just sayin'...

yes, it has happened.  

i knew it would. 

and it's taken about as long as i thought it would.  

a month.  

the fact that it is mothers day has something to do with it,

  i'm sure! 

 it will pass...

then come back.  

and pass. 

💖💖💖miss my hometown, family and friends very much💖💖💖

 just one of the hazards of traveling...

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we are in bonifay, florida right now.  

we left louisiana yesterday, may 13.  

the day prior to our departure was rather tense...

we had to evac our trailer due to a severe tornado warning, 

then downgraded to severe thunderstorm.  

 neither one of us got any pictures of the intense sky,

 it was like nothing i've ever seen.  

 the last thing we thought of

was taking a picture as we went to safe shelter. 

it happened SO fast. 

we were out of the trailer for about 45 minutes

 until we knew it was safe to return,

 then sat in our trailer 

during the thunderstorm 

and a downpour like i've never seen! 

 that went on for about an hour.  

then the skies cleared, sun came out

 and it was like nothing happened.

life goes on...

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this is from the day we arrived. 

as we are driving through the city, 

you come around the bend on the freeway 

and this just rises up out of no where...hello. 

the day we visited the city, we rode the ferry

 across the mississippi river to get to the french quarter.  

we are so glad that we did.

 the idea of driving there

 and finding a parking space is a nightmare.

 we walked everywhere once we got there, 

and when we got tired toward the end of the day,

 we rode the trolley to the ferry station.  perfect.

the house of blues 

we would have loved to see a show,

 but nothing going on while we were there.

  i did hear they have an amazing church service on sunday, 

but we left the area on saturday. 

 one nice thing about walking the city though, 

is that jazz and blues are playing everywhere...

on the street corner, in the park square, bars and restaurants. 

 it was pretty cool.

mardi gras beads still hanging on the railing!

guardian angel

cafe du monde

home of the delicious french donuts!

crescent city brewhouse

stopped to have a nice, cold beer. 

 i like the light, he likes the dark.

the big easy...

let the good times roll...

those words truly describe this city...

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next time i post i will be at with my georgia family...

and it comes at a good time, 

since i'm homesick for my california family!

💖love you all💖

remember the alamo!

we had a wonderful day downtown san antonio.  

the alamo was a history lesson...one i surely had forgotten from my elementary days!  

the mission itself has been very well preserved, as have the barrack areas.  

the grounds are beautiful, 

with fountains and well manicured shrubs and flowers.  

after the alamo visit, we crossed the street and entered the riverwalk area.

  a maze of water, shops, high rise hotels and restaurants.  whew! 

 one stop for everything!  

we had a very nice lunch, then took the river cab ride. 

 it was a 35 minute round trip all around the area.

this was our spot at fort sam houston army base.  shelb was stationed here at ft. sam from nov. '90-july '91, during desert storm.  his medevac unit filled in for a unit that went to saudi.

 beautiful texas sunset

this is ernie and mona. they live in new braunfels, a beautiful area out of the city and in the country. ernie is shelb's step-dad's nephew...so they are cousins by marriage.  they left california after they retired, about 3 years ago. we had a very nice visit with them while we were in the area.

today is sunday, may 7th.  we left san antonio yesterday,  made a pit stop here in houston (nothing to report here, just caught up on laundry and did groceries.)
tomorrow we head to new orleans!

movin' right along

we are in el paso. it's really beautiful here, despite the ever constant wind! we are at about 3700 ft. elevation, that surprised me as we traveled.   we will head down to 650 ft. elevation as we travel toward san antonio.

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 this campground is just on the outside of the city, and not one tree on the grounds!  we do have a view of the mountains, it's so lovely.  the sites are spacious. we spent the day in town yesterday, visiting the el paso museum of history, then just sightseeing.  we parked and just walked all over downtown. so much mexican culture and hospitality. we had lunch at a mexican restaurant....very authentic cooking, it was delicious.

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shelby is playing golf this morning, the winds are light so hopefully he gets in a good round.  i stayed home, working on my blog and i may even get some art time in.  if the winds don't pick up to much, i hope to get a good walk in before we leave here.  we will head east to fort stockton tomorrow, staying 2 nights, and will be in san antonio on wednesday. goodbye for now, love and hugs***

stuff happens

this is our last evening in tucson.  it has cooled down from a high of 94 today, the winds are cooler, the sky is gorgeous.  we are staying at a KOA, it is a very nice park. the weather for the first couple of days was very pleasant, with it warming up to mid-90's the last two days.  and it has been so very, very windy....my least favorite weather element.  shelb opted out of golf today, he would have been battling it the whole game.  this wind is causing lots of problems with the big fire in southern arizona.  this area is nice, but we are going to take a close look at scottsdale and mesa, for staying in the winter. 

only malfunction we have had is a leaky toilet, barely noticed it until there were some small droplets of water on the floor.  hairline crack in the shroud of the toilet.  shelby called a mobile RV repair guy, he assessed the problem, called our warranty company, it was covered as we were sure it would be, and installed a new toilet.  took about an hour and a half.  and it's a better toilet. new and improved!! 😂 oh, the joys of RV'ing!!!  

i have to say, mobile repair is soooo awesome! the kid who came out here was so very kind and professional.  he has been doing this line of work since high school, he is probably in his early 40's.  he loves what he does.

we leave for el paso in the morning and stay there until monday.  i believe there is not one tree on the grounds of the KOA where we are staying, but the temps won't be bad, we won't bake!!!

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 that's all for now...until next time...xoxooxo 💖

cruisin'

***nothing but road***

 i could post all the pictures we have taken in the last few days,

 but they are all from california.  you don't want to see those!

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 we arrived in tucson yesterday around 3:30, after a long drive day.  

it went very well.  the weather here is gorgeous...

mid 80's during the day, yet still cool in the evenings.  

today we spent the day doing domestic things.  a few things inside and out of the trailer that needed tweaking, fixing, cleaning, etc. 

 still gotta do the same things in the trailer that we would do at home...laundry, banking, paying bills, etc.  

tomorrow is our exploring day. there is alot to see and do here, so will do as much as we can. 

thursday shelb is playing golf, i might ride along.  depends on how windy it is.  that is one thing about this area...and clear across texas too, i'm sure.  

windy, windy, windy. 

we leave here on friday, then on to el paso for a couple of nights. 

 we are loving the travel, and feel so blessed to be doing what we are doing.  

it certainly is liberating, 

and there is a great sense of freedom

 that i/we have never felt before. 

 lot of good road trip tunes being played,

 reminiscing going on, and talk of future life plans...

you know, all those things you talk about, 

when you are on the road. 

💗 love all of you very much and will post pictures soon. 💗

getting started

***my thoughts exactly***