Welcomed with Open Arms

We've been quite the busy bees lately! A very good thing. We've been so busy I've only turned my computer on to check my main email...feels good! With that, I have not forgotten about my loyal readers and am happy to be writing about more than just sitting in the van!

So, away we go.....

April 27~ We decided the heat was getting to be too much and made the decision to leave Wickenburg the next day. We did a load of laundry in our 'new' 3 gallon bucket and packed up Joon's Junk. To celebrate we had a big UFC fight card to watch and Cpt. Kev came over with a pizza.

[caption id="attachment_4523" align="alignleft" width="150"] Washin' & Packin'[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4524" align="alignright" width="150"] Fight Night[/caption]

We all gathered around the side door of Joon Van and enjoyed a night in the good life along with some pretty good bouts.

April 28~

We left our beautiful spot ontop of our mountain in Wickenburg. We got gas

[caption id="attachment_4527" align="alignleft" width="150"] Good-bye[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4528" align="alignright" width="150"] Hello[/caption]

at $3.79 a gallon! Dumped our trash and refreshed our water for free at the Mobil station. We stopped for lunch at Burger King...yep, 2 Whoppers for $5 bucks and 3 x 10 lb. bags of ice coming out to $8.56! You really can't beat that. Then we drove. Our destination? Sedona, Arizona. It's just absolutely gorgeous here, it's so different than anything we've seen to this point. It's amazing! I can't wait to go explore. We met up with our friend Ray, who we met at the R.T.R. in January, and are camping with him right now. The camp is a great spot where Red Rocks surround us on all sides and many different flowers are in bloom that we haven't seen yet. It's beautiful here.

[caption id="attachment_4531" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Arriving at Camp[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4532" align="aligncenter" width="350"] New Home[/caption]

We have the feeling Sedona is going to be very good to us. Can't wait to prove our feelings true!

PEACE

P.S. I'm still doing pictures in Shutterfly but our connection isn't the fastest out here, so they may be delayed for a bit until I can get some upload speed. Thank you for your patience! 

 

 

Frittering Away in Fresno

"There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir, We must rise and follow her; When from every hill of flame, She calls and calls each vagabond by name."

~ William Bliss Carman 

I love that quote, it speaks to me and most likely to you too! What's in store for you this month? Hopefully tons of adventure!! I can't really tell you what's in store for us this month (or ever) mostly due to us not really knowing ourselves but I can tell you that today was "moving day"! We woke up this morning and I made the last of the pancakes while we started packing Joon Van back together. Even though we just packed and organized everything just a day or two ago, we felt the need to rearrange some things to make it easier on us to be in the city.

We were able to get rid of some more trash, just call us trash-mongers! haha And I'm sure that even though we repacked it, we'll probably repack it 10 more times before it's at a point where we can easily access the things we need to...haha and maybe not! We have really enjoyed being here over the Summer, this area has been real good to us and the people, even better. I, however, am not sad today. I feel cleansed and ready to start a brand new book, although I think Savannah will miss being able to run around like a crazy woman, hunting, barking and just being a stinky ole' dog!

[caption id="attachment_1167" align="aligncenter" width="300"] She's gonna miss this[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1168" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mama & Baby saying good-bye[/caption]

Our first stop on the way down the mountain would be for gas...but just how far can we make it before we need to fill up!? We definitely did not want to pay the silly $4.99 a gallon at Shaver Lake so we went with our gut and drove down to Fresno. On our way down we hit the gasbuddy app on our phone and were told that there was gas at an Arco station for $3.89...we were on our way. However, when we got there it was at $3.95, but we were happy... still a dollar less than Shaver and the cheapest we've seen this Summer! And boy is it ever hot down here, hopefully it's not as bad at night to sleep in!

[caption id="attachment_1169" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Swamp ass anyone!?[/caption]

We had some major and some minor things to do while in Fresno but were just planning on being here for a few days and do everything at a stress free pace. By the time everything was packed up, gassed up and heated up, we were starving. We thought it would be nice to celebrate a Successful Summer and what better way to celebrate then with...drum roll....Chick-a-fil!!!! Hell yeah baby! I was super excited and I'm sure J' was too, he just shows it differently, haha!

[caption id="attachment_1170" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Get in my belllyyyy![/caption]

The Chick-fil-a at River Park in Fresno, CA is a really nice place. I almost felt like I was at a sit down restaurant, they even bring your food to your table! I was amazed and even spoke of it to the girl...I think she thought I had been living under a rock for a while...not under a rock, just among them! I also felt kind of bad because I had to bring my sammie back to the girl. I am not one to complain or ever bring food back BUT there was no way after being in the mountains for four months and not one bite of Chick-fil-a was I going to sit there eating what tasted like a day old chicken sandwich...not happening! The girl was more then "pleasureful" to get us new sammies...it was very much worth it! We discussed the things we had to do while down here and since it was about mid-afternoon at this point we chose to go veg out at Barnes & Noble for the rest of the afternoon. It's awesome there because we can get free internet, download everything we can't on our data plan, Savannah can sit outside with us AND this time around was even more awesome because we were able to talk to my momma on Skype!

