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Our beast was finally released from purgatory on Tuesday afternoon, and we immediately began cleaning, loading, organizing and making reservations. Wednesday, we hit up all the stores – Costco, Trader Joe’s, Vons – and stocked up the fridge and pantry. Some friends are thinking of making a cross-country trip in an RV, so they cameContinue reading “finally back at it”

It’s been a busy and fruitful three weeks since my last post! Once we knew the completion of our vehicle repairs was imminent, we slowly began saying our goodbyes to friends and family – coffee dates, game nights, birthday parties, lunches and dinners out. We had such a great time: we made several visits toContinue reading “saying goodbye (again)”

The big question… why are we still stuck in San Diego? Friends have speculated that God is protecting us from something that would have happened on the road. Or that we needed to be here to help with the staff transition in the Foothills youth department. Or that we were never meant to leave, andContinue reading “it’s all about community”

For those who are socially-minded, here’s how we spent the last two weeks (yes, we’re still in a holding pattern in San Diego): For those who are technically-minded, here are the latest repair updates: If all goes well, we hope to be on the road sometime in the beginning of August – however, we haveContinue reading “top chef 2… fun times!”

Our current theme: The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps (Proverbs 16:9). Even though we planned on being far away from San Diego when Future Quest came around this year, it turned out that God had other plans. Just like old times, we both spent most of the weekContinue reading “back at FQ 2022 – who knew?”

After a great weekend including a poker game, an inspiring message at church, a fabulous Father’s Day dinner at Oyster & Pearl with Deron’s dad and stepmom, and a super fun housewarming dinner, we ran into (literally) another vehicle-related snafu, this time in the Honda. Late Monday night on the freeway, we suddenly saw aContinue reading “whoa! more Honda woes”

Not much to report, and not many pics this week, but rumor is the mechanic is making progress on diagnosing the oil leak – and he says otherwise the RV engine is running great! In the meantime, we’re enjoying San Diego, practicing patience while we wait 🙂 This week we… All the while we’re soContinue reading “practicing patience”

We spent a couple of VERY HOT days traveling through Arizona, and then dropped off the RV at the mechanic in San Diego on Monday afternoon. After a brief trip to South Mission Beach to enjoy some ocean breezes, we checked into a very run-down and dirty Mission Valley hotel – which totally screwed upContinue reading “family, friends & freeloading 🙄”

Friday afternoon we collected and processed all our mail, and Deron was happy to discover he’d received a box of belated birthday cookies from the Chappy kids – how did they know Oreos are his favorite? For my early birthday gift, Deron bought the current season of Top Chef on Amazon Prime, so we’ve beenContinue reading “TX to NM to AZ in one fell swoop”