Category: Camping

Effie Takes Her First Trip

Well that was just as fun as I was expecting it to be with a few little surprises thrown in. Friday started off rough, but in the end everything was wonderful! My dad was so happy that the weather was going to be nice and he could pull his 1967 travel trailer with his 1967 Pickup. Four blocks from home, the old truck died. He was eventually able to get it started and we headed back to his house to get the modern day truck. We had a few other rough spells getting to the campsite and setting up camp, but by late afternoon we were set up and I was ready to meet the others in our group and share Effie with my new friends. Luckily, this first trip was less than 30 miles away and the weather was absolutely perfect. What a great group of people! I felt […]

A Happy Place

I am happy to report that life is pretty awesome right now. I’ve determined that I need to “not commit” to when I will be able to post a blog. When it can happen, it will happen. I am going back to where I was at the beginning of this blog in 2011. This is my journal. I come here when I need to write. If sharing my day to day life, hobbies, experiences, struggles and challenges, successes, can help someone, then I am extremely grateful for that. There are many of you that have followed me for a very long time and I think about you when I am not blogging. I feel connected and obligated to many of you. I feel guilty for not blogging because I feel as though I have been a support source for you as I blog through my own experiences. I am a people […]

Goals Set, Goals Met

(I am healing really well and am pleased with my recent phase of breast reconstruction. I am happy to say that I have zero regrets!) I knew that 2019 would bring a fabulous wedding (pictures are coming…..soon!) and I truly hoped that it would bring a Vintage Camper too. Goals set. Goals met! I’ve watched my dad enjoy his vintage camper since 2016 and joining him seemed like a great way to spend time together. We spent a lot of time on projects together when I was a kid. I would have much rather have been outside building something than inside cooking. Funny, now I love to cook! I always enjoyed listening to my dad tell stories and watch his creativity over the years. He was always building something when I was a kid and he has continued to do that his entire life. Finding a vintage trailer so I […]

Follow Your Dreams

Good morning! I don’t want to post pictures from the wedding that Tess has not had a chance to share, so I’m waiting patiently for that to happen. The photos from the photographer are not in yet. I will however sneak in just a few family pictures here that our son Jake took. Tess and Manuel LOVE to dance so I had to share this one. It’s one of my favorites.   Our son Jake and his family.   Our daughter Kate and her family.   Our daughter Anne and her family.   This has been a very full last two weeks. Mike finished this gorgeous Headboard and framed in the bed. I am in love with all of it. He is working now on a Barn Door that will go between the Master and the Master Bath.     We spent Palm Sunday at my In-Laws. They are both 80 […]

Why I Need a Vintage Trailer

It was a weekend full of healthy choices, laughs with Mike, and a visit from my dad. Most of you know that I have been talking about buying a Vintage Trailer at some point in my near future. I have not set a timeline yet for what “my near future” means, but I am getting antsy about that dream becoming a reality. My dad brought his toys over yesterday for a visit.  Seeing him having fun with his toys makes me want to get my own toys soon! 1966 Trailer and Truck. He had the truck built and yesterday was the first day that he had pulled the trailer with his truck. He’s like a little kid. (I inherited the little kid gene)     The yellow bike is his most recent accessory.  (Walmart – but shhhh, don’t tell anybody) I think it’s just the cutest  whole package here and I […]