Looking for America and Finding A Home: The trip that brought us to a crossroads

[@michaelcerkez3895]

I've been all over these United States driving tractor trailer. You've picked a great spot to settle. Beautiful town it looks frozen in time just like your home. Take your time make it a labor of love, live by no one's timetable but your own. Your dreams and those smiles you were looking for will all take place. Sincerely and 73

[@tracysteward604]

I could just feel your giddy and delight and joy in that video. I know what you mean. I found my way through a series of unfortunate circumstances to Kentucky, western Kentucky. But the one good thing was, I found my soulmate, my best friend, my husband. But this is a very sad, very depressing, Sad place to live. So I know what you mean about wanting to be someplace where people smile again. My husband will never leave this place into a certain extent. I understand that because he built our entire home and all the outbuildings himself. And he customized the home to me and we’ve redesigned things together. But that doesn’t make people smile, and it does not make their hearts sing. I pray that your home is turned out to be all that you hoped and that your heart is still singing, as was reflected in your face in this video.

[@sarahaljabban8305]

Oh yay, another video! Saving this one for tomorrow morning, where there won't be little sisters around and I can enjoy it in peace.

[@lauraraines767]

Hi Sarah and Gabriel. 🖐️ Thank you very much for taking me along on your trip. The rocks are amazing. Your new home is so beautiful ❤️. I especially love the green walls with the flower border. Also even more lovely, is all the beautiful wood. I can see why you two fell for that home. So glad your restoring it. Smiles and blessings 💕😊🙏

[@duoneswart4989]

Sarh when the Lord made you He was having a good day :) this brightened may day

[@nievescabrera]

Sarah, you look so happy! It's a pleasure to see you that way! Never change, please

[@cordiscoscorner]

Oh wow...didn't notice. You're almost at 10,000 subs. WELL DONE!!!!

[@HippieRose87]

Sarah, you are so uplifting to watch! I love your videos and I hope you make more of them. And I'd like to say that you have such a positive and adventurous attitude, it very refreshing. Happy trails to you in Iowa!

[@1minigrem]

I can’t wait to see the ongoing restoration, it’s a beautiful home already.

[@Rainbow-oh4jx]

Beautiful

[@lauranoon]

That home looks like it's going to be a dream home! It's absolutely gorgeous.

[@Universe-dq6vn]

I am so happy that you share this life. I'm very interested in the Victorian era

[@bellthandian]

Sometimes the best adventures are spontaneous and unplanned. Looks like quite an inspirational journey you two have been on. I love that you jumped right in with following your dreams and buying this new home that I’m sure is going to be filled with so much love and joy. I do hope you guys are able to film more of the process as you go. Would make for great content. I’m an avid architectural enthusiast and have a special love of the Victorian period aesthetic. Been watching your videos for the last few years and it’s just been wonderful seeing others also enjoying some of the things in our modern society which are no longer quite the norm these days. Wishing you guys all the best! -Ryan McFadden from Orlando FL

[@hikerx9366]

This particular choice of music in the video has always rendered memories of a past life forgotten but once loved and cherished. Each and every time I hear music such as this it takes me to another time another place. Great holiday memories and your husbands intuition paid off. Always listen to your inner self it will lead you down many wonderful paths. Thanks for sharing, your new home is a dream home and one which will radiate its inner beauty as well.

[@girlofdifferentera2922]

Truly a wonderful story! I recently did my own move from New York to Missouri, i have to say that moving is never easy but it is good to be in the place God led you to, no matter what.!

[@daughterofthewildwood7468]

As a Native Missourian, welcome! If you are into costuming/historical clothing/farming and the like... feel free to reach out!

[@girlofdifferentera2922]

@@daughterofthewildwood7468 I adore all those things! I grew up on a farm (I love Muscovy ducks) and I moved here to apprentice under a historical dressmaker , (her company is called Ensembles of the Past)!

[@daughterofthewildwood7468]

@@girlofdifferentera2922 I will have to check that out! Feel free to reach out anytime.

[@jimr.5580]

So excited that you are here in Iowa with us! I'm glad you found smiling people here. Your new house is really a looker. Can't wait to see the gracious home that you will no doubt make it into.

[@fernlintner65]

What a lovely breath of fresh air! ;ove your attitude your smiling face and your enthusiasm!!

[@lauramuse910]

I’m from Iowa. I saw you were at the Figge art museum. I’m from that area originally. My grandmother was Mr Figge’s maid back in the 40’s. I hope you like that area and yes the folks there are very friendly. I hope you’ve been to the shops at the Amana colonies. If not I hope you check it out!

