Well Galveston was nicer than i expected when i got there. Its a great beach and we were almost alone the times we went down. The gulf is a great place. I found some treasures on the beach too.
We met nice people in the campground also. Lots of full timers we have met that have a similar story to ours, and tho, a lot are our age, some are younger and work from the RV. Perfect life.
I forgot to mention, this is mainly for Donna's benefit. The houses in the south are not painted as boring as the ones in the NW. Many bright colors, pastels, and especially on Galveston Island there were uncountable numbers of Purple or Lavender houses. As we get into Texas you get into more stone as hardwoods are harder to find in the southern states and i suppose more expensive.
We left Galveston and went to a place north of Houston and met up with a collie friend and went to an agility class. We had so much fun. I will post pictures. She has Iris' brother and half brother. She looked like a baby next to those two boys. And for Annie's benefit, she kinda hit the nail on the head about Iris and her training. i will tell you more when we talk. Getting there was a nightmare as I am a terrible navigator, poor Leroy,
Then the next day we went up to La Grange where we stayed the nite (another nightmare navigation event that put me in tears and destroyed my confidence in doing it at all). I went to the Texas Quilt Museum today before we left and a quilt store next door. The museum has only been around two years and its really nice and needs all the support it can get. It had a show of antique star quilts and a show in the back of quilts (new) from New Mexico. It was well worth the visit. The quilt store had a full line of Kaffee Fassett fabrics and since they carry yarn they had some of his yarn as well. I walked in that store and literally got goosebumps and was overwhelmed by the explosion of color. It was magnificent. I could spent $$$$$ there that's for sure, but walked out with only a present for Donna and a fat quarter for myself. Having more fun shopping for her than myself since i don't need anymore fabric and have no place to put it.
So after the visit there we are on our way to San Antonio. We have reservations at a place that I hope turns out to be nice and we will probably be there a week. Jeff is supposed to come for a few days so pray the weather doesn't change that, and there are things to see there and we are two days ahead of our schedule. We will see, for us plans are subject to change by the hour. We have always traveled that way when we did get to travel and this time its no different.
Everyone asks, how is it going? Is it hard living so close, is it claustrophobic? Well, it is not claustrophobic, and that is coming from someone who is severely claustrophobic. It really doesn't bother me or seem to bother Leroy at all. I still lose it and swear at things and get mad cause things don't work right or what ever it takes for me to lose my cool but its no worse, in fact its less, than it was in the house. We are getting along, probably the same as in the house. We or should I say I, still pick fights, and cause problems and drive him crazy and can't keep my mouth shut but its not the trip that is doing it, its just Me unfortunately. I am a bitch and that doesn't change with the settings. Now Leroy may have a different take on it as its a smaller area to put up with me in but he seems to handle it. I have always said he and my mom are the only two people that could ever understand me and put up with me. Part of living in this small setting is the fact we have animals which really lighten the atmosphere. Plus with the dogs are, we are outside with them copious times a day. We are never in this traveling house except in the evening and then we either watch TV and sleep or go to different ends and each do our own thing, like computer or reading, or etc.
So if God continues to bless us with good health and an uneventful journey with the RV we should do fine. I hate the thought of it ending really. there is a reason we are out here and we may not know it for a while. I am certainly learning things about myself, not all do i like either.
We haven't celebrated Xmas for a few years now so the holiday spirit is not with us. I was going to send out a letter but haven't gotten it done.
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