WE SOLD OUR SKOOLIE

[@JimmyandNatalie]

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[@virginiacaston1456]

I got emotional when Natalie started crying when she tried to say the bus had been sold for the first time. She was your first home build so I understand the emotions behind selling her to new owners and having to walk away. ❤️

[@bigteddy66]

I couldnt go that far. Poo boo hoo. Blah blah. Used to love the bus stories but now it's all the promotional shit.

[@virginiacaston1456]

@@bigteddy66 Your opinion. Not everyone is devoid of emotion. Now have a good life! ✌️👍👌

[@bronx-calizoo5132]

Same here. It was heartfelt.

[@bigteddy66]

@@virginiacaston1456 ✌️

[@Followingsparkles]

I felt it too.

[@TheFatesLieutenant]

The brief "flashback" segment was very powerful! Thanks, congrats, and enjoy the new adventures!

[@janetedgar3336]

My favourite bus memory was when Jimmy went to visit a relative and Natalie drove BY HERSELF , to a desert area she liked , where there was soft sand, and stayed there all by herself....she was confident and brave....I was a nervous wreck tho !!

[@WaYsTiiD]

I lost it when Natalie said “check to see if the wheels on the bus actually go round and round” 😂 congrats on the sale guys.

[@surfpaddletravel]

I laughed out loud! She said it so seriously!

[@yolandaazua8919]

Natalie, I will always remember Saguaro getting you through a tight spot at the Salt Lake. I cried, happy tears with you.

[@Adam_Gray]

Natalie, I totally understand your emotions wrapped up in saying goodby to Saguaro. She brought us together as I found your channel because of her in the mist of transformation. Although, though all the ironing-out of her mechanical issues in making her "road worthy" for the long journey she would safely take you both on. Remember this time, the places, the love shared and all the learning she "The Schoolie" provided you both in this endeavor. One beautiful chapter is ending and another has begun in this ongoing love adventure in self-discovery, a deepening love for each other and the lifetime memories she selflessly gave during her travels. Congratulations! 🥂🌵💚

[@Lorelly5]

Awe so love your review of the last tour of your bus - great first home and start of many accumulated memories and lots of sentimental attachment - and tons of hard work to be proud of - let’s hope all goes well - whoever gets your bus is going to be so happy - it’s a great looking bus - we will miss saguaro - we feel your tears Natalie - awesome seeing your build videos - and you have all your memories in your hearts and minds - love yous - and simplifying is an amazing accomplishment 🎉❤😢😊😂 now it’s onward to new adventures and life is about making memories

[@shannonwilliamson9319]

It says sold already. We sure would've bought it. This is my favorite bus!

[@banditone7896]

You guys are so talented. Not just in the two incredible builds you have done, but in all of the content you have created. There are not many people that can make a grown man cry about selling a vehicle...especially when we didn't even see the transaction. 😉 Thank you for sharing your genuine emotions with all of us. We are right there with you. Congrats on the sale. I can't wait to see your next adventures!

[@isaacturnerit]

I loved when you sold the bus you hopped to a highlight reel. Congrats y’all

[@hapnewsom9217]

You will enjoy both of those books! Michael Pollan is an excellent writer and Steinbeck is....well Steinbeck! You have been working hard to sell Saguaro for so long you might be feeling a bit of shock that it's finally worked out. You will always have the memories of the build and all the great things you experienced together. Those will always be yours. Now you are no longer tethered to Salt Lake City and can feel free to explore in any/every direction your imagination points you! Looking forward to new and exciting adventures!!

[@dieseljunction6086]

Iam 57 years old u have me crying cherish the memories ❤️

[@jill_ontheroad]

Congratulations!! I definitely feel you on the sadness of saying goodbye to your first build/ first nomadic home. You know it’s for the best but that doesn’t make it any easier!

[@wintergirl3298]

I’m truly crying with you. That bus was your beginning. But your in a beautiful van that you also put your heart into. Think of it as saying goodbye to an old friend. And you never know, your paths may cross again in your travels. So happy you finally got it sold. The inside really was nice and offered a lot.

