Adventuresome daughter wants to go West....suggestions?
My middle child has been driving me crazy. She went with me on a business trip and ended up moving down to Crystal river for a short period of time because she fell in love with Manatees. She unloaded fishing boats, worked a large beekeeping outfit, and did some light construction work while she was there.
After that she moved to Mentone where she is working at a famous restaurant
Welcome to the Wildflower
Located in the heart of Mentone, Alabama, the Wildflower Café offers delicious food in a casual atmosphere.
She has a cabin rented up there that is adorable....a little above her price range, but she is having a great time.
Next she has decided to head West...she has never been out that direction, so any place sounds like an adventure to her. She has ZERO plans, but will jump at whatever comes her way first....which is what I'm trying to stop, but I will fail, so I'm trying to see if I can just get some ideas tossed out that make sense to her.
I've told her she needs to get a roomate and stay in the cabin until she has a little nest egg saved up to do whatever she does next. That is not what she wants though. She is ready to drop everything and move on asap.
So, if any of you have any input I'd love to hear it.
She has worked with beekeeping, food serving, light construction, she's very dependable and engergetic....and adorably cute....which is terrifying to imagine her just hitting the open road like a hobo.
My kids are going to be why I go bald and start talking to myself one day.
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Come to Utah...the Mormons are not bad. National Parks, aspen meadows, desert climate, low crime, powder skiing. A lot to do here and a very firearm friendly state. Right to carry, too.
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My son just got back from a two month trip from California to NJ. He visited all the state parks while camping and hiking. He had an absolute blast. He did stay in hotels about once a week for a soft bed. He loved Northern California the best. He also camped at area 51 for a couple days. He loved Colorado, South Dakota and Montana. He was looking for a place where he wanted to live. If you would like, I can give you his number, and your daughter can call him. He did visit Las Vegas , San Diego and a couple other big cities, but mostly traveled around to remote towns and wilderness areas. He would love to share his thoughts and travels with your daughter. Chris is very easy to talk to. He is 28 and has a good head on his shoulders and very intelligent. You can email me.Oakie
PS, we were worried sick when he told us of his plans. He went with our blessings though, because he was gonna do it either way. I'm glad he had the opportunity to do, what I couldn't when I was younger. Let her go Kasey and just remind her to call or text at least once a day or two. You can also give her a tracking device to put in her handbag and car. We gave Chris several of these, so we knew where he was at all the time. This way, if we didn't hear from him in a while, we could contact a local authority.
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Another option, U.S. Military will get her where she wants to go
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Another option, U.S. Military will get her where she wants to go
I wish all three of mine would have joined. I loved my time in the Navy.
I'm passing all of this on to her. She loves all the input and it SERIOUSLY thinking about everything
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