Making Dreads

After Phoenix, we headed down to  Sierra Vista, AZ. Our purpose there was two-fold. To meet up with James, Jennie, and Valentine and to visit the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center.

We camped at the Thunderbird Mobile Home & RV Park...a little park right in town that is about as old school as you can get. I'm talkin' 'bout hand written receipt, figured out by calculator, by the adorable old lady kind of old school. Lovin' it. It was nothing fancy, but it was just a mile away from our friends...and location is KEY! They did have cable available...but you had to go down to the cable company and ask for a box. We figured we would be ok for one night ;-)

Bella had a nice patch of dirt to call home in front of the RV and she was happy. We got settled and headed over to have supper with James, Jennie, and Valentine (don't you just love that name?!). Jennie and I connected online when their family was buying an RV to travel/live in. You can more about their adventures on her blog.

Jennie had prepared a delicious meal of organic goodness. Green salad with goji berries + coconut peanut dressing, quinoa, stir-fried veggies, lettuce wraps, and a bean/corn concoction that was really yummy. We followed it all up with a Coconut Bliss + Newman's Own Oreo + Almond Milk shake. Totally delish. This family knows how we like to eat!

After supper we sat down on the couch and put dreads in Jennie's hair! Yay for dreads. She totally rocks them!

We chatted and watched movies while we backcombed and backcombed. Valentine is just a few months older than Lucy and they spent their time toddling and crawling around the living room. They hung in there just long enough for us to finish in record time...2 hours!

The next day, we met up at the RV and headed over to the Tree of Life. More on that in the next post!

Photos from Sierra Vista here.
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Dirt and Tea Parties

We're BACK! We were passing back through Phoenix and just had to stop and spend more time with Jessamyn and her sweet family.

There were still tea parties to be had...

Holes to be dug...

Gifts to give...

Laughter and conversations to share...

Inspiration to take...

And meals to be enjoyed...

We love this family and look forward to seeing them soon! If you missed our first visit with them, click here for more fun.

Photos from our time with them here.
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Crossing Paths

In December 2008, we sold one of our RV's to Kevin and Annmarie Gianni...they flew into Bozeman and we hung out for the day, teaching them a little about life on the road before they set out on their own nationwide tour.

Today, our paths crossed again...this time in Phoenix, AZ. It was so fun to reconnect, hear their stories from these past 15 months and to see our old RV again!

Kevin and Annmarie host The Renegade Health Show...which focuses mostly on natural living and raw foods, along with a few other fun things. The show is GREAT, and if you are interested in healthy living at all, you need to be watching their show. Matt and I love it. I also love Kevin's book, High Raw. If you've ever been curious about raw foods, but didn't know where to start, check it out. There is a free eBook version here.

Annmarie also just launched a new skin care line and she gave me some samples to try out. I am pretty skeptical when it comes to using "products"...but OH. MY. WORD. I am loving it. Such yummy stuff. Totally organic and natural. So natural that she said I could eat it if I so desired :) I'll be posting more about them on Walk Slowly soon...

It was strange to see our old RV with their stuff in it! :) Shout out to Johnny 5, the kitty cat. They are creating an indoor container garden in the living room area...can't wait to see it all "grown up". We get questions about how to do a garden on the road a lot, so here is one option.

I made a video with them as well...they shared with me their very favorite places in the U.S...along with tips for those who have dreams of a traveling lifestyle. Check it out!