This, my friends, is my post to profess my love to Maria and acknowledge the bittersweet mix of joy and grief that thirty years of shared memories bring. We recently lost someone Maria had grown close to over the years—her sister, whose name I’ll keep private out of respect for her wishes. She was a complicated person, but Maria managed to break through that tough exterior and unlock the deep love inside. That loss, along with other unexpected departures from our wider circle, forced us to...

There’s a first time for everything, even in the RV world. For five and a half, almost six years, Maria and I have traveled through and stayed in many states across the U.S. Every summer season, I land a job somewhere that I want to explore, immerse myself in, and become a part of, and this year, as most of you know, we landed in Bar Harbor, Maine. I worked at the Hampton by Hilton for the past three and a half months. I’ve met several awesome young people who I connected with, and who have...

Anamnesis, what does it mean? Recently, a co-worker asked me a question I’d never considered, If you could name this season of your life, this year, this summer, this exact moment, what would it be? As a writer, I jumped at the chance to find the perfect word. We’ve visited Bar Harbor on two separate occasions now, and we often find ourselves reflecting on our past. That past doesn't anchor us, it sprinkles our minds with doses of inspiration, nostalgia, and the story of our life together....