[@REGRETLYSS]

aw I know this feeling all too well. It really is like saying goodbye to an old friend. Congratulations friends, so glad to know Saguaro will see future adventures. ♥

[@baanjones5910]

Vehicles take care of you… miles of memories… crying with you Natalie❤🙏🏽

[@kearnsey64]

Boy, I didn't think I'd get emotional until you guys played the montage of memories?? Then the fawcet opened! Well, I'm super happy 4U guys, I know it's been a long road. Let the next chapter begin! Oh duh, it already has!! WOO HOO!!

[@angelamurphy3331]

You have me in tears also. Lovely memories you've shared with us your special followers. Love and hugs 🍀🍀🍀💚💚💚😺😺🍀🍀

[@marilynharris5998]

I cried right along with you Natalie. You and Jimmy have all your videos to remember your beloved bus.

[@billintexas7061]

Congratulations! Great end story to your bus adventure! Onward and upward and the bus lives on to make memories for the new owner!

[@suzannehasser9020]

I sat here and cried with you, Natalie. Pulling away and leaving the Skoolie behind made it so final. We all know it is the best thing to do, but a moment of sadness, too.

[@tammycruz8189]

💯 Agree I Too Cried With Her ....

[@MortenCopenhagen]

Congratulations, guys. Cheers from Denmark.

[@margaretgosnell8281]

So sad to see Natalie cry, but great news for the two of you.

[@mkudron1]

Glad you guys finally sold the bus. I totally understand being emotionally attached to a vehicle.

[@jerrywestin3447]

🚌 around around we go!

[@_JoyceArt]

Aww, congratulations on the sale! Great, now I’m shedding a tear for a bus. 😅 but admittedly, she’s still very cute, as is Pancake.

[@WanderingRVr]

I just read Travels with Charlie it’s a great read. Especially the part about seeing Yellowstone it’s really funny!! Glad you sold the bus!

[@roadtripdave6188]

Cross your fingers they buy it. You guys created wonderful memories along the build and the precious times spent in it. As they say when one door closes another opens. You two have a wonderful life ahead of you and will continue to learn from all your hard work. Enjoy your new opportunities and thanks so much for us to follow along. Wish the best for both of you.

[@michaeldeckert6023]

I have been with you since pretty close to the beginning. I found you after one of my cancer treatments. I'm still in the fight. What I got from all of this is what you said about "walking down the steps for the last time". Remember that in life. Every day could be that last time. An I love you means all the difference to someone and to you. You never know when the last time will be. That IS a certain. Be safe.

[@AnnettesVanTease]

I loved seeing all the old footage, congratulations on the sale. What a sweet video and such a sweet guy to give you books.

[@r8edrv4fun65]

Awe!!! Natalie, don't cry, you're making me tear up. 😢

[@r8edrv4fun65]

It's not an old friend, more like an ugly pet, really.

[@scotttan6377]

Two emotions intertwined - sadness and relief/happiness. A good omen to start 2023 !

[@scotjohnson5865]

Congratulations! You can sell the bus but not the memories . Enjoy your next chapter !

[@anneparrish2247]

Congratulations on the sale. It was really nice to see the bus again. You did a really great job building it.

[@DawnykaH]

Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 This is such exciting/happy/sad news! It will be such a relief that the financial responsibility is now lifted and she is going to great owners that will love and care for her. I will miss Saguaro. I teared up with you. She was a great bus and I loved watching you build her and travel with her. Looking forward to watching many more adventures in Pancake! Safe travels! 💛💛

[@kathleenjasa3125]

Whew!! That was rough! Completely understand your joy and sorrow!

[@cnjsharp2]

Yes, the wheels do go round n round. Lov you guys.

[@meanderingmanat7038]

Sorry I cried too 😢❤and the adventure continues 👍

[@shannonwhiting6668]

Oh gosh I cried too! I am happy for you even though it was a difficult thing to do. I know the bus was a part of you! Hopefully you will meet up with the new owner during your travels and share some of your adventures. Love you guys! Now on with the adventures!!!

