Went To The Movies

Monday
August 17, 2009

We woke up and enjoyed our coffee together outside while discussing our plans for the day. Thought I would show everyone our views from inside of the RV and where we sit each morning drinking our coffee.

View Out our Window

This is Our View Each Morning While We Drink Coffee

(The runing water is so peaceful)

We are going to the movie theatre to see a movie. We have not been to a theatre in almost two years. We both wanted to see “The Time Traveler’s Wife”. However, I had to write and post the blog entry. We both got our showers and dressed then we left for the movie which started at 11:55. Of course I cannot go to watch a movie at a theatre without eating butter popcorn and chocolate covered peanuts. So I had to stop first at the concession stand to buy them. The plot was pretty good but the acting was real good. Overall I would recommend renting it when it comes out but I wouldn’t recommend going to see it at the theatre. That is just my opinion and I’m sure we will buy the movie since it’s a love story and most of the movies in our DVD collection or love story plots.

We left the theatre and headed back to our house so I could get the grass cut since it looked like it was going to rain today and tomorrow there is a 70% chance of thunderstorms. So I got on the lawnmower and cut the grass while Gina continued playing in her garden. I call it playing since I do not know what she really does. After I finished cutting grass we talked about a leak we have in our stream and whether or not we wanted to fix it now or wait until December when all the plants will have died and you cannot kill dead plants. Well, Gina decided that she couldn’t wait to fix the leak so we tackled the leak. This was not an easy task since we had to move a lot of rocks to reach the liner. This took the rest of the evening. But it looks like it’s fixed. However, It will take a few days to see if we really fixed it or not since the ground is saturated for now.

The Leak Was Right When The Water Flows Into The Stream

We got cleaned up and I fried some bacon which we enjoyed with some scrambled eggs for dinner. After dinner Gina watched a little TV while I was online reading blogs. We enjoyed our day at the theatre but most importantly we enjoyed just being with each other.

Until tomorrow, Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.

A Relaxing Day Visiting Friends

Sunday
August 16, 2009

Gina and I woke up this morning with getting the blog updated. We finally got it finished a little after twelve o’clock. That was a great relief to finally get it updated. We have been so busy that we are looking forward to this week being a relaxing week. After getting the blog updated Haley, Thomas’s girlfriend stopped by to visit with us and to show us her Senior Pictures. She looked beautiful in all the different poses. After she left Gina worked on her new flower bed trying to place the remaining rocks she brought back from Kentucky. Now to me that would be a five minute process. However, it took her over two hours.

After taking a shower and getting dressed we both went over to Jack & Sue’s house to visit with them since we had not seen them since May. While we were there they invited us to stay for dinner. We had grilled T-bone steaks and fresh purple hull peas, green beans with homemade cornbread. Everything was which was delicious. Around eight o’clock we decided that we needed to get back home to relax for the night.

Right before we turned into our driveway we saw the lights on at my sister’s house so we stopped at their house for a few minutes to see the ceramic tile they are installing in their kitchen. The tile will match their newly remodeled cabinets. Rickey, my brother -in-law has done all the work himself and it all looks wonderful and we can’t wait to see it all finished. We made it back home to see two TV shows that we like, “Army Wives” and “Drop Dead Diva”. We finally went to bed around eleven. Today was a wonderful and relaxing day and looking forward to more days like these.

Until tomorrow, Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.

Never Knew You Could Be So Busy

The beginning here was an entry I started but just didn't have time to finish it or post it. However, I still wanted to post it.

Wow, I cannot believe how fast time is going by. Friday was a pretty easy day for us in Aransas Pass. We spent the day getting ready to travel and saying our goodbyes. We have developed so many friends while we have been at Ransom Road RV Park.

Rick & Pam


Ben & Marisa

We pretty much just sat outside talking about our travels for November and December. We’re still very uncertain but weather will have a big influence on what direction we head. We believe we will head in a southwesterly direction toward southern Arizona then arriving back in Louisiana about a week before Christmas.

We woke up early Saturday morning and was on the road by 7:30 heading to our house in Louisiana. We arrived at 3:30 and were setup by five o’clock. It would have been sooner but our yard is wet so I had to park the RV farther away from our electrical connection and that put us about 10 feet farther away than I had extension cords for. (I have 60 feet which has always been sufficient) My dad had an extra one so he let us borrow it to prevent me from reconnecting and moving closer. I have full hook ups here when our yard is dry and it’s definitely not dry right now. Since I cannot drain my grey and black tanks I decided to fill up our water tank which hopefully will keep our water usage low and it will be a little test to see just how long our tanks will last without sewer hookups. We kind of just mellowed out for the evening since Nicole & Shane had a party at a friend’s house and Ashley & Parker were at a honey do shower. Gina put a roast on cooking in the crock pot since she promised our children she would cook lunch for Sunday after church. By this time it was time for bed and we both were tired.

