One day closer to warmer weather

Your Daily Horoscope for January 13, 2013

Is it time to let go? Maybe that old flame needs to stay in the past, or maybe you need to finally get rid of all that clutter that is making your neighbors start to wonder about your mental health.

I think my horoscope is really talking to me today. After yesterday and us almost doing a trade-for-trade for the van and today waking up and being angry with Joon Van...this horoscope is definitely speaking my language. It's not that I hate this van, I don't. There are just days that I want to throw everything in it away, including my clothes, that's all! haha I also don't think my raging hormones are helping at this point in time. We were rolling the bed up this morning and something just happened and I turned into a big ball of hot mess. J' is now calling this The Bed Roll Cry! Hey, at least we can laugh at it, right!? I just want to stand up, I want to move around, I don't want to roll the bed up anymore, I want storage...that you can access easily, I want open space, I want to be able to drive the van without having to move everything in it first. Yes, I'm full of wants today. I had a feeling the R.T.R. would have this effect on us! I know some people would say, "Then why don't you just get a house." Um, no...that's not the point. Those people don't get it. We love the lifestyle, we just want a little bit more room, that's it. I'm also pretty sure the weather isn't helping either right now. This is what we saw when we woke up this a.m....

[caption id="attachment_3307" align="aligncenter" width="225"] 30 degree difference![/caption]

Thank goodness for our four solid walls or we would be feeling that 30* instead of the warmer 60* inside! See why we haven't been spending our days outside lately!? This colder weather sure does make for some good snuggle time though, especially with Nana she's our very own space heater!

[caption id="attachment_3309" align="alignleft" width="150"] Good man[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_3310" align="alignright" width="150"] Warming up[/caption]

 Daddy let me stay in this morning while he walked Savannah...thank you Daddy! It just looks cold out there...I also had to make the bed and it's easier when I don't have Savannah pinning the blankets down! After we rolled the bed up, J' got out his drill and fixed us up for "showers". We have two 1 gallon jugs (that iced tea came in), the lids are interchangeable (we have 3 lids)...he drilled holes in one of the lids to make it like a shower head and then the other two lids will stay solid. It will make for a much better "shower" when we wash each others hair. He's thinking with his noggin!

I think I stayed in the van pretty much the whole day, except to walk Savannah and take a few pictures...I found the tripod!

 

 



[caption id="attachment_3320" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Day[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_3321" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Night[/caption]

Even though the weather isn't exactly at the temperature we would like to have, we are still getting the most beautiful sunsets and you know I love those sunsets! We saw on the news that the weather should be warming up by next weekend, so just one more week and we should be in the clear for the "Winter Weather"...or at least we are hoping!

PEACE

 

 

Hunting + 'Bug Hugs = Happiness

This morning when we woke up, we walked down to another little plateau right below the spot we were parked at. J' thought maybe if we got a little closer, we would get TV plus, it looked a bit more level and we would have a better view of the water...so we moved on down.

[caption id="attachment_2769" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Love it[/caption]

As soon as we moved I remembered I had put that big piece of Quartz, I found yesterday, by the tire so I walked back up to the 'old' spot to grab it. I asked Savannah to come with me...not on her leash. She's so funny, she is so used to being on a leash with me, I think she thought something was "going on". She was walking behind me with her head down like I was up to something, and kept looking back at Daddy  like, "Do I have to?" She's such a weirdo, as soon as I get the leash out, she's like Heck yeah man and gets totally stoked...crazy dog!

[caption id="attachment_2770" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Like pulling teeth! Come on Savannah!![/caption]

Once I got her over to me...a good 5 minutes later...she looked so pretty so I wanted to take a picture of her. I have never seen a dog dislike pictures as much as she does...as soon as she sees me pick up my camera or turn it toward her, she turns away. And she's so photogenic I don't get it!

[caption id="attachment_2771" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Now, look away...good girl![/caption]

When we got back to the van, I found J' on top of Joon digging some things out of the crates on top.

[caption id="attachment_2772" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Joon Frog?[/caption]

I washed all of our dishes, they were in need of a good overall cleansing and since I was outside I let Savannah hunt alongside me.

We made a romantic lunch of Ramen noodles and I made a little pit for our burner because the wind was blowing a little too hard, it actually blew the flame out!

I was getting a little bored and restless in the van so I took Savannah on a walk, we would both get exercise and we could both hunt...for different things of course! She would be bug/critter hunting and I would be hunting for rocks!

[caption id="attachment_2776" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Scopin' it out[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2777" align="aligncenter" width="300"] And another...[/caption]

During our hunt, I came across some interesting plant life...

[caption id="attachment_2778" align="aligncenter" width="225"] What is this?[/caption]

I even found a big enough rock to put the camera on to take a picture of the two of us!

[caption id="attachment_2775" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Self-po with the baby[/caption]

When we turned around a corner of pretty big plants and bushes, Savannah was hunting like crazy and I wish I had a bulldozer to carry all of these awesome rocks I was finding. I guess pictures will have to do!

[caption id="attachment_2781" align="aligncenter" width="300"] I love the different colors[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2782" align="aligncenter" width="225"] These looked metallic[/caption]

We hunted for about an hour, maybe longer. We started back for the van when the sun started to go down. When we got back to the van, Savannah got crabby (as usual) to me, of all people (as usual) and got in trouble... she was told by Daddy to go make-up with da' momma...

[caption id="attachment_2783" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Wasn't expecting a kiss[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2784" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Make up Hug[/caption]

As we were talking about what tonight's feast was going to be along with movie night, dinner and a movie...do I hear date night!? J' said, "Wow, look at that!"

You know it...another amazing sky from Mother Nature!

[caption id="attachment_2787" align="aligncenter" width="300"] To the left of Joon...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2788" align="aligncenter" width="225"] ...to the right of Joon[/caption]

I'm sorry but it just never gets old.