[@chaosplan]

Travels with Charlie is one of my top favorite travel books along with Blue Highways. What a thoughtful gift. Congratulations you two!

[@gblakev]

I read Travels With Charley when it came out and became hooked on traveling. It was one of the few books that I read voluntarily at that time. It was the first Steinbeck book that I ever read ( I was 12).

[@BretSnyder]

We named our Class B “Rocinante”. From Travels with Charlie and the TV show/Books of The Expanse. Love all of the Steinbeck books.

[@r8edrv4fun65]

Going from owning 2 homes to one can be emotional. You put your sweat, blood and tears into it. Of course it's emotional.

[@mickeymouse6894]

I Know This Is Hard, But The Both Of You Are On A New Adventure!! Prayers

[@williambranham6249]

Heartfelt.❤

[@mikeshanaberger7503]

Arlene here.....Awwww......I totally understand. I usually cry when I sell a car of mine. I know you've had so many good times in your bus. But great times are ahead. Love you both.

[@joanneromano1234]

Congratulations guys. Let the new chapter begin. Just like the books, page, by page. Enjoy!

[@jujugypsyjourney3826]

Very emotional moment for sure!! 😢❤ CONGRATS!! 💕✌️

[@vanlifenomadfirekeeper]

I loved the Bus. It's sad to see it go., but it's got a new mom and Dad 👨‍👩‍👧

[@AdamandAtlas]

Oh my gosh. I cried right with you nat.. if we ever sold our bus I would have the exact same emotional response.. wow what a feeling that would be.. not sure we could ever do that. It’s an end of an era but so great you have so many memories to look back and and cherish for the rest of your life 💙 love you guys! Take care

[@barbsexton2003]

I understand your mixed emotions about selling your bus. The bus was your first chapter to your new life, and will always be part of your story.

[@no_worries_van]

Aww! Bitter sweet😢

[@wegottafishdude]

🤘🏻😢🤘🏻 Awesome stuff guys Had me bawling

[@stacynissley7336]

As cute as your van is I loved the bus! You two did a great job on her! She will be great for her new family.

[@RvDavy]

NICE I WOULD HAVE LIKED BUYING A SCHOOLIE BUS. OH WELL ITS SOLD I WONDER HOW MUCH IT WAS IN PRICE? CONGRATULATIONS FROM A FULL TIMER 6 YEARS NOW MY LAST VORAGE IM 60 THIS YEAR. YOU TAKE CARE MEET YOU DOWN THE ROAD SINCERELY RV DAVY man you 2 are right out of high school dam.

[@davidmiles6041]

Very happy for the both of you guys 😢 I knew there was going to be tears but I just didn’t think I was gonna get choked up 😂

[@mohork]

Wow you finally sold it. Sweet. You really put a lot of love and sweat equity into your bus. It was fun to watch you build it.

[@OurNotSoSeriousLife]

Congratulations on the sale of saguaro. 🎉 🎉🎉🎉

[@BrianandAor]

Congratulations on the sale, carry-on, and oh the memories that you have made are very special. Thanks again for sharing this wonderful news with us. Love you both.

[@chhook949]

Definitely tearing up didn’t think I’d be emotional but I’ve been here through the build all the highs & lows this is a good news day. Should have had one more trip to the Salt Flats😳. Natalie & Jimmy Congratulations let’s hope Saguaro & Pancake meet up down the road! All The Best Happy Travels! Be Well Be Safe & Stay Blessed.

