The Grand Plan, Finally

Letting Go, Moving On

We finally got it all together, it's been an interesting experience thinking about our future. On the surface, so many factors. But, underneath it all, we've known what we've wanted for many years.

We just celebrated Paulina's and my birthdays, and have been getting focused on our real dreams, and now, our plans.

Our plan is simple, enjoy both of our homes (Tucson and Warrensburg), until our home in Tucson sells. And if it doesn't sell, we'll be renting it out .. until it sells. We'll be commuting between the 2, with Winter months spent in pursuit of "Endless Summer" in Tucson. Hopefully, we can enjoy up to 8-9 months at Schroon River, with our time away limited to 3-4 months.

"We 3", on the Road

Paulina, Lucky and I will be commuting between our 2 homes while our home is for sale. And if and when it sells, we still plan to live our Winters in the Southeast for 3-5 months. This will allow us to enjoy the weather, and limit our time on the road. Currently, we're thinking "Hot Springs, AK" so that our trip from Schroon River is only about 1,000 miles, and our trip from there to see son John is only about 1,600 miles. We stayed at various hotels, but really enjoyed the "Holiday Inn", see some memories of our 3 day stay in Hot Springs, AK.

Using Our Timeshare Points to Vacation While We're On The Road

We've been a Timeshare Owner since November '99. Meaning we bought 1 week back then, and then in 2015, we bought another week. Our Timeshare (SPG) is merging with Marriott and now the places all around the world are almost endless.

We pay for maintenance fees, which give us about 1 month on the road to enjoy our hotels amenities. This year, we're staying for 2 weeks in the Berkshire Mountains, MA beginning on May 13th. Then, we'll be staying at Myrtle Beach, NC on the way back to Tucson.

We're also now planning on doing something special for Paulina's 75th Birthday, which is 2 years away. Just a thought, we've got 190,000 points in the bank which we can use to do something special.

So, what to do .. that's the question. Paulina and I have always wanted to see Barcelona, and perhaps Tuscany or other parts of Europe. Both of us have our very early roots in Spain, with mine dating back to 1522 .. Spain to Italy, eh.

Dad, and my step mother Lisa, enjoyed cruising to Europe, and we may too. The We 3, may do the trip via a cruise to allow us to be together and enjoy our Golden Years.

Furnished Apartments, While We're Away for the Winter

We've always talked about living for 3 months in different parts of the country. So, I checked out the price and found lots of fun places. I used $700/month for 3 months and found lots and lots of nice places.

And, while we're on the road, using our timeshare points for Sheraton, Marriott, etc to see the USA.