Washington, D.C.

The sitting and waiting is over, and it is almost "Showtime" for Jessica's wedding. We arrived in D.C. and were relieved to see little hurricane Irene damage in the Annapolis and D.C. area. Thank you to the state of North Carolina for taking the brunt of the hurricane and downgrading it to a #1 storm! Whew, however we do continue to hear of all the damage and devastation that New Jersey and other states have incurred. Our prayers are with them for a fast recovery. 

Yesterday, we spent the day in Jess and Rob's apartment cutting, pasting, and organizing all of the table decorations, signs, and seating charts. Rick was a great gopher, as the girls assembled and made requests! Another couple of hours was spent in the cleaning of the kitchen mode! What are mothers for?

The evening was spent visiting with Jess' host family from Brazil. The kids put together a lovely spaghetti supper. We caught up on a lot and remembered details of our daughters year long stay in Brazil. 

Today, was a slow stay at the coach day. Our own hurricane starts tomorrow with deliveries, pedicures, hair appointments, meeting guests, and picking up Luke and Kendall, who will stay Thursday night with us. Winnie, our cat is relieved that Tbone was unable to make the trip. On the other hand, we are so excited to learn that Dad will be joining us. After a few days of not feeling well, and deciding to stay home, he had a change of heart and will be here with Mom. I think that some emails and brother talks convinced him to join us at this blessed event. 

Off to the East Coast

We are off and running once again! Our lovely daughter, Jessica is getting married on Labor Day weekend, and we are working our way to the D.C. area. Between earthquakes and hurricanes, it proves to be a bit trying. Hopefully, the wedding will be as lovely as planned, and weather will not interfer!

While attending the FMCA Convention in Madison, WI we bought into the "Harvest Hosts, Free Camping at Farms and Wineries." We have taken advantage of three of these lovely locations. Our first two stops were produce farms with marvelous fruits, vegetables, and items to purchase. Our third night was a new winery. Of course, we had to do some tasting! All stops have been enjoyable and have allowed us to meet and talk with the owners of the establishments. We would recommend this to all RV ers and campers!

While we sit and wait, 100 miles in from the coast, we visit Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We are spending our time at a place called, "Drummer Boy Camp." With the hurricane warnings to hit Sunday, we feel being a bit away from the ocean might be a good move!  Plus, we had a lot of house cleaning, dumping of holding tanks, and rearranging to do after "dry camping" for three nights!

 Today, we visited the National Historic Center of Gettysburg.  Other than the FREEZING, cold climate inside of the building, it was well worth the money spent to enter. A 20 minute video taught us all about the importance of Gettysburg in the Civil War.  Our next stop was touring the museum and adding more details to our Civil War knowledge. My father, the Civil War buff would have been able to add more to the story, I am sure. But, a very good and interesting stop!

Home Again, Home Again

Home again, home again jiggety jog! Two days to clean, reorganize the coach, pick up all of the Wisconsin goods ( lefse, cheese curds, beer, bars, and Amish candy), and head out to D.C. for our daughter's wedding over Labor Day. We are looking forward to the celebration with family and friends!

Our first experience working at the FMCA Convention was full of good experiences. We met so many fun and eager coach owners. We picked up some advice, and remembered what it was like to work again. Thank you to Indigo Bluffs for allowing us to represent them in Madison.

FMCA Convention

Here we are in Madison, Wisconsin at the Family Motor Coach Association Convention. We are meeting so many friendly RV folks who love to travel! After our stay in Michigan at the lovely Indigo Bluff RV Resort this past summer, we are now happy to be representing them at the convention. Indigo Bluffs is by far one of our favorite stops with its lovely wild flowers planted everywhere. The unique vision to set up the park in a quad system for the coaches, gives the feeling of a comfortable neighborhood. Truly, an RV Resort to visit!

Still here

Our son, Luke made the comment that we must be having a boring summer, or that we had used up all of our fun since I have not posted on the blog for such a long time!  Oh no, just the opposite!!!!!!!!! Back home takes lots of time to clean, mow, wash, and all of the other household things! But, amongst all of that we have been busy with our daughter, Jessica and all of her wedding plans. Bringing Wisconsin to the wedding in Annapolis requires cheese curds, Amish candy, lefse, and baked goods! Another fun project has been creating a wedding reception seating chart. Brings back my teaching days and making bulletin boards. So, you see we still are having fun, just not out on the road. 

We do leave for the FMCA Convention in Madison on Tuesday. Looking forward to trying our hand at running the booth for Indigo Bluff RV Resort. After a 5 day job venture, it is time to head out to Washington, D.C. and all of the exciting wedding events. Keep in touch!