Our RV Adventures

After a quiet morning, Jan and I headed out around noon for an afternoon of lunch and shopping. Jan had her usual Wal-Mart list and I had a couple of things I needed too.

But our first stop was for lunch at El Pollo Loco, our favorite place for flame-grilled chicken. Unfortunately they’re pretty much only found out west so we don’t get to eat there as often as we like. We took Nick and Terry to one last year in Las Vegas, and we were all disappointed. It wasn’t very good. But today, this one was delicious. Their chicken is soaked overnight in a citrus marinade and then flame grilled over an open fire. The skin comes out slightly blackened and crispy-crunchy good, and chicken is moist and flavorful.

Hopefully Nick and Terry will give it another try some day.

After lunch, our next stop was a nearby 99cent store to get some of the spicy mustard the food vendor at the Yuma Gypsy Journal Rally had used. Don’t know why it’s so good, but it really is.

Next up was a Lowe’s right down the street. I needed some new florescent blubs for one of our bathroom fixtures, and we wanted to look at the Levelor wooden blinds. One of our day/night shades in the bedroom broke a string, so we were thinking about just replacing them like Terry did in their rig, but to fit our windows it’s a two week special order, so we’ll have to wait until we’re in one place for that long.

Then it was on to Wal-Mart for more shopping, stocking up on groceries, cat food, etc. Jan says a week without Wal-Mart is just, well, sucky.

Finally about 3pm we headed home with stops along the way at Starbuck’s for a Cinnamon Dolce Latte for me, and then DQ for a vanilla cone for Jan. Gotta keep our strength up.

We got home about 3:30, got things put away, and then a little later, we drove down the road a few miles to Voyager RV Resort to visit our friends Al & Adrienne for dinner.

We met them in Fairbanks, AK in 2008 and have been good friends ever since. We always try to hook up with them around the country as our paths cross, and we always have a great time getting together.

After a great supper Jan and Adrienne talked while Al and I cleaned the gunk out of her computer to speed things up. She should really see the difference now.

Time flies when you’re having fun, which is why we didn’t get home until about 9:30, way past Jan’s bedtime. But the great company kept her bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Well, maybe just bright-eyed.

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Thought for the Day:Never eat more than you can lift. – Miss Piggy

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This morning started out on a good note. I woke up with no foot pain. I don’t know if it had anything to do with the fact that I used my Dr.

Scholl’s Heated Foot Spa twice yesterday or not, but something worked.

And even after the foot baths, my foot was still very tender when I went to bed last night, so I was surprised to find the pain completely gone this morning.

But hey, I’m not going to argue about it.

And our day just continued to get better. Jan  had set out a bunch of the Galaxy Gourmet Croissants to rise last night. Our daughter Brandi gave us box of these for Christmas and they’re delicious.

They come as frozen solid little bricks about the size of a pack of cigarettes. but after rising overnight and popped in the oven for about 20 minutes, they come out hot, buttery, flakey and fantastic. And they come in two types, plain and chocolate filled.

Nick and Terry came over about 11:30, and along with coffee and croissants, we watched a number of episodes of The Big Bang Theory that we had on our DVR.

After a very enjoyable couple of hours, Nick got back to work writing and I worked outside, catching up on some of the chores I’d been putting off due to my foot problems.

Our friend’s Al and Adrienne called about 3pm to set up dinner for tomorrow night, and we’re really looking forward to seeing them again. Afterwards, it was starting to get hot outside in the sun, so I came in and took a nap.

About 5pm we all headed out for dinner. On the way our daughter Brandi called to pass on Landon’s latest feat of brilliance. She said he was eating something in a plastic bowl, and when he finished, she saw him pick the bowl and head into the kitchen. Hearing a ‘clank’, she went into the kitchen and found that he had tossed the bowl up over his head and into the sink. She figured he had watch her put dishes in the sink and he was just helping out.

Better not give him anything made of glass, though.

Our first stop was Bookman’s, a great used book store. But not just books, they also have used musical instruments, used video games, and more. It’s a great place to browse.

Leaving Bookman’s, our next stop was Poco & Mom’s, our favorite local Mexican place. They do a great job with the New Mexico Hatch Green Chilies on their enchiladas, and a really good Chile Rellano. We always make sure we eat here several time when we’re in Tucson.

On our way home we stopped off at a Quik Mart, and Nick and I bought some MegaMillions lottery tickets. There’s a drawing for over $200 million tonight, and although I’m probably not going to win, I certainly won’t win without a ticket.

Wrapping things up tonight I want to pass on a neat new free Android app called RV Checklist.

Done by the people at RV Adventure Treks, it comes with several different sample checklists.

You just touch each red square and it checks it off for you. When all items are checked off, the app tells you you’re done.

But the really neat part is that you can modify their checklists, or even better, upload your own lists.

And did I mention it’s free?

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Thought for the Day:To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. – Voltaire

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