The "Groom" Cuts the Cake !
Crossed Swords for the Happy couple.
Big brother Bill with his daughter.
Vanessa & Christian.Sunday, January 4, 2009
Family Wedding Pics
The "Groom" Cuts the Cake ! Crossed Swords for the Happy couple. Big brother Bill with his daughter. Vanessa & Christian.
Holiday Memories
GrandMa & Jesse Rae with the sing-a-long guitar.
Kane & Hogan "building" with a new toy.
GrandMa with Kane and her new Tea Mug !We had a whirlwind trip back east for Christmas. A quick flight from Houston to Long Island via Baltimore on Christmas Eve and then dinner with my sister & husband. Christmas Day we spent with our grandchildren and a wonderful dinner by Katie & Ken. We capped off the busy day with a visit to good friends John & Sheila Schmidt in East Northport.
The next morning we headed south by car to Virginia and my niece's wedding on Saturday (pics to follow) and then we flew back to Texas on Sunday. We were able to spend some of the time with our daughter Kristin as well.
We've been back a week now and the weather has warmed a bit. Tomorrow we head west and will stop in San Antonio for a few days. We plan to be in Tucson, AZ by 1/12/2009 and the Voyager Resort for a month with good friends Bob & Betty Sobek. We stayed at Voyager several years ago and it is a high end resort with all the amenities, including it's own USGA rated Par 3 golf course. I had my first hole-in-one at Voyager that year.
Till Next Time
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Seasons Greetings
The Christmas tree at Stone Mountain Village in Atlanta. Beautifully decorated on a cold night.
Our "little" Christmas tree on the dashboard. We were parked in the Pointes West Army Recreation Facility on Lake Thurmond outside of Augusta.Our best wishes to everyone for a wonderful holiday season and a safe and prosperous 2009.
We're driving down to Houston today and fly back to Long Island on Christmas Eve. We'll be back in Texas on Sunday.
Till Then,
Gene & Laurie
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Stone Mt. & Atlanta
The Fountain at Olympic Park.
The Coca-Cola Polar Bear.
Our new friend at Coke !
We climbed to the top, 1,683 feet. A cold and windy trip up ! But the view was worth it.
A View of Atlanta from the top of Stone Mountain.
The "carvings" on Stone Mountain, Ga just outside of Atlanta. The Confederacy is well represented !
More later.............
Recent Travel Pic's & Updates
The "Club House" at Rainbow's End.
Our site # 14 in the "trees" section.
Rainbow's End RV Park layout in East Texas, about 70 miles north of Houston.We're in Livingston, Texas at the Escapee's RV Park. Founded in 1978, the Escapee's RV Club is a advocacy and support group for full time travelers. They have grown over the years and have RV parks in Florida, Alabama, Missouri,Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon and Washington. The Parks offer reduced price parking, activities and other amenities in a "no-frills or rustic" atmosphere. The organization also operates the largest mail forwarding service in the US.
We're here for several reasons: First off, last July I needed to select a location from where we would fly back to Long Island at Christmas to see the Grandkids. Airline prices were going up and I wanted to try and get the best price. After much thought we selected Houston as a probable location and I booked tickets to LI on Southwest. Secondly, my brother's daughter is getting married on December 27th in Fairfax, Virginia. After Christmas we'll drive down to the wedding and fly back to Houston from Dulles airport in Washington, DC.
Right after the New Year, we'll head west. Not sure where, but hopefully someplace warmer than here. Temps today, BTW is 45 degrees.
More to come..............
Saturday, December 13, 2008
A View From The Panhandle
Hello again. We've been in the Florida Panhandle for the past 2 weeks after a wonderful Thanksgiving repast in Augusta with family.
Our journey from Augusta took us down through Tallahassee and we stopped in a small fishing village called Carrabelle. Sadly not too many boats are left and the little town is starting to show signs of closed business and for sale homes. Perhaps in the warmer weather, things are busier but the area is somewhat depressed.
Our friends from Zephyrhills, Gene & Lynn drove up with their coach and we spent 5 days together. We plan on heading into Alaska next spring and the 4 of us spent many hours pouring over maps and books and the Internet looking at routes and places to visit.
We moved on to Pensacola and a visit with my nephew, Bryan & his wife Katy and her daughter Alexis. Bryan is a Chief in the Navy and we were treated to a wonderful campsite on the water with FHU's. A round of golf at NAS Pensacola, a tour of the Navel Aviation Museum and a few good dinners rounded out a 5 good days. Unfortunately, the weather here is not very warm and highs in the 40's and 50's with a good deal of rain surrounded our adventures.
