Day 1: 490 MilesStarting location: Home – 28 degreesEnding location: Bowling Green, Kentucky – 57 degreesWeather: SunnyRoads: Dry and salt free! This is the type of day that takes a lot of stamina. It was just driving and more driving on expressways with a lot of stressful traffic. The ultimate road trip! Fortunately, being the…
Month: December 2021
Victoria’s Graduation Celebration, Christmas, and Preparation Time!
It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks. Most importantly, Victoria graduated from college. I could not be prouder of her! Finishing her student teaching on Friday, December 17, she graduated with two bachelor degrees on Saturday the 18th. She received a degree in Music Education and one in Criminal Justice. She also sat for…
First Trip Preparations, Clearance and the Maiden Voyage
Returning to the story of Clarice’s first trip preparations, we turn back to April 2021. I had slowly been adding all the things I needed to outfit an RV properly since bringing Clarice home. I added: kitchen utensils, silverware holders, hangers, clothes storage boxes, flashlights, bug spray, shampoo holders, hoses, and command hooks. Honestly, you…
Sibling rivalry with a dog, retirement, and a surprise!
After posting yesterday, I decided to double check with Victoria to make sure she was ok with me using her real name in the post. So, when she came home from student teaching around 4pm on Friday, I asked her. She confirmed it was ok to use her name. Sibling Rivalry Naturally, she wanted to…
Challenging Parking and the “Kids” check out Clarice
Leaving the hotel at 6:30am to try to beat the Chicago traffic, Clarice and I made our way home from Rockford Illinois over wet and generally clear roads. There was just a little lake effect along the base of Lake Michigan, but not anything like the day before. I was extremely cautious as this was…