July 6, 2018
Today, I came home from a 4286-mile 18-day camping trip with my children. This trip was planned in January prior to Mike and I deciding to separate and Mason’s death. I hesitated to take such a huge trip independently with my children. I decided to go for it when I recognized that this would help establish a “new normal” for our little grieving family. I watched my children laugh and bond on this trip; I also answered many lingering questions about Mason’s death. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to take Mikey and Megan on an Epic camping trip, but I am so happy to come home to this sweet mountain town and Masons Garden. We went to Sequoia National Park, Yosemite, Mount Shasta, Oregon Coast, Crater Lake, and Lake Tahoe. I took my own advice and put my cell phone away I listened, focused, and was present for the entire trip.
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