Somehow, the warm sun and great weather of the southern USA have yet to be found on this trip and we are looking forward to Texas and the west for better weather. We'll be in Livingston, Tx on Monday nite and will stay at the Escapees' Rainbow's End Park till after the new year.
I'll get some photo's up on the site this week.
Till next time,
Gene & Laurie
Our journey from Augusta took us down through Tallahassee and we stopped in a small fishing village called Carrabelle. Sadly not too many boats are left and the little town is starting to show signs of closed business and for sale homes. Perhaps in the warmer weather, things are busier but the area is somewhat depressed.
Our friends from Zephyrhills, Gene & Lynn drove up with their coach and we spent 5 days together. We plan on heading into Alaska next spring and the 4 of us spent many hours pouring over maps and books and the Internet looking at routes and places to visit.
We moved on to Pensacola and a visit with my nephew, Bryan & his wife Katy and her daughter Alexis. Bryan is a Chief in the Navy and we were treated to a wonderful campsite on the water with FHU's. A round of golf at NAS Pensacola, a tour of the Navel Aviation Museum and a few good dinners rounded out a 5 good days. Unfortunately, the weather here is not very warm and highs in the 40's and 50's with a good deal of rain surrounded our adventures.
Somehow, the warm sun and great weather of the southern USA have yet to be found on this trip and we are looking forward to Texas and the west for better weather. We'll be in Livingston, Tx on Monday nite and will stay at the Escapees' Rainbow's End Park till after the new year.
I'll get some photo's up on the site this week.
Till next time,
Gene & Laurie
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Frost on the Peach
Hello & Happy Thanksgiving !
As the title suggests it’s been cold here in the “Peach State” and we’re not used to temps in the 20’s and 30’s. Yep, we’ve had a low temperature of 22 degrees in Atlanta. Fortunately, it didn’t last long. Average daytime temps went to the 40’s & 50’s.
Anyway, we are in Augusta at the Pointes West Army Recreation Center campground compliments of my niece Christine & Army husband Mike. Great location, right on Lake Thurmond (remember the senator?) and enjoying fabulous views and fun times with family. My nephew Brian who just returned from Afghanistan and his new wife will also be joining us at his sister’s for dinner. We’ll get in some golf, watch some football and on Friday, Laurie will host a dinner for 9 in the Coach !
Atlanta was fun and we got to see some neat sights. A tour of the CNN studios, the Coke museum and Olympic Park filled one date. We also had tickets to see the King Tut exhibit which was not as thrilling as anticipated; nice but not awe inspiring. A trip out to Stone Mountain and their Christmas shows was cold but kicked off the early holiday season. We climbed the 1,683’ to the top and since it was too windy for the cable car to run, we hiked back down too !
We’ll leave Augusta on Tuesday and head south to Apalachicola on the Florida Panhandle where will meet up with friends. We’ll start the planning process for our Alaska adventure next spring. Then off to Houston.
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a truly blessed holiday season.
Till next time,
Gene & Laurie
As the title suggests it’s been cold here in the “Peach State” and we’re not used to temps in the 20’s and 30’s. Yep, we’ve had a low temperature of 22 degrees in Atlanta. Fortunately, it didn’t last long. Average daytime temps went to the 40’s & 50’s.
Anyway, we are in Augusta at the Pointes West Army Recreation Center campground compliments of my niece Christine & Army husband Mike. Great location, right on Lake Thurmond (remember the senator?) and enjoying fabulous views and fun times with family. My nephew Brian who just returned from Afghanistan and his new wife will also be joining us at his sister’s for dinner. We’ll get in some golf, watch some football and on Friday, Laurie will host a dinner for 9 in the Coach !
Atlanta was fun and we got to see some neat sights. A tour of the CNN studios, the Coke museum and Olympic Park filled one date. We also had tickets to see the King Tut exhibit which was not as thrilling as anticipated; nice but not awe inspiring. A trip out to Stone Mountain and their Christmas shows was cold but kicked off the early holiday season. We climbed the 1,683’ to the top and since it was too windy for the cable car to run, we hiked back down too !
We’ll leave Augusta on Tuesday and head south to Apalachicola on the Florida Panhandle where will meet up with friends. We’ll start the planning process for our Alaska adventure next spring. Then off to Houston.
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a truly blessed holiday season.
Till next time,
Gene & Laurie
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