Full-Time RV Living

Our family loves yard sales. Each spring I always look forward to seeing many yard sale listings in the newspaper. So, about a month ago I was thrilled to see someone having a moving sale and that they were going to be selling all of their tiki-bar and tropical themed items. So, since our home is completely done in the tropical theme I couldn't resist this sale. I couldn't wait to see what kind of goodies they had. After getting there we couldn't help but buy every single bit of their cute beach souveniers, tiki statues and other crap that we really did NOT need. We had a lot of stuff to load up in our car so we had plenty of time to speak with the couple that was moving and they told us why they were moving and had to sell EVERY item they had. It turns out that they were selling their condo to move into a sailboat and "move" to the Bahamas. Lucky people!
After we left and were driving up the interstate back home, Jack and I kind of talked about how neat that would be. I don't think Jack thought much more of it after that afternoon, but since then I have been dreaming of not actually living on a sailboat (that is kind of a scary thought), but living in an RV full-time. I began thinking of how wonderful it would be for Jack to be able to quit his job, hit the road, see the country and spend QUALITY time with each other.
I keep thinking to myself that there is an entire country out there with beautiful scenery and great places to visit, so why be stuck in one home for your entire life? Since I homeschool Jaden (see, we're already a family that thinks outside the box) I think it would be great for him to not learn everything from a boring textbook, but to encounter it up-close and "hands-on". I read about another family that has been full-time RVing for four years now and have only used their alarm clock two dozen times.
We live in this "rat race" society where we're all SUPPOSED to go to college, get married, buy a huge house, get a high paying job, have 2.5 kids and then retire and begin traveling at 65 years-old. Why should we wait until we're that age to begin traveling? Why are we expected to live in one spot and then move to Florida when we retire? Seriously... think about those questions.
So many people think that success is having lots of money, a large house, an expensive car, and lots of THINGS, but I believe success is determined by how happy we are. Look at all the celebrities in Hollywood. They have things that my family will NEVER be able to afford, but I don't have to rely on a "nanny" to watch my son, I don't have to spend a few days in rehab, I don't spend weeks away from my family to work, and I know who my real friends are. So many celebrities smile for the cameras, but look in their eyes and you can see their unhappiness. But our society thinks that these people are successful because of their wealth and fame. If that's success, I don't want it!
Anyway, I got a little off subject... the point is, I don't think our family could be more successful if we were to sell our home, free our family from the mundane, see what great things our country has to offer, get out of the rat-race and spend our DAYS together instead of just weekends and a couple of hours in the evenings. We only have one life to live, why waste that time?
I know it wouldn't be a permanent vacation and some things would be a little tough... we're not rich by any means so we would have to find ways to work on the road. It would probably get cramped at times. Our first Christmas in an RV would be strange. And I've even thought of how hard it would be to sell our home. We bought our house five years ago and it makes me tear up just THINKING about selling it.
I just try to think of all that we would gain... No more 9-5 workdays, no mortgage payment, minimal housework, nothing to tie you down, simplifying life and focusing on what we SHOULD focus on in life.
If you're wondering... I have talked to Jack about this too. He says that he would consider doing that and we have even set a goal of 4-5 years (even if it's not set in stone yet), so we could possibly end up becoming full-time RVers. I don't think he is onboard 100% yet, but he says I've persuaded him. He's talked about getting back into selling sports memorabilia and doing card shows if we did that. We're obviously not going out and buying a new motor home today or anything, but this is definately a dream I would like to try to keep alive and hopefully make it reality in a few years. If/When anything becomes of this I'll be sure to write about it! :)

P.S. Just another thought... I went to a yard sale to buy a bunch of junk a month ago. That same yard sale (and the people that put it on) has made me come to the realization that I don't want to go to another yard sale or buy anymore junk that I don't need. I've already started getting rid of stuff now. :)