get a job you loser

i've been informed that my "last" AT post needed a follow-up, more detailed description. 

before that, though, i am going to insert this comment: if one more person asks why we are not working/when we are getting jobs/how can we afford this/why are we being irresponsible i am going to scream. 

if you were around us at all before we left for the trail, you know that we never sat down. we were constantly working. i worked nights at the hospital, and then babysat almost every day AFTER staying up all night to earn extra money. tony was running around showing houses and writing up contracts WHILE renovating the house we LIVED in. 90% of the work was done by his own hands. not  just one room. the WHOLE house. we used a toilet that you had to flush by pouring water in manually, a shower whose door wouldn't shut in a bathroom with absolutely no ventilation. we had no kitchen whatsoever for 6 months. every single room in the house was under construction. the ENTIRE time.

we shared a 10 year old car. we had no cable and no internet. we have never exchanged Christmas, valentine's, or birthday gifts with each other.

basically, we saved our money. we tried to make responsible decisions so we could go on an adventure. so we could be free a minute. so we could see the country. we are so blessed.

i think that if you want to do something, you should make it happen. MAKE it happen. don't wait around for it to happen to you. the american dream is what you want it to be. not what people say it should be.