I got up and turned the coffee pot on and waited for it to finish brewing. I fixed both Gina and I a cup and went outside in our garden to drink it and visit with Shane & Nicole who were already outside on one of the swings. Around noon Gina finished preparing lunch at about the same time Ashley & Parker arrived. We ate lunch inside the house followed by a homemade chocolate cake that Nicole just removed from the oven. It was very delicious. While we were sitting at the table We gave our children a little present from our trip out west. From there I’m not sure what we did for the rest of the day other than relax.

First thing on the agenda for Monday morning was go to the transmission shop and pick up our little Honda Del Sol. I had a clutch installed in May and it was defective so they changed it again. However, Gina & I have not been in Louisiana to pick it up. Shane dropped me off on his way to school. Back at home it was coffee time and our ducks just flew back from where ever they had been all weekend. We sat outside watching them for awhile.

Our Ducks

Gina worked a little in her garden. We then went over to see Uncle Jim and Aunt Nell and to give them their presents we had bought for them while we were out west.

The last month has been a blur for me and Gina. We have been so busy so I’ll try to catch everyone up on our happenings. This is just the down and dirty version since I could write a lot more but we wanted to get everyone caught up with what we have been up to.

I took care of all the annual maintenance on the truck. We were giving an engagement party for our nephew in our garden on Saturday afternoon which included a fish fry. The party went great and we all had a great time. I got up Sunday morning early to get everything ready to travel. We stopped in Sardis, Mississippi at a COE park.

Sitting Outside in Sardis, Mississippi

We are taking our Aunt and Uncle to Kentucky and Illinois so he can visit his sisters and see the old farm where he was raised.

We made it to Kentucky and we all had a great time with family.

Walter & Nadine (Uncle Jim's Sister)


Jerry and Diane (Uncle Jim's Other Sister)


Aunt Nell & Uncle Jim Visiting and Relaxing


Nadine, Uncle Jim, and Diane

Gina and I really enjoyed getting to know my dad’s two sisters and their husbands and look forward to returning in the near future. We left Kentucky heading for Illinois. It was a short 54 mile drive to a conservation area. The only bad part is there was intermittent cell service. The camphost is Jack and he and my uncle went to school together so while they were catching up on all the old times I got the camper set up.

Uncle Jim and Jack (He's the camphost and a classmate)

Early the next morning we took Uncle Jim to the old farm where he was raised.

Uncle Jim Standing in Front of the Old Barn

We returned back to Louisiana on Sunday August 9th. We could have been gone longer but we wanted to get back so we could spend some time with Ashley and Parker before they flew back to Grenada for medical school on Wednesday.

Monday Night we had our children over to celebrate Shane’s birthday and Gina made a big pan of Lasagna.

Happy Birthday Shane!!

Tuesday Gina took Ashley to get a pedicure and manicure since she will not be able to get another one until she returns for Christmas. Wednesday morning we took Ashley & Parker to New Orleans to eat some beignets for breakfast. After breakfast we took them to the airport for their flight.

Gina, Ashley, Parker and Steven eating Beignets


Ashley, Parker, Sophie, and Jada

After they departed we then headed back to our house so Gina could get started on a new flower bed in her garden.

Finally on Thursday we were able to slow down a little and relax. Gina was excited to get started in her Garden since she had picked up a lot of flowers and ROCKS while we were in Kentucky. I’m not sure what she was more excited about, the free flowers or the rocks she picked up. We got the bed created and she got her flowers planted by Friday.

Gina's New Flower Bed


Another View of her New Flower Bed

We were invited over to my sister’s house for dinner tonight for fried catfish which was delicious. Saturday we went to the ornamental concrete store in Baton Rouge to see if they had a Marine seal. They had it and Gina placed it in her new flower bed.

The United States Marine Seal

Today was the first time that I was able to get online and it was only to pay some bills. Gina and I never knew retirement could be so busy. It’s not going to slow down anytime soon. We are preparing to leave on the 22nd making our way toward Parris Island, South Carolina to see Thomas graduate from boot camp and become a United States Marine.

Until tomorrow, Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.