Happy Thanksgiving.....

As I sit in the dark (the family are all still snug in the bed) reviewing our budget (over & over again because I am OCD that way), the sun starts to rise and I suddenly hear a bird outside my window whistling a beautiful song........  

I have been stressing over several things this morning.... but the early morning song bird puts my mind at ease and reminds me there are others things in life than stress..... 

1 Month & 6 Days until we LAUNCH......

I am rarely at a loss for words but every time I think about writing a post for this blog, I draw a blank.... As excited as I am for our launch day to be close(r), I find myself over thinking about what I want to share with everyone and if it will be relevant to them... or me in the long run for that matter...... 

1 month & 6 days until we launch... that is what my tracker app says... it also says, 21 hours, 37 mins, 27, 26, 25, 24..... seconds... and counting.... 

I am a week away from quitting my job of over 8 years.... My long dedication to this job has been such that I am having severe quitters guilt.... I have wanted to tell them before now but feared they would not accept my months notice so I have been patiently waiting for the 2 week mark... If everything goes as planned, I will turn in my notice on December 2 with December 16th being my last day of work...... I will be offering my services on a part-time basis should they wish to accept it. I would love to stay on as their database person at least until someone else can get trained to take it over... but if they choose not to accept it, it is totally ok with me. 

Evan is ready to load up and head out NOW..... however, we did agree to stay around for the holidays..... We have had several family members having one hell of a time health wise so we really want to take the last half of December and spend with them as well as the rest of the family.... 

Our plans to head west have altered a bit... we will head south on December 31st towards Silverhill, AL and will be staying at Wales West RV Resort & Light Railway for 2 weeks of rest and relaxation on the Gulf Coast.  I am so excited about this that I just can't stand it.... 

Then we head to Jellystone GA for several months so I can workamp....  Workamping, if you are not familiar, is where one works for a campground in exchange for the camp site.... several reasons we decided to go this route....  1. By workamping, I gain some experience that will help us if we ever have to workamp to make ends meet while on the road. And I think having experience at a Yogi Bear Park will be a great asset...... 2. There is a baby due in our family around June 2014 and by staying close we will be able to be around when its born. 3. Who would not want to camp at a Yogi Bear Park? 4. This will allow us to save more money for our adventures......   

Jellystone GA is not far from Atlanta so we will be close to my parents (both sets), Six Flags, GA Aquarium, Coke Factory, Stone Mountain, etc..... Places we would love to visit.... And only 3.5 hours from home so we can visit.... 

So we are excited..... And nervous..... But ready.... 

Halloween at Yogi Bear @ River Bottom Farms.....

I have to share the wonderful time we had during the Halloween Season here at Yogi Bear @ Riverbottom Farms.... This place does it up right...... 5 weeks of Halloween... trick-or-treating every weekend..... 2 weeks of No-Scare activities then 3 weeks of the Haunted Trail & Haunt House..... Such Fun..... As you can see by these pictures..... 

Emerson was Yogi & Jackson was a Boise State Football Player

They were able to go trick-or-treating 5 weeks in a row... 

Way too much candy in our rig.... 

Below are some of the campers from over the 5 weeks of Halloween Camping. 

Every weekend was a costume contest as well as a site decoration contest.

Such fun..... 

We miss this little Cowboy (Michael) & Indian (Clayton)... 

They moved away after being with us for a full summer of fun in the park..... 

Even the animals got into the fun... 

I was able to help on the haunted trail and in the Haunt House.. 

Below I am in costume as Beauty & the Beast.... 

Such Fun during Halloween 2013 at 

Yogi Bear @ River Bottom Farms!!!! 

100 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have made it 100 Days in our RV!! 

100 Days in our RV

100 Days of Emerson saying, "Can I go Swing?"

100 Days of picking up the dog poop cause that 

IS what you do in Campgrounds

100 Days of "What's for Dinner?" 

(This does not change just cause you are in an RV)

 

Leveling & Fixing Faucets.

100 Learning our Rig and fixing breaks.

Afghans made by our neighbors. 

One for Jackson & one for Emerson. 

Booboo & Yogi at Christmas in July

Low Country Boil fixed for us by our neighbors.

Bread homemade by ME! 

100 Days of wonderful neighbors & friends

100 Days of pool access

100 Days of fishing opportunities

100 Days of rotating sleeping places 

(we are still adjusting our sleeping arrangements)

100 Days of finding new ways to store stuff out 

of the way without forgetting where it is. 

100 Days of no TV? We turned TV back on for Football a 

little shy of 100 days. Sue Me. :)

100 Days of learning how much we can 

put into the super duper small frig.... 

100 Days of trying to become experts at 

finding the pilot light on the oven. Oy Vey!

100 Days of being 

CLOSER to our family

 

 

100 Days we are glad we EXPERIENCED! 

100 Days of YOGI BEAR