by pastorrobin | Jul 18, 2012 | trip
Gulf Shores here we come/came/are going/went/left. None of the previous line should make any sense, so just disregard it.
We had a great day.
We got up early and left the Lejuenes’ house and hit the road.
Robin said “it’s not too far, probably 3 or 4 hours” which I then relayed to our children.
Do you see what is coming here? If you do the math, and look at the map, you realize that it is not exactly 3 or 4 hours but more like 6 or 7, which to a 6 and 8 year old, is about 300 more “are we there yets??” UGGGHH.
Here is a picture of our youngest trying to drink the hours away.
Very cool tunnel. Seems like we should have seen Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones cruise by in their sweet black car.
Awkward photo op with me applying sunscreen on Kenna.
Absolutely the best picture of the day. <3
Our spot for the night. (about half mile from beach)
Dinner’s served! Everyone else managed to get rinsed off and in a new change of clothes except mama. Not really sure what my son is doing in the background, it may be some sort of gang sign, but it looks more like the walking dead.
Tomorrow, we head to the Atlanta area!
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by pastorrobin | Jul 17, 2012 | trip
Today, we began our trip! We loaded the RV and started east on I10. When we got to Houston, we hit a major rain storm, but it only lasted about 15 minutes.
We both had a turn at the Wheel!
We continued on and had dinner with our friends in Lake Charles, LA. Paul, Charity, and their lovely kids.
We HAD to eat Cajun food in LA!
We did not have specific plans as to where we were going to spend the night. We had heard from several people that sleeping in an RV at a Walmart parking lot was acceptable. So, we were thinking of going that route in Lake Charles or Lafayette. However, during dinner we heard all these stories of people being shot and robbed in LA so we decided to make other plans. I (Robin) remembered a good pastor friend, Clifton LeJuene, who lives and pastors in Jennings, LA. I called him up and he said, “Sure, come on down and park in our driveway.” He and Paula (his wife) were such great driveway hosts! They showed us around their lovely house and then we went back outside and slept in our RV.
Actually, the first night in the RV was really sweet. (this is Erica, and if by “really sweet” my husband is referring to freezing our buns off…then yes, it was “really sweet”. I woke up in the morning after being mostly frozen, to find out that the ac was set at 68! The problem has been solved and is now a balmy 74) In a few days, we will post a video tour of this thing, but suffice it to say, everything we need is right here.
All for now! See you tomorrow. We are headed to the beach!
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by pastorrobin | Jul 15, 2012 | trip
And the drum roll please…
Here are Kennady’s supplies for the next two weeks.
A lot O stuff here. This time around I (Erica) have managed not to get completely stressed out until this day before we leave, which is a big step in the right direction. Usually, I am a giant troll for at least 4 days before leaving.
sssskkkkrrreeetttcchchhhhh This is Robin interrupting my wife’s blog. Today, she has made up for all the days she wasn’t a grouch. Got it all in in one day. Ok, back to Erica….
My husband is a butt and I just punched him!
Anyone remember The Princess Bride and the old lady?? “LIAR, LLLLIIIIAAAARRRR” yeah, that’s basically it.
Ok, back to my explanation of the packing scenario.
This is how it goes down. I pack everyone except my husband, who meanders in the night before we leave and packs his stuff.
Ok, back to packing Kennady. It’s a lot and you can obviously see that.
The rest of us are allotted one checked baggage and one carry on.
Check back daily for more random spouse banter and updates on our adventure.
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