It’s hard to believe we have already moved on from Texas. Feels like we were only there a short time, when in fact we were there about 6 weeks!

Bill did several installs. I took care of some boring chores, such as shampooing our rugs (only the second time) and emptying out and cleaning the entire refrigerator, also only the second time, and replaced all the shelf liner. I know, exciting stuff, right? 

We also celebrated my birthday! Another trip around the sun for me – a total of 54 times now! Bill made me my favorite cake – Grandma Murray’s Carrot Cake – YUMMY! Both my kids called – that always makes me smile!

Bill took me to dinner to the very good Baja BBQ in Canyon Lake.

We waited until the weekend, when Cori returned from work travel, for official celebrating!

Tracy, very generously, took me out to lunch for my birthday! We found a local place, Startz Cafe, on TripAdvisor. It had good reviews, and was not too far away in Canyon Lake. I enjoyed my burger and she loved her club sandwich. Thanks again Tracy!

Dave & Mairead pulled out, heading westward. It was good to see them and get to know them a bit better. Sadly, we probably won’t be seeing them on the road again, as they are planning to sell their rig and settle down in NJ, as Mairead got a job in NYC. Since we will be back east next year, perhaps we will see them then!

Another thing I did was complete my granddaughters blanket. I even put a nice edge and border on it – I got fancy! I’ve got to say I am very proud of how it has come out and I can’t wait to see it in the nursery!

Then, very suddenly, Tracy & Lee (Camper Chronicles) got a gate, so they packed up and left very quickly. They were gone within 3 hours of the call – on their way! That’s how it is with gate guarding, you wait and wait, then they call and you go. We are missing them already, even their new puppy, Jack, who decided he didn’t like me and barked at me all the time. It was really great to have so much time with them.

One very fun thing we did was go to an Escape Room. Greg, Cori, Bill and I headed into San Antonio, on probably the worst weather day we’ve had here. It was pouring down! There was so much water in the streets, that several times when driving down, Greg had a huge splash on the windshield from cars going the other way. Yea – that kind of rain. 

Anyway, we arrived safely at Escape the Room, and after attempting to dodge the small rivers in the parking lot, we headed inside. Cori, the coupon/Groupon queen, found us an awesome deal for our group of four, so we didn’t have to share the room with strangers. Our “room” was called “The Countdown” and the object was to thwart a nuclear strike. Well after failing to save mankind, we learned that only 6% of groups solve all the clues and actually get bragging rights for protecting our planet. Either way, it was great fun, and the receptionist said we were very close. Not sure if she says that to all the groups, but it did make us feel just a little better. 

While Bill was working on his final install, I got busy working on this blog.  I sure do hope you’ve noticed some of the changes. I’d hate to think I spent all that time figuring out how to make all those changes and no one noticed. 

In case you missed any, I changed our header picture. It was taken at a rest area on our way to AZ from TX at the beginning of this year. For the first time, I included my car. I’ve added a link to RV Solar Solutions. I did the whole gift giving post on my own. I don’t mean to imply I hadn’t done any of these things before, but when you’ve only it once or twice and it’s been over a year (or two or more) since you’ve done it, clicking here and there to figure it out can be challenging. I’m quite proud that I figured it out and of the results.

We learned that our friends, Jodee & Bill (of On The Road Abode) were going to be nearby in San Antonio, so I reached out to see if they wanted to come hang out. I no sooner mentioned dinner and a campfire and they were on-board! Cori decided to smoke a brisket and I signed on for the sides. There were eight of us in total, since Cori & Greg’s friends, Brandy & Jason, had arrived for a visit. The weather was perfect for eating outside (with the help of the outdoor heater.) After having our fill of smoked brisket, packet potatoes, green beans and cornbread, we sat by the fire, letting it warm us. The apple tart and ice cream Jodee brought along was the perfect sweet treat! 

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With only a couple of days before we were heading out, we met up with long time blog reader, Julie, and her husband, Casey. Tracy & Lee had lunch with them before they left for their gate and they expressed interest in meeting us also, so we arranged it! We met about half way in the town of Dripping Springs, enjoying a great lunch of crepe’s at Crazy Crepe. We chatted for almost 3 hours and we finally had to say our goodbyes. Bill & I always love meeting up with blog readers and making new friends!

New friends!

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