Welcome to a brand new episode of According to the Cassels! For those of you who don’t know, Tray and Amy rented an RV for a three week trip from Houston to Yellowstone and back.

Were there good times? For sure! Would we do it again? That’s a no! There were a few lows we did not expect, and during this episode we get into the details of what went down. Hear what we loved and how long we’ve been dreaming up this kind of vacation, why we only worked out three times during the trip, and why Amy would recommend flying into Wyoming to see the highlights of Yellowstone National Park. Join us as we share what we learned about ourselves, what it’s been like to navigate going back to school, and how we overcame being out of sync during such a critical time.

You’ll also hear a bit about what we have in mind for our next holiday, which definitely doesn’t include an RV. Thanks for tuning in!

Key Points From This Episode:

• The details of Amy and Tray’s recent three week RV trip from Houston to Yellowstone and back.
• The first three days of chaos and acclimation.
• How they have dreamed about this vacation since before Avery was born! 
• The power of putting things on your vision board, accomplishing, and fulfilling your goals.
• What they did not foresee planning this trip: the exhaustion they experienced.
• Why they only worked out three times over the entire vacation, but walked and hiked everyday.
• Why Amy would recommend flying into Wyoming and using the South entrance to Yellowstone.
• The knee injury River had after tripping on the boardwalk in Yellowstone.
• What Amy and Tray learned about themselves through dealing with this experience.
• How Amy learned about her aunt’s death during their trip.
• The physical implications of the discord between Amy and Tray.
• How tough it was to be out of sync with one another during such a dire moment.
• Adjusting from homeschooling to sending the kids to school.
• Their plan for the next vacation which definitely does not include an RV.
• Why you have to factor in the travel time to your RV trip plans.
• The difference between bison and buffaloes!

Tweetables:

“Tray and I have dreamt about doing a vacation like this. Be careful what you wish for, kids!” — @amy_cassels [0:02:47]

“Yellowstone is so awesome. That is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. It is absolutely breathtaking, beautiful, and I didn’t know it was so big!” — @amy_cassels [0:07:54]

“It’s tough to be out of sync with each other especially in such a dire moment when we need to be in sync for our family and for the orchestration of our team.” — Tray Cassels [0:23:50]

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