Nervous..no, anxious about first long trip

I think I always overthink our trips. But, we are full-timers so no house to worry about. The first couple of days I'm always thinking "what have I forgotten to do?" But by the 3rd day I just relax and enjoy the trip. We are sitting in our old home town...finishing up all those crazy things we needed to do. Taxes, doctor's visits, grandkids spoiling...you know! We are planning a trip to Mt. Rushmore and Yellowstone leaving around the 1st of June. We did the Moab, Arches, Zion and Grand Canyon areas on our way south last fall. Just try to relax and enjoy your trip... :)

Thanks for all the replies! I know once we're on the road, I'll be able to concentrate on the fun ahead. I'm a detail person, so I've got all kinds of lists going.

Turn off the water to the house AND shut off the water heater!
We have four internet cameras scattered in and outside the house so we can see what is going on from anywhere with our smart phones. That helps to aleviate that separation feeling.

Our first big trip with an RV went from Tucson to Key West and back on a motorcycle pulling a tent trailer. We took it one day at a time. We just went to Florida again, this time with the bike in the back of the toy hauler and didn't even consider the 2,000 miles one way. Something you get used.

You've gone for 2 weeks but 4 weeks is bothering you? It should be no different. Keep thinking of the snowbirds who spend 6 months away in winter. Now....do you feel better? :) Everything will be just fine. Enjoy the trip.

Focus, focus, focus. Focus on all the fun you will have on your trip. You are headed to a beautiful area. Look at campgrounds and attractions you plan to see. Do all the planning and go have safe fun. Be not afraid. May God bless and protect you.

With modern electronics and communications, cell phones and laptops can be the next best thing to being there. Thanks to streaming video, we recently got our first look at our brand new great granddaughter just minutes after she was born while we were still a couple of hours away from arriving there. We stay in touch with our two daughters, our grandkids, and several friends via cell calls, texting, Facebook, and video conferencing. In the winter, we keep track of the temperature in hour upstate NY lakeside cottage with a remote temperature sensor that transmits its signals to the Internet. Our daughters live near by and also check on the place periodically. If you're only going to gone for a month though, just cell calls would likely be enough. We spend around 10 months on the road each year, and even when we're at the cottage, we usually keep right on living in the motorhome.

Every time we get ready to go an another adventure, I spend so much time planning and looking forward to the trip that the trip itself is almost anticlimatic - not good. It never occurred to me to be nervous about leaving my house - it'll always be there to come home to.

Yellowstone and the Tetons are on our bucket list. Enjoy your time away! Look forward to coming home to your house (and maybe your washing machine and dishwasher - our travel trailer seems to be missing those amenities). :)

We left our kitty with our daughter when we left for six months, Mac enjoyed it and so did our daughter. But it was good to get back and pick him up! Reunions are always great.

What I have found is that for some reason I too am nervous about all this stuff before each trip. As long as I've left good instructions and have a good caretaker of the property, AKA son and daughter in law, they have our cell, we check email frequently, then I don't worry. I make a checklist of what to turn off, etc, for the trip, so that helps too. I also have the neighbors checking on things for us and leave them our son and daughter in law's number in case they notice something. Once you get on the road you will feel relaxed.