Dusting off the Old Blog (12-31-16)

Up until a few weeks ago, I was pretty convinced I was done blogging.  I started my blog in 2009 to write about the interesting and fun things we were seeing while we traveled the country in our trailer.

From Alaska…

…to Newfoundland…










we saw a lot of awesome things, traveling full time.

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But then a couple of things happened.  In 2015, we built a winter home in Lake Havasu City, AZ, and became stationary for several months at a time. Soon thereafter,  2016 happened. 2016 turned out to be a very difficult and stressful year for us.  Dealing with several family issues, we weren’t able to go off and explore as usual, and my desire to blog disappeared.


Don’t get me wrong, we did squeeze in some fun, and got a few things accomplished around the house.


As soon as we returned home in October of 2016, we got to work on the landscaping:

                          

Living in the desert, most of our yard is gravel, and our plants are very drought tolerant, although Paul does have everything on a drip irrigation system.  Since we are Margarita fanatics, I did spurge, and we planted a lime tree in the front yard.






It wasn’t long before our friends started arriving- we love having them around- we always have so much fun and they are always happy to pitch in and give a hand.

Of course, its not just OUR projects that get attention.  Our yard is a convenient place for friends to work on their rigs- especially since the guys are more than happy to offer advice, as well as help, haha.

The weather in Havasu is great for hiking during the cooler months so we took advantage and hiked Sara’s Crack, a slot canyon, and Lizard Peek- one of the highest peaks in the area (although that isn’t saying much).  I have been known to hike these trails by myself, just to get some exercise. And speaking of exercise, Planet Fitness arrived in Havasu and I immediately joined, and try to make it to the gym 4 times a week. There are Planet Fitness gyms all over the country, so I hope to keep it up once we are on the road.


                    

In the early fall the weather is warm enough to use the boat and Jet Ski- although Paul hadn’t had time to fix the boat so we were limited to just the Jet Ski.

Once winter set in, however, we needed a toy to play with off  the water. Once again it was time to call Paul’s brother Tom, and work out a deal on another Kawasaki product- this time a side by side, 4 seater.

One of our first add-ons was some state of the art headphones so that we can have conversations without yelling.

Soon enough, the holidays arrived and we had what we call a “yard full”.

In addition to our friends, our daughter Jessica managed to make it to our house for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Jess is fun to have around and I was glad she got to know our friends over the holidays.

So, from eating at Thanksgiving…














to eating at Christmas….





to drinking for New Years…..





we had an awesome time.


To be continued……