Tonight's movie= The Big Lebowski!

Have a restful night Dude!

PEACE

Back to the nature

It feels so nice to be back "in the wild" again! Okay, so we're pretty much right off the highway, but we have total privacy, we are the only ones around, we can't really even hear the traffic on 95 and I can walk my Bug around bushes and nature again. She is absolutely loving all the Nature potty walks, for sure.

[caption id="attachment_2723" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Stop and smell the...cactus!?[/caption]

It was such a beautiful day today, we must have gone on 4 walks! The walks these days consist more of light walking and LOTS of smelling, listening, hunting and light digging. Even though we are in, what seems like, a pretty 'safe' area, we are still in the nature and you never know when something is going to pop up around a bush, a rock or a mountain top so we stay closer to the van...but she still gets her hunt in!

[caption id="attachment_2724" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Beautiful day for a hunt![/caption]

In between catering to Savannah, haha I was able to paint my nails, they've been bugging me so it was nice to finally get that done...nice and festive for the upcoming month of December!

[caption id="attachment_2726" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Purty[/caption]

Savannah found a new spot, so she's not in Daddy's way but she can still window hunt. Good thing she's small or this would either never work or look super funny!

[caption id="attachment_2725" align="aligncenter" width="225"] She's goin' Pro![/caption]

It's funny too, because I make her a seat on the chair but she climbs up to the top of her perch and watches...funny girl!

It's so great to see amazing sunsets again too. I think we missed quite a few in Laughlin due to all the bright lights.

[caption id="attachment_2728" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Everything around us was PINK!![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2730" align="aligncenter" width="300"] She did NOT want to take this picture![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2729" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Wow![/caption]

I have to say, being in the city and around other people has its place, but there's nothing like being wherever you want to be, being able to watch Mother Nature work her magic with the sky and being able to get in our fort at night to snuggle up with the one(s) you love. It's so nice to be in the nature once again to fully appreciate everything that's out there. For all of you out there hoping for something different...if you can't get out and truly do what you want maybe you can do things a little differently. Go a different route to work, talk to new people, where mismatched socks, help someone, eat something different for lunch, wear your hair different, sit and watch that sunset even if your favorite show is on, set your alarm in the middle of the night for that meteor shower. If you always do everything the same way, you'll never find out what you're missing.

I hope today brings something different to you in a great way!

[caption id="attachment_2731" align="aligncenter" width="300"] She put on her pigtails today![/caption]

PEACE

 

 

 

 

 

A Breezeless Blanket of Beauty

Finally, the wind has stopped. I'm getting my walks in again with the Nana Bug and just being able to be outside of the van is amazing. It really is the small things people! I was able to sit outside and do a reading for my girlfriend, Kitty, as well as for J' and I. Always good to get a little guidance at times, ya know! I also gave myself a mani-pedi and am so excited that I actually got to use one of my lighter colors. When we were in Shaver Lake, this color never would have worked because my hands were always black with all of the poofy dirt...not anymore! Woo hoo!

[caption id="attachment_1873" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Pink & Pearls![/caption]

It was such a beautiful day that as I was drying my nails, I just laid back on my towel, took in some sun and even caught a little snooze with my snuggle bug!

Even though it was "nice" to see what the wind is like here, we are so very happy that it's over...for now. A little breeze is nice, but I can definitely do without the tornado like winds that were upon us the last four days...no bueno! I just hope all that wind did some good pollinating and Pahrump gets some beautiful flowers come Springtime!

We also received one of the best sunsets we've had in a week or so.... what a great ending to a gorgeous day!

[caption id="attachment_1875" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Goodnight[/caption]

PEACE 

 

Sorting out our somber day

Today feels a bit somber. We have made the big decision and have decided to take our travels to the next level and move on. We think right now we may just pack up our campsite and move around Shaver Lake or go down to Fresno, take care of some stuff and then leave...we're not sure but we know we are leaving this spot within the next day or two. So that leaves us with a lot to do all of a sudden! We have been in this spot for about 3 1/2 months, we are very spread out...this has become our home! We have a "kitchen", tons of stuff we have accumulated although I don't know how, clothes over here, shower stuff over there, more stuff every where! Oy vey! We are taking everything just as it comes to us, there's no rush, we will do this the right way for us.

[caption id="attachment_1115" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lots to do[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1116" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Where to start[/caption]

 Well, first things first for me... I HAD to vacuum. I tried to vacuum last week but J' wanted me to wait. I think he was crazy or something because that's something that just gets my panties all up in a bunch is having dirt on your feet when you get in the van...umm gross. I was finally able to vacuum and "mop" the floors and it felt soooo good! Now I could focus on the inside of the van. I would stock the pantry with the canned food that's been sitting in boxes/milk crates outside this whole time...that is a daunting task, it's like Jenga in a way!

[caption id="attachment_1117" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Silly Stocker[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1118" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Success![/caption]

As I was stocking the pantry (that took forever to do), J' took over the back of Joon Van. He was making space for the heater, propane, tools, Claramae and a million other things. He did a really great job too!

[caption id="attachment_1119" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Before[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1120" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Waaaaay after[/caption]

 Even though it turned into a long (somber) day it was a really great day. We were able to get so much done, it was actually very cleansing. Mother Earth even gave us one more last beautiful sunset at this spot along with a glimpse into what her full moon will be like tomorrow!!!

[caption id="attachment_1121" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Thank you[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1122" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Almost there![/caption]

So...what will tomorrow hold? We have no plans and not knowing is half the fun! Wish us well on the next leg of our journey. I'm sure it will be just as much of a surprise to us as it will be to you! haha

[caption id="attachment_1123" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Good-night[/caption]

PEACE