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Sunday, 4/8/2018 – Hello everyone!! With the arrival of spring in Texas the weather has become increasingly beautiful but also quite warm at times. Because of our plans to leave later than usual this year we’ll be experiencing May temperatures for the first time. We hear that temps reaching 100 degrees are not unusual.
It’s been an eventful few weeks since our last update for sure. The band performed for the final time this season and we did it poolside as part of the opening ceremonies for our annual Olympics. Claudia and I hosted a bbq with all the band members as well as our sound guys and their spouses. We all had a blast. Over the past few weeks we had several additional super happy hours with some more dancing in the streets under the stars. We also had our final beer fest of the season which is always one of my favorite events.
The Olympics were a great hit again this year under the guidance of new members. They took over for a couple who left and did an awesome job. With over 40 events and over a hundred participants you can only imagine the details of running such an event. The two of us ran several events and we both earned our share of medals. I once again walked away with the gold in basketball (thanks Billy for all those hours of playing HORSE together) and Claudia was proud of her second place ribbon in the chili cook off that had 18 entries. Our proudest moment came however when we regained our gold medal in the Charmin Plunge. To get a general idea of that event check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mWDINR7_LQ. Ours is a game of couples but you’ll get the idea.
Since the Olympics ended, our friends have begun to leave for the season and the place is getting very quiet. Unfortunately, Claudia’s dad is not doing very well back in New Hampshire so last week she flew home to see him and to help her sister with a lot of things that need to be taken care of. She expects to be gone for another two and half weeks but that could change. It’s lonely around here but she’s made sure I have everything I need and I’ve been taking care of things here in Texas including the several daily walks with Stella that is normally something Claudia takes care of. I have lots of projects to take care of while she’s gone here in the Mobile as well as in the Motor Home so I’ll keep myself busy. Fortunately many of our friends are still here as well.
I guess that’s it for now. I’ll post again in two or three weeks. We still plan to hit the road on June 2nd so updates will be made regularly again once we do. Take care everyone!! Miss you all!!
It’s been an eventful few weeks since our last update for sure. The band performed for the final time this season and we did it poolside as part of the opening ceremonies for our annual Olympics. Claudia and I hosted a bbq with all the band members as well as our sound guys and their spouses. We all had a blast. Over the past few weeks we had several additional super happy hours with some more dancing in the streets under the stars. We also had our final beer fest of the season which is always one of my favorite events.
The Olympics were a great hit again this year under the guidance of new members. They took over for a couple who left and did an awesome job. With over 40 events and over a hundred participants you can only imagine the details of running such an event. The two of us ran several events and we both earned our share of medals. I once again walked away with the gold in basketball (thanks Billy for all those hours of playing HORSE together) and Claudia was proud of her second place ribbon in the chili cook off that had 18 entries. Our proudest moment came however when we regained our gold medal in the Charmin Plunge. To get a general idea of that event check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mWDINR7_LQ. Ours is a game of couples but you’ll get the idea.
Since the Olympics ended, our friends have begun to leave for the season and the place is getting very quiet. Unfortunately, Claudia’s dad is not doing very well back in New Hampshire so last week she flew home to see him and to help her sister with a lot of things that need to be taken care of. She expects to be gone for another two and half weeks but that could change. It’s lonely around here but she’s made sure I have everything I need and I’ve been taking care of things here in Texas including the several daily walks with Stella that is normally something Claudia takes care of. I have lots of projects to take care of while she’s gone here in the Mobile as well as in the Motor Home so I’ll keep myself busy. Fortunately many of our friends are still here as well.
I guess that’s it for now. I’ll post again in two or three weeks. We still plan to hit the road on June 2nd so updates will be made regularly again once we do. Take care everyone!! Miss you all!!
Recent Updates:
12/17/2017 We added a new photo album with pictures of the renovations we've made to the living room and kitchen in our mobile home. Hope you enjoy them.
10/22/2017 With our 2017 road trip now completed, we have moved a summary of that trip to the "Where Were We?" page. We have also added a few new photos to the "Just Us" page.
10/21/2017 Added a new photo album and a new blog entry describing the time we spent at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and the other stops we made on our way back to our winter home in Texas.
10/8/2017 Added a new photo album and a new blog entry describing the time we spent between our visit to the Yellowstone area and our arrival in Albuquerque. A few new pictures were also added to our "Just Us" photo album.
12/17/2017 We added a new photo album with pictures of the renovations we've made to the living room and kitchen in our mobile home. Hope you enjoy them.
10/22/2017 With our 2017 road trip now completed, we have moved a summary of that trip to the "Where Were We?" page. We have also added a few new photos to the "Just Us" page.
10/21/2017 Added a new photo album and a new blog entry describing the time we spent at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and the other stops we made on our way back to our winter home in Texas.
10/8/2017 Added a new photo album and a new blog entry describing the time we spent between our visit to the Yellowstone area and our arrival in Albuquerque. A few new pictures were also added to our "Just Us" photo album.
Next destinations...
Next destinations...
This summer begins our sixth year on the road. We’ve decided to make it an abbreviated trip in order to slow down just a bit and to spend some quality time with our family during what we hope will be some great summer weather. At this point our trip to Massachusetts will take us back to Natchez, Mississippi where we’ll begin our second trip along the 450 mile Natchez Trace which we’ll stay on until Nashville, Tennessee. We ended up having to get off the trace on our last visit at the 325 mile marker due to weather. This trip we hope to complete it. After that it’ll be a fairly straight shot to Massachusetts in order to visit family for about six or seven weeks. This will be from approximately mid-June until the end of July. Our return trip to Texas is still being discussed but we’re thinking of a new route this year that will take us through Missouri and Oklahoma with some fun and interesting stops along the way. We expect to be back in Texas by early September.
Weather Forecast for where we are now... Edinburg, Texas
