I haven’t posted for some time now. Our daughter got married on October 24th…nine months of preparation yielded thee perfect dream wedding. Nikki’s vision came to life that evening.

On October 18th I started getting sick and was quite ill through most of the week but felt good enough to truly enjoy the wedding and dance into the night.  I was coughing so much before the wedding I stayed in the RV 3 nights. Two days after the wedding, a chest x-ray showed a mild case of pneumonia.  It will be gone soon so no worries there.

Today we camp for the first time off our property with our best friends Jeff and Donna.  We’ll take the RV to the fairgrounds for a test run and will use all the appliances.  We can’t wait!

It’s been a hell of a year with me passing out at work, moving my brother to the AV to care for him, only to have him pass away 2 days later, our first grandbaby, Marlowe Rae was born,   our beautiful daughter Nikki married the love of her life Elliott, giving us two more wonderful grand children, Brody and Grace, then a case of walking pneumonia!  Even with the downs, I still say my cup runneth over.  I miss my brother terribly, but this RV experience is dedicated to him “Free as the Wind” was my brother Rick.  I’ll order a decal soon that says as much and will include a butterfly to symbolize my little sister Keri I lost 9 years ago.  Their memory will travel with me always ❤

October 18th…..Took the RV for a spin around town and shopping at Walmart.  A great selection of RV items can be found there plus a lot of fun décor.

Wednesday night Nikki, Elliott and the kids came over to see the rig.  They brought adorable and yummy cupcakes!  They all loved it and can’t wait to go camping with us.  They are seasoned tent campers so it will be a lot of fun.

Gary and I slept in it Wednesday and Thursday night and we both slept comfortably all night, never waking up.  The dogs joined us one night and were completely content.  Magnum acts like an RV dog.  He loves it in here and found the doggy window right away.  He’s a rescue so maybe he’s a seasoned camper too!  Roxie is more cautious but settled down quickly.

On Friday I went shopping for my Keurig and tons of other items for the RV.  FUN!!  It’s looking like home!  The décor is neutral so I’m adding pops of light turquois and it looks great.  Shelves are lined, dishes, pots, and pans are in.  Drawers and cabinets are organized.  Now we need to go camping!

Nikki and Elliott are getting married next weekend so after that we will have our first camping adventure at the fairground with our friends Donna and Jeff, and other adventures are already on the books.  We downloaded an AP to find good campgrounds too.

In the meantime, anytime we can watch a movie or sleep in, is a good day!

 

Gary took the train to work this morning so we wouldn’t have 2 cars and an RV to drive home this afternoon.  I left work early and picked him up then we went to Camping World.  After finalizing paperwork we got to see the rig.  It looked great! After a 3 hour walk-thru and shopping trip in their store for the necessities like water filters and pressure regulators, we finally got to bring it home.

Gary drove and by now it was rush hour heading back to the AV.  Got on the freeway and immediately I noticed a cargo door flying open so I called him and he pulled off…we fixed it and headed home.  It was stressful for us both but we made it in one piece and proudly parked it at it’s new home on our ranch.  Our neighbors, Craig and John were texting as we were arriving so they could come see it.

They were impressed not only with the quality of the Winnebago product, but also the price we had paid.  They attended the RV show that weekend and didn’t see anything comparable.  That made us feel great!

Had to take Gary to the Metrolink at 4:50 this morning so we wouldn’t have 2 cars when we met to pick up our RV.  Nerves, excitement, anticipation make up my tummy flutters this morning, and I’m pretty sure Gary was feeling the same but didn’t admit it.  This is the start of a wonderful life full of adventure for us!

…and all I can think about is what kind of coffee pot to buy.  Keurig for convenience, but a nice pot of piping hot coffee really is the best.  So, we’ll have our walk-through tomorrow afternoon and learn about all the bells and whistles before we finally get to drive it home. Meanwhile Gary pulls up camp-sites on the computer all night long and we’ve been invited to camp with all of our friends already!

Is it October 13th yet? There’s nothing worse than buying your first RV then having to wait 9 days for them to install all of the upgrades you chose, and detail it. We know it will be amazing when it’s ready but the waiting…oh the waiting….

We bought our first R.V. on October 4th and can’t wait to begin our travel adventures.  We pick it up on October 13th so stay tuned…