Hi, I’m Joni, mom of the Ramsey clan. Dustin and I met in January 2002, the day after he joined the U.S. Army. We’ve done our share of days or months apart due to deployments, TDY’s (temporary duty assignments), and whatever else military life has thrown at us. But despite any of those tribulations, we’ve gained so much in opportunities and all we’ve learned along the way. Together, we’ve been building a life that is always full of adventure, love, a spattering of daring, and a lot of laughter. The Beginning Both born in rural Ohio, seeing the world was never a goal to start out with, but quickly became our passion as opportunities presented themselves. In the course of Dustin’s 21 years in the military, we’ve lived in North Carolina, Alabama, South Korea, Texas, Germany, and Maryland. Our philosophy has been to treat each duty station as a vacation. We find everything that is special about the area, dive deep into the history, culture, and environment, and use our home as a springboard to experience everything there is to see and learn in the surrounding regions. Before becoming parents, we scaled Mt. Fuji, camped under the stars in the Outback, explored the temple ruins of Angkor Wat, climbed the Great Wall of China, and hiked the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. And Then There Were Four Our children, born in Texas in 2010 and 2012, have known adventure from early on in life. They are the most flexible and resilient kids I’ve ever known. After moving to Germany at ages one and three, they spent their early years strolling through Paris, London, Prague, Rome, and other major cities of Europe. They’ve walked the streets of Pompeii, explored countless medieval castle ruins, hiked through The Hidden Valley in Scotland, soaked in the hot springs of Iceland, playground-hopped through the Swiss Alps, and rung the bell at Our Lady of the Lake Church in the center of Lake Bled. Back in the United States, during their elementary years, we never let grass grow under our feet. Vacations and lots of field trips built strong foundations for homeschool education. Our most exciting vacation has been touring the west coast where we scrambled the lava tubes of Ape Cave, sledded down snow hills–without a sled– at Crater Lake, and rock hopped through coral reefs along the Pacific. Last year, due to COVID restrictions, we stuck closer to home and hiked over 100 miles through east coast wilderness. New Adventures
For the last seven years, we’ve dreamed of traveling the United States in an RV. With retirement just around the corner, the moment has come! We bought our Grand Design Reflection 31MB in February and are planning to hit the road in July 2022. Since we’ve NEVER RVed, this should be an experience, to say the least! Thank you for joining us! We hope you enjoy reading about our journey and are inspired to live life with your own set of adventures.
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Mabel brunton
7/30/2022 04:33:02 pm
Love to travel along with you.
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Stefanie Feltner
8/22/2022 02:57:41 pm
So Awesome!!!
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