Monthly Archives: January 2011
RV Wrecks and Joint Juice . . .
Last night Nick Russell sent me this article about an RV wreck near St. Augustine, FL. In fact it was about 10 miles north of the RV park where we stayed there in June 2009.
It especially hit home when I noticed it was an American Eagle like we have, but due to the size of the logo and the engine access door, I think it’s an older model than our ‘99. It’s amazing, considering this rig is now a pile of kindling, that the driver escaped with only minor injuries, and apparently, his wife wasn’t hurt.
On another note, Nick just can’t catch a break. He and Terry left Florida, heading west and looking for warmer weather. But I think he’s going the wrong way.
Tonight in Livingston, TX where Nick and Terry were last night, it’s going to be 42 degrees. But in Abilene, where they are tonight, it’s going to 29 degrees.
Turn back, Nick! Turn back!
This morning started about 10 am when our son Chris came over to modify a cabinet he built for our rig. By the time he was finished it was time for all of us to head up to Webster to meet the rest of the family at Cheddar’s, a local favorite family restaurant of ours.
And of course, this produced the obligatory Landon photos.
Landon was fascinated by Piper’s earrings.
As usual, when the whole family is together, we spent a lot of time setting around just talking about family stuff.
After lunch, we all split up, with Jan and I followed Chris home so I could install the printer driver for Piper’s Christmas present laser printer.
Next it was on to Sam’s Club to pick up the Joint Juice they were out of when we were there on Friday. After that we stopped by Brandi’s to pick up some mail, and of course, Jan got in some more Landon time.
Then it was back over to Kohl’s, where with their sale and the 15% off coupon Brandi had printed out for her, Jan got about $125 worth of stuff, including a new purse, for about $50.
Finally we stopped off at Kroger’s for some groceries, and a Cinnamon Dolce Latte from Starbuck’s. We had thought we were going to stop by our storeroom, but decided to go on home after a busy day.
That about wraps it up for today. More tomorrow.
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Thought for the Day:
"The rush to be wrong first is just too hard for some people to resist."
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Road Trip !!!!!
We left the rig about 8:40 heading to Livingston by way the Buc-ee’s on SR96. We stop there to top off the toad with fuel and Jan with breakfast kolaches. Then it was on to I-45 heading north.
We got into the Escapees RV Park outside of Livingston about 11am and quickly found the site where our good friends Nick and Terry Russell were parked. Dennis Hill and his wife of the RV Driving School was kind enough to loan Nick and Terry the use of site while he is out on the road. Dennis’ RV Driving School is where Jan took her driving course a couple of years ago, and they are much recommended. I was very impressed with how good her instructor was in calming her nerves and reassuring her.
After the hellos and hugs were out of the way, Terry further greeted us with hot coffee and some of her world-famous fresh hot cinnamon rolls.
After a couple of hours catching up and comparing notes, we jumped in Nick’s Ford Explorer and he and Terri gave us a tour of beautiful downtown Livingston, TX and its surrounding environs. Which took all of 15 minutes, maybe less.
Next we drove out US190 toward Lake Livingston. stopping at this boat launch along the side of the lake with a beautiful view of the lake and the bridge.
The first thing we saw was this Great Blue Heron in the bushes along side the boat slip. At first we thought there was a nest nearby, but it looks like he was just resting.
A really beautiful bird.
Heading back toward Livingston, everyone agreed that it was time for supper. On the way out Jan had noticed this Mexican place called Pueblo Viejo, that even in the middle of the afternoon was pretty busy. Nick checked Yelp.com on his Droid and said it had 4 stars, so we decided to give it a try.
And the Yelp rating was dead on. It was really good. Great chips, a really hot salsa, and good food.
And even better company and conversation. We ended up sitting and talking for almost two hours before finally heading back to the RV park.
Before it got too dark we grabbed some photos of Nick and Terry,
and this one of our two beautiful ladies.
After talking over routes and schedules for the next month until we meet in Yuma, and with Terry stocking us up with some of her great cinnamon rolls, we finally said our goodbyes and headed out about 7:15pm.
We got home about 9:15 after a great visit with good friends, and topped off the day with coffee and more delicious cinnamon rolls.
What a fitting end to an terrific day.
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Thought for the Day:
"I didn’t kill him – He decided to stop breathing after I shot him…"
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