[@lindaconover7245]

Natalie you're so sweet when my husband and I got married way back in 1969. We didn't build ours but we purchase hey truck cap 2 years we then decided to buy a cab and chassis unit and have layout that we wanted. 1975 our baby and second one was coming. So we sold our motorhome. I can remember feeling the same way Natalie felt. Help with the down payment of our home. Over the past sixty four years we never did live in one full-time but we used to Camp a lot and would stay there maybe half the time. So my advice to you is to enjoy it while you can because they'll come a day that it will have to be put on hold. And don't be too sad for because the new chapter of your life has just begun 💕. You two are so sweet and beautiful. You also do fantastic work and do it. We enjoy watching you! You're a couple I would love to meet so if you ever come Pa way, l👀k us up.💕

[@joannewinters9616]

And a new adventure begins

[@netposerx]

My drawer used to slide out when I forgot to latch it. Luckily it's next to the bed so I put a bumper on the side of the bed (wood part) that the drawer will hit if I forget to latch it. So it slides open, bumps the stopper and slams back closed, then repeats the process until I stop and latch it. Way better than the drawer flying off the tracks and throwing stuff all over the floor.

[@loragunning5394]

This video made me cry, remembering back to many times in my life when I knew I was transitioning from one huge era of my life into a new, unknown area. Knowing you've reached the end of one chapter and are moving on, with a level of grief mixed with hopeful expectations, to the next chapter. For me, selling my first car, a 1960 VW bus that I had converted to a camper and spent 4 years living and traveling in, was one of the hardest. It's interesting to me that one of the books your buyer gifted to you was John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charlie", as I had read the book in my teen years and it influenced my decision to name my bus Rocinante, tho mostly she was affectionately known as Rosie. She was just a beat up old VW bus, but she was my first wheels and in my mind, a glorious charger. And I was Dona Quixote, a crazy hippy chick (I was 18 years old, 1972), tilting at windmills. When I was 22, in 1976, I decided to move to Alaska and get a job doing low-skill labor on the then finishing Alaska Pipeline. Quit my fairly high-paying job, sold everything I owned, planning to drive the newly opened AlCan up to Barrow, just me and my dog Lobo (a shepherd/collie mix). But, like John Lennon so famously said, life is what happens when you are making other plans. I ended up having to either abandon my Alaska plans or sell Rosie, and as I knew I was only a page or two away from that chapter in my life, I chose to sell her. The day the buyer and I went into the California DMV to transfer title, my mom was waiting in the parking lot to drive me home and I was in full on sobbing mode by the time I made it to her car. She folded me into her arms while I cried and I told her I feel so stupid, crying about a beat up old car. She shushed me and told me, you and Rosie were best friends for a long time, had a lot of adventures together, it's right that you should feel sad at this parting. So instead of driving to Alaska, I hitchhiked, me and my dog and a backpack. Never made it to Alaska, got late in the year and I decided to overwinter in Washington State before heading north again in the spring. While in Washington, I met up with an old flame and things rekindled between us. Ironically, several years later, he went to Alaska and I stayed behind. Washington State was my home for almost 40 years, and comprises many chapters in my life. Before I sold my Rosie-mobile tho, I wrote a silly little poem about her, which I will share with you here: Rose, Rose, perverted car, runs out of gas and there you are Swearing your butt off under the stars on a night that's cold and damp and foggy, Why I wouldn't put my best friend's doggy out on a night like this. Rose, Rose, demented car, she won't take you very far! Be good and kind and sweet to her, be patient and loving and mellow... And what'll she do? She'll run out of gas! She'll make you a most unmellow fellow! Now, most of the time, I have no complaint to file against Rocinante, But this time I know she did it on purpose, she ran out of gas just to taunt me! At 3 in the morning, on 299, she sputtered and coughed an died. I pleaded with her, I insincerely tried to make her see my way of thinking. But she told me she'd go no further that night, and so with a sigh I gave up the fight. I got out of my car, and feeling quite dumb, put on my coat and stuck out my thumb. And... As I was waiting for a car to come by, I made up this poem, just to make the time fly. I know that it's silly, and kinda dumb, too, but I kinda like it... And hope so do you.

[@11354mary]

Joining you in tears honey. Congratulations you two.

[@michelle14749]

That's the best skoolie ever. It's sad to see it go, but think of all the adventures you will have in the van going to places you wouldn't be able to take the skoolie to.

