The past couple weeks have been a combination of two things – work and play. First came a week of work. After driving from Omaha to Washington D.C., we made it down to Dallas, Texas to pick up a show headed out west. We let the company know we had decided to take a few days off in Vegas so they wouldn’t bother trying to keep us busy with any other work. From Dallas we headed toward San Francisco and were able to just drop off the trailer. That was Tuesday morning and by Tuesday afternoon we were in Vegas having dinner with family. It had been since we left New Year’s Eve that we had been able to spend any length of time there.
This pretty much sums up our work week. I took this picture driving across the Texas panhandle - miles after miles after miles...
Our work behind us, we were finally able to play. We had a chance to visit with both our nieces, Allison – who just graduated from high school, and her sister Emma – a happy little two-year-old who made us laugh often. In addition, my step-mom Gerry was there visiting from Minnesota and in town for the graduation. With my brother Steve and his girlfriend, Francis, we had a whole house full of people. We played a lot of card games, and even a game of Clue for old time’s sake – and everyday we’d get in the pool. At 105 degrees, it sure felt good. I was able to get to a doctor’s appointment where I learned how much giving up my Coke habit and walking in the sweltering heat this month had paid off in the form of nine pounds being shed. After all the great meals we had this week, I’m going to have to double up on my walking to make up for it. Too bad we couldn’t stay longer but all good things must come to and end. We left for southern California last night and that’s where we are hanging out today. We are driving from Costa Mesa, California to Vienna, Virginia tonight and taking ‘Mamma Mia’ with us.
Wow, Rhonda! Nine pounds, way to go! That's the soda, for sure. It's not the same stuff we used to have as kids, what with that high fructose corn syrup and all. Nasty stuff. Good for you for giving it up.
I love the picture of NY. What cool colors!
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Life on the Road
Combining a love of travel and history, not to mention the need to work and fund those travels ~ we found the perfect solution to satisfy our wanderlust ~ as over-the-road truck drivers. The nomadic lifestyle is certainly not for everyone but it has worked well for us for several years. It has taken us to countless places we would never have gone and we have met many friends along the way. Join us, Jorge and Rhonda ~ and Rocky, the trucker dog ~ in our adventures in life on the road.