• 10th Anniversary in South Dakota

    It is crazy to think Thomas and I have been married for so long, but we celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2024. Because of scheduling conflicts, we didn’t get to take our celebratory trip until close to August. That turned out to be a bit of a good thing because we didn’t decide until about…

  • Cross Country 2023

    Cross Country 2023

    Our big trip in 2023 had a busy itinerary and Eremos was only half finished. Our first stop was El Paso to visit with our best friend, Myles, for a quick dinner. Then, we did our best to get as far into Texas as we could. I cooked for us once, but we mostly snacked.…

  • The More, the Merrier

    The More, the Merrier

    When we were in Alabama during our big trip in 2023, our friend’s mom had such a cute little pug puppy. She cuddled up in our arms while we played board games and went crazy during playtime. Thomas caught puppy fever…hard. As it got close to Christmas, I decided to look into pug puppies available…

  • Sorry for Ghosting

    Sorry for Ghosting

    We will be back soon with a more lengthy update, but for now just know we are sorry for leaving you out of the loop for so long.

  • Feeling the Groan

    Feeling the Groan

    2 Corinthians 5:1-5 1For we know that if our earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens. 2For indeed, in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3since in fact after putting…

  • Subfloor Mania

    For our subfloor we decided to use 1/2″ foam board glued directly to the bottom of the van with 15/32″ plywood glued on top. We sealed the wood with a deck primer just to give it some added protection against moisture. I made up some templates with cardboard to trace onto the foam and wood…

  • Bryce Canyon National Park

    Bryce Canyon National Park

    On our way to our Airbnb in Manti, we decided we couldn’t pass up Bryce Canyon and the internationally renowned views. I had done some research and made tentative plans to visit, but we were not sure if the timing would work out. We were so glad it did! Despite my ankle injury in The…

  • The Greater Law

    The Greater Law

    Romans 8:2-4 “For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned…

  • Zion Canyon National Park

    Zion Canyon National Park

    The next stop on our Utah adventure was Zion. This was the place I had been begging Thomas to visit for ages. After a whole debacle at our planned Airbnb I would rather not get into, we ended up staying at the Majestic View Lodge, the last stop on the Springdale Shuttle line which would…

  • Coral Pink Sand Dunes

    Coral Pink Sand Dunes

    Our first trip after we started thinking about vanlifing was to Utah. I had been dreaming of the amazing hiking opportunities available there and we finally went for my 30th birthday. Of course we ended up seeing campervans every five minutes it seemed. We started playing a game we called, “Vanlifer or Rental?” It was…