Of Human Kindness.

I recently discovered that my primary Love Language is "Acts of Service". This is a change from "Words of Affirmation". I wonder if age/life/circumstance shifts that for people? Like, I imagine being a mother of three...I probably won't be very moved by "you look pretty" (word of affirmation), or a bouquet of flower (gifts) - though make no mistake, I never turn down flowers! - but I imagine I would be moved to tears by a detailed car, or dinner on the table, or clean dishes. Circumstantial Love Languages...

That being said, we relocated the RV last night. We're now up in Spring. It's about 30 miles from our last Adventure Park. It's near where we've been house hunting, closer to the bff and kids (and dog play dates), closer to Rachel's work (whose car is falling apart and gets terrible gas mileage), it's a bit cheaper and WAY quieter and more wooded. It's adds an extra 1-2 hours to my day, but that's life...in Houston.

So, as we were getting the RV ready to be moved, we realized we'd underestimated the room we'd have inside. We put the bikes and patio furniture inside and the kayak on top of Rachel's car and we still had her little Honda Ruckus with no were to go. Why don't you just drive it, you say? It only goes 30 mph....and I-45 was pretty much the only way to get to the new place. Death was imminent, obviously. I went to ask one of our neighbors, whom we hadn't met until that very day, if we could park it at his place until we figured out a plan. And he said, "You know, I don't have much going on tonight, how about I put it in the back of my truck and drive it up there for you?" Murray, you sir, are a gem.

And he did! He wouldn't even let me give him gas money. So, now I have to think of something terribly clever and thoughtful to give him as a thank you. Any ideas??

Also, the guy who transported the RV for us, Charlie, is darling ("yes ma'am", etc.). I would like to find both Charlie and Murray ladyfriends.

We were up until about 11 last night setting everything up and connecting the water and electricity and the pooper. Then I was up at 5:30 + 2 snoozes for my new commute.

We're having an RV (re)Warming BBQ. I don't know if anyone reads this except my mom, Tiffany, and Suzy, but if you want to come play with us, let me know. We've got lakefront property now ;)

xo.

We're Still Here.

Well folks, I first feel I should apologize for my long pause. Life - it just keeps coming at you, you know? Like a freight train. Well, we're still RV-ers. Things have happened since last I wrote.

I got a dog! 

I say I, and not we, because Rachel didn't want a dog...but I think they're starting to grow on each other. Plus, it was destiny and I just couldn't say no. I went with my bff to the lady's house where she got her last dog...and Carmella, one of her recently retired mama dogs, sat on my lap quietly the whole time. She was quiet and still in the midst of 20 other dogs barking and running around, 3 kids yapping and running around, and me, a new person. So, she came home with me and we've been quietly cuddling together ever since. She didn't know her name, so we renamed her by saying random words until she responded to something. Her new name is Miso, like the soup. Good thing she didn't respond to banana or table or something else.

Here she is (no, this is not portrait, it just turned out that way):

 This is Miso and Ivy having a staring contest. Ivy definitely won.

This is me and Miso sleeping.

I <3 her.

Rachel got an intestinal bug!

You may have seen it on the news or from the CDC. Here is more info on that nasty bug. (Symptoms include watery diarrhea, with frequent, sometimes explosive, bowel movements. Other common symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, stomach cramps/pain, bloating, increased gas, nausea, and fatigue. Vomiting, body aches, headache, fever, and other flu-like symptoms.) 

And here is Rachel's drawing of what it's like to have at work around coworkers:

She went to the ER last week and they re-hydrated her and gave her a bunch of antibiotics. She's finally starting to feel better.

We didn't get blown away by a windstorm!!

Last Friday we had some pretty strong gusts. I am happy to report that we did not tip over. Yes, this is something I googled when we first moved in.

And lastly, in case anyone was curious, we don't really miss any of our stuff in storage. We're looking to buy a house, but honestly, I'm dreading filling it with more things. But, since getting a home loan is IMPOSSIBLE evidently, we won't have to worry about that for a minute.

We have exceeded our initial 1-3 month time frame. I've gotten used to it, more or less. And Rachel can even take bath in the tiny "garden tub" (she's way more flexible than I am). But we've both decided we definitely don't want to spend Christmas in the RV. So, we'll see.