[caption id="attachment_1172" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Baby at the Bookstore[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1173" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hi mom!!![/caption]

I'm sure tomorrow will be the day we get all of the "fun" stuff done but for now, I'm really enjoying the nicer weather (it's cooled off since the sun went down) and hoping we will get a somewhat good nights rest. It was awesome to be able to see my mom and talk to her, I miss her soooooo incredibly much, it totally made my night that she was Skyping me when I turned my 'puter on...such perfect timing!

I hope ya'll have a restful night and if you haven't talked to your mother or father in a while call them, I'm sure it will be nice for both of you!

PEACE

 

 

 

When did TV begin to mean so much?

All of my days seem to run together then I figure out that it's been days since I even last logged into my blog...bad blog mommy! Let's see I really haven't been doing much due to this heat. It's been so miserably hot here, it's hard to even move an inch to go to the bathroom yet try to do anything else. Fresno has been hitting around 108 during the day, so it's been about 97-98 here...you might not think that's hot because of where you're from or where you live but it sure it hot to us.

[caption id="attachment_466" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Think she's gonna make it?[/caption]

The only thing keeping us semi cool is this tarp. There's no AC to run into and we have no ice from our last trip into town so everything we have is warm or hot. To make anything during the day for a snack or meal is just plain silly. We weren't thinking of that factor when we were shopping, high temperatures along with cooking over an even hotter grill...silly kids!

[caption id="attachment_467" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hot steamy food on a hot summers day[/caption]

The only time I even think about budging from under the tarp is to take my lil Nana for a walk. She still has to get in her hunting time, she loves her evening walks.

[caption id="attachment_470" align="aligncenter" width="225"] The Huntress[/caption]

She gets to smell all the good stuff, listen in the woods for stuff rustling around and spread her scent all over the place! I just take lots of pictures! The other day while I was melting into my chair I turned my head to the side and saw this bug frantically carrying another bug back to its "den" (or whatever you call it). It was probably dinner for the Queen, King or just his little family, but it was pretty crazy to watch...glad I was able to focus enough to get a pic! He was pretty far away... I didn't want to get up and scare him, maybe he would drop his bug. I didn't want to be responsible for that dilemma!

[caption id="attachment_468" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A bugs life[/caption]

At the end of the night, we all come inside usually around 7:30 or so...that's when the skeeters come out for yer blood. The sun goes all the way down around 8:15 or 8:30. If J' isn't finished working yet, Savannah and I just cuddle on the chair and catch a little bit of the boob tube before "the shows of the night" come on. I will be so glad when these damn reruns are over, it's all due to the Olympics that we never got to see one single event of. Oh well, at least we get Fox. Some new shows start next week along with the regular running of the shows that we have already been watching. This is usually how our line up goes for the week (all starting at 8:00pm): Monday~ Hell's Kitchen followed by Master Chef. Tuesday~ Hell's Kitchen followed by Master Chef. Wednesday~ So you think you can dance. Thursday~ Something I can't even remember then Glee (J' is just loving that, haha I actually don't really like it either but it's starting to catch on). Then Friday~ It was House followed by Bones... we really don't like Friday nights. I mean you could put something way better on than those two shows on Friday night!! But maybe we're the only one's actually watching TV that night. Believe me we are going to be happy when they actually start showing all of the shows they've been showing previews for for the past month, day in and day out like: The X Factor...oh wait that's the only freakin preview they show! haha They have been showing them since the beginning of July and it doesn't even start until the 25th of September. We have a running joke now when we see something that looks interesting (or more interesting than what we have now) we say, "You're gonna love this show... starts November 2013! It's funny these "good" shows are going to start and we are probably going to be heading out of here. Isn't that how it works!? Oh well, maybe we'll get better channels where we go next. I think we will at least get some football for the hubs, he hasn't been able to watch football in two years so I'm sure he'll be happy with whatever he gets. It's funny because we are truly happy with whatever we get because we haven't had TV in two years, so it's nice to be able to just chill, relax and watch the tube when it gets dark and it's close to beddy bi time. I'm very sure there are many more things in this world to complain about, I won't let TV be one of them!

[caption id="attachment_469" align="aligncenter" width="300"] At peace in Daddy's arms[/caption]

PEACE