Adventures of the pregnant homeless lady, entry #1

So here we go...we are officially moving out of this house on June 9 and will not move into a new place until August...and to be honest we have no idea where that place will be. We have decided to use the money normally budgeted for housing and utilities to travel the country instead. A bit more spontaneous than we are used to but I'm thinking it will be fun...except for the days when I think this is totally irresponsible and insane...WHO DOES THIS?!?!?

Apparently we do this. Here's the deal. Dan has 8 weeks off work in the summer anyway, it will be much easier to travel while pregnant than with a newborn, we haven't been to see relatives in way too long, and it's seriously hot and miserable in Houston in the summer...the money we would spend on AC alone is paying for a nice portion of the trip.

Here's a short list of the things we have done/not done to prepare for the trip, just so you can all help me keep track...

Done:

• bought one of those cool cargo things for the top of our van
• got White House tickets
• checked all MLB schedules of cities we may be anywhere near during the trip
• informed our land lord that we are leaving
• reserved 4 of the 10 nights we will need in hotels
• alerted family members that we will be spending way more than 10 nights with them
• purchased Dan's tickets to come home during the trip for scout camp/random day of work
• received the blessing of my OB...who stated "That's awesome, more Mom's should get out and do things before the baby comes"
• reserved a storage unit for our belongings (the car topper isn't THAT BIG)
• large amounts of "mapquesting"

Not Done:

• informed my employer that I am not exactly going to be working anymore...
• reserved the other 6 nights needed at hotels
• found Dan a place to stay while back in Houston for a week
• packed/cleaned
• FOUND A PLACE TO LIVE IN AUGUST!!!

Let the adventure begin!