Life had followed a very predictable course for many years. You all know the path…. you fall in love, you get married, you buy a house, you have kids, maybe some pets along the way, and then if all goes well, your children leave the nest to start the cycle all over again. That is where I am going to share with you how our life took a left turn and brought us on the journey of a lifetime.
We were living in a beautiful 3,000 square foot house that sat on top of a hill with beautiful views as far as the eye could see. It was the family home where we raised our kids, grew up, and lived life to the fullest for close to 25 years. Not a bad place to live out your golden years. As wonderful as it was, we were ready for something different. It was a lot of house for 2 people, so we started looking for a smaller house with a different view. After 2 years of looking around and not really finding something, we decided to sell and rent until we found that perfect house for retirement.
So, all the belongings we had accumulated since the beginning of time were moved into 3 storage units, we sold our beautiful home on the hill and moved into an apartment….