interested, I will continue to post here as we move forward with our lives and adventures!
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