[@thetimelesscostumemaker1266]

What a lovely vacation! So glad y'all found what you were looking for.

[@jeaniedenton-smith1041]

So happy for you both! Boy did that *hunch* pay off! My husband's family had a home that was very similar to yours in Kansas. I wish you and Gabriel all the best and I look forward to many more wonderful videos!

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

Congratulations! You are certainly not the only one moving to a new home. It seems this last year shook us all up. Something good will come of it, I'm sure. Edit: I think I would forgo a functional toilet to wake up that woodwork every day. What about the garden?

[@Rose-mr8ii]

Thank you for posting this video Sarah. I loved your sense of adventure and optimism about your new life in Iowa. :)

[@pmeredithauthor]

I love this. I love your tag line: “Looking for America, Finding a Home.” Love your writing. Love following your adventures. Follow your heart. Looking forward to hearing more from you both wherever you go!

[@Mementomori1914.]

Squirrel mummies that's too funny

[@datatwo7405]

This was such a relaxing and calming video. And your new house is fantastic! It's right out of a book! Oh, how I wish I could live in a house even half its size, but just like that! Congratulations and bless you!

[@shannonc.5837]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been feeling very stuck at home recently and it was wonderful to be able to “travel”, even if only for 10 minutes on a screen :)

[@jacobmiller5834]

What's stopping you? Get out there and get going.

[@lydialarina]

Hi Sarah! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful vacation with us! Your videos always create such a warm and lovely atmosphere! I have a rather silly question, but I hope you can answer it. How do you drive without a GPS? Because I think that there is something so beautiful about relying only on a paper map instead of a gadget, but what maps do you use and how do you find an exact destination you want when driving from state to state? I did some research on this topic, and I know that there are maps for particular cities, but I still wonder how you planned such a big trip with a map? Thank you, Sarah! (If someone in the comments knows and answer to my question, I would also greatly appreciate a response!)

[@ShirleyDeeDesigns]

Got a little homesick when I saw the badlands and Deadwood. Where were the falls located, in the Black Hills?

[@Ritabug34]

That town around the 8 min mark I swear I've been there! It is near the Mississippi river near Harper's Ferry Iowa. A cute quaint town

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

9:07 😍 Beautiful!

[@sheryllknapp9803]

I'm so happy for you both! I also cannot wait to read the stories you will write while you learn of you local lore and experience in your new home! Love your work! God bless you both and your new home and I hope you don't find any more "squirrel mummies!"

[@heather7433]

❤❤❤❤

[@babysusana123]

Beautiful home u found !!

[@EmsIsFab]

This was really lovely, it almost makes me want to go for a road trip down in the states when the border opens since Canada is... a lot of highway LOL. One question I have for you, which isn't on topic of this video but rather on the visuals - what sort of shoes do you wear? I know you wear Victorian and reproduction clothes but I was wondering where you get your shoes or what sort of shoes you wear for different activities? I have a reproduction Vienna Congress boot, and a reproduction 1900s pair of heels myself, but I am wondering about what sort of footwear would be good for various activities like cycling and hiking :) But your new home is beautiful, the woodwork in the entrance hall is work all the work alone.

[@dhouaflifarid6254]

Hello. When I was a child, before I entered kindergarten, my mother would leave me at my grandmother's house. When she was making coffee in the morning. She had a Shocklin box with a picture of an antique woman exactely is like you from the 18th century. Since that time when I grow up I want to marry an antique woman like this. this image was in my mind until I found your story. Do you have an antique sister exactly like you?

[@user-on7zd8yi8g]

What town is that at 7:30, please?

[@cordiscoscorner]

We must think alike. I traveled 2200+ miles in June in what I called looking for freedom in America. (on my KZbin channel) I'm halfway done. I wish you guys ALL THE BEST as always. Say hi to Gabriel.

[@starsparkle25]

I wonder if someone had already purchased the previous home back in Washington. 🤔

[@elluc1510]

Has sold

[@cecilyerker]

You’ve known each other since 1998? I thought you guys were in your mid to late 30s

[@bellthandian]

I believe she’s 41, but they both look so much younger. I’m 33 myself so I always thought they were about the same age 😃

[@traceybenna3785]

We live in a much divided nation . Fact. Conservatives are happier people and l know Washington is far from a Conservative state .l do not mean to bring up politics.

[@powderandpaint14]

Conservatives think they are happier and liberals think they are happier. What would help is if people put aside their fixed ideas and listened to the other side and what they care about and find common ground.