[@lkaren8463]

Thank you for sharing from your heart. We so enjoyed both your vehicle builds & your adventures. You two are such an amazing, talented & loving couple. We look forward to your future adventures. You are definitely living your dream! There is so much to see & do.

[@Shel731]

So sweet ❤

[@mark_delight]

Good for you guys. Congrats on the sale!

[@jeanclaudebonillo1326]

Congrats 👏

[@bookathevanman9948]

I always loved the window covers how they slide down! Perfct

[@bethesserine9660]

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉

[@wendegratton1291]

Tears of joy for you...I cried as well, but so look forward to your adventures. Be safe.

[@LuisandMasi]

Can’t believe you guys sold it! YOU WORKD SO HARD TO MAKE IT YOURS!!! Congratulations tho….see you on the road!

[@nealjohnson1461]

Great video you two !!! How could anyone not get emotional over selling something your put your heart and soul into. Thank you for great content and being real folks

[@jerrywestin3447]

I hope to see her on the road !🚌

[@jerrywestin3447]

What a beautiful couple!

[@BethS55]

Congratulations 🎊

[@deafscot]

Jimmy and Natalie, I know the feeling of saying goodbye to old friend. I had Ford Explorer for 17 years. She was wonderful. Keep your heads up and move on. Cherish the memories you made with your bus. Safe Travel you guys!

[@dianesisneros8811]

Congratulations! I know it’s sad but it is off your plate now and you can travel farther away without having to worry about meeting a potential buyer. The end of an era and the beginning of a new you. Love you guys.❤️❤️

[@WorkingName-rp7wi]

So happy for you two!

[@kevinburke6446]

Your journey continues!😄

[@timh8543]

Awsome have been waiting for this moment with you. Great work. Tears

[@tom-ss2mn]

I'm happy for you two, and at the same time sad to see the bus go

[@randy1203]

I really love following both of your journeys. You can't grow without a sad moment. You guys built a incredible off the grid buss!!! I too feel your pain.... thankfully you have all the videos that you selflessly shared with us all!!! Just simply incredible... Enjoy each other and the quality time shared. 💙

[@kathyjoslin1361]

Congratulations! Onto many new adventures and great memories in the van.

[@brenthiteoutdoors]

Great Video...glad you sold the bus!

[@C.Church]

So envious of you guys. Thanks for the road footage.

[@arinbarnes3243]

Congratulations! I teared up with you, I can't imagine selling Blue Skies! It's the first home on wheels! To many more adventures in Pancake!

[@NorthernRetreat]

Congrats on the sale. Handy tip, consider your gastank empty at half. Filling from empty adds cold fuel to a hot fuel pump, which leads to pump failure. Expensive fix but inexpensive prevention.🤔

[@lawncaretoamillion]

Still one of the best builds out there!

[@anitavonderheid1580]

I understand your feelings, I have had a trailer for 31 years and driven it in the 48 states. raised a family using it, now I spend the winter in it, it will be a daughter's when I am finished with it.

[@andrewandsusannavanlife]

So glad you two were able to get that done! BAJA is waiting if you want to skoot down!

[@FAITH5879]

Aww congrats

[@Laura1221]

I’m so sentimental too! Poor thing!

[@raylenetatum8185]

Hugs for you both.

[@reginacaron9484]

Congrat6s. Glad you're on a new and freer trail.

[@fourpressmedia2674]

Yay, Happy for for both of you!!

[@BB-ni9zj]

Your hand was all over that bus, no wonder you feel attached. It was an act of your creativity.

[@jeffwalker2355]

Congrats on the sale of the bus, I enjoyed watching your travels in it.

[@corysvanlife]

Yay!! I am so happy for you guys!! Congrats!! I hate that I missed the Patreon live video!! Now you don’t have to stay a certain distance from SLC!! Can’t wait to see where all you go!! Gosh Natalie!! You made me tear up!! I can’t imagine how hard that was but I know things are going to work out great for you guys!!