July 7, 2019 Sunday Rushmore Shadows
Went to Mass at the Blessed Sacrament in Rapid City a nice
church 70s 80s church in the round.
Fairly big. Everyone seemed
friendly though a lady in front of me brought her service dog which was
strange, though the dog was good no barking but licked the fingers of the lady
next to me, scared her a good one, I would have screamed.
Then Don and I went to breakfast at Perkins. Got in a little after 10 and even though we
got seated right away it was nearly 1145 before we left took forever to get our meal and all I got
was a muffin and potatoes it had to be Don’s eggs that took so long.
We then went to the South Dakota Air & Space Museum that
was really cool I loved it.
I was little late getting back for my FB live event but only
30 minutes and it went great I had far more people than normal and don’t know
if it was because of the time change or if I sent out a chat inviting everyone.
No Rain today, strange.
July 8, 2019 Rushmore Shadows Monday.
Today had to be the best day so far at Rushmore
Shadows. We booked a ride on the Steam
Locomotive on the 1880 train ride. Was
so beautiful and cool. It went from Hill
City to Keystone, round trip well spent
$29 per person. Took about 2.5 hours and
went through some great country. Was
funny on our way back we noticed a lady at almost every road crossing standing
outside her car and waving. I think she
went the entire route. Was neat to see.
It was a super train trip.
I loved it. Don was equally impressed.
So much history and the train was beautiful.
After the train trip we went and picked up our new sign.
July 9, 2019 Travel to A B Campground Cheyenne WY
Today was a move day.
Started out at Rushmore Shadows and then away we went back to Cheyenne
We are headed back for Drs visits etc. Don took the truck and I poked
along. He wanted to drop everything off
at the storage shed so we could clean the truck so we could trade it in. Don likes to keep it really nice and it
looked really grungy. We met back at AB
Camping and had a great camp site one of the few with shade. Don wanted to go clean the truck but I
suggested we at least stop at the Jeep dealer first. WE went and they had a bunch of Wranglers
one of the used ones were 31K and a new one 30K and more. So they were out of my price range. We then went and drove around a few other car
dealers. NO we did not get the truck
washed before and Don really was antsy about it. Anyway we saw about 4 or five as we drove
by. One place Halliday Motors had 2
sitting out front in their used car lot.
We turned around and decided to stop and look. When we got out we saw they actually had 4
Wranglers and one was a really cute blue 2 door. I had to look at that one first the other 3
were black and silver gray. The Blue one
was right in our price range 21K and only 50K miles. The others were $28 and $27 with more
miles. So we took little Boy Blue on a
test drive. Yes we traded our dirty
truck in for a 2011 2 door jeep.
While we were coming in to Cheyenne we got a message from
out realtor she had visited the Condo and sent us photos and videos so we
decided to low ball an offer. They were
asking 218k and said that we would go for 207,900. We thought it was to low but we really didn’t
think they would take it. She sent in
the offer at 655 PM. I told God I would leave it in his hands.
Went out to eat at Bella Fucco our pizza place which we
really like, in our new to us Jeep.
Busy day bought a jeep traded in our truck which we loved
and made an offer on a condo in East Lansing,
July 10, 2019 Wednesday AB Camping Cheyenne WY.
Dr day. Since we
didn’t have to look for a vehicle in Fort Collins it was a laid back day. I have
been having some problems with my left forearm and have been messaging my Dr so
we are trying different things. I
thought it might be the start of Shingle or even Lyme Disease we will see. Don had a great check up and we ate lunch at
Jason’s Deli.
But the big news started before Don and I got up. I had a text from our Real Estate person and
they accepted the offer. We had a few
things we wanted like what is in the reserve account and did they do a Reserve
Study. We will wait and see. Don and I sat there with our mouth open and
could not believe it. Offer went in at
655 PM and it was accepted by 550 AM the next morning. So today we are just moving in shock.
Came back from Fort Collins and really didn’t have much to
do. We bought a bike rack so we could
take our bikes with us and I am happy for that.
Had dinner at Barry and Nancy’s which was fun. Great to catch up with them.
Not much else to do since we have our new vehicle so sat
around for awhile and took a walk before the Thunder Storm.
July 11, 2019 Thursday AB Camping Cheyenne WY
This morning we met the Gym gang and had a great time
catching up.
Went to Mass and talked with Father Carl for a while. Was nice seeing all the great people this
trip. I sure do miss St. Joseph’s Church and all the love I feel there when
ever I go back. Feels like home.
Went shopping, picked up mail and got our bike rack
installed. I am sure we did other things
but I realy can’t remember we are still dealing with the shock of the Condo.
Tomorrow we go up to Winter Park with Betsy and Warren, I
can’t wait.
July 12, 2019 Friday AB Camping and Winter Park
Had a nice lazy morning
didn’t do much. Brought the Motor
Home, we now call her Patty, to our friends house to stay the weekend.. We then did a few errands and went out for
lunch. Lunch was at one of our favorite
restaurants but sure was bad.
Picked up Betsy our friend and headed up to their house in
Winter Park. Got up there around 7:30
PM Warren had pizza and wine and we sat
around most of the evening talking and laughing.
The drive up was beautiful we went through Walden and saw
some great area. Great day and evening
with frineds.
July 13, 2019 Saturday Winter Park
Such a beautiful day.
Went hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park to Adams Falls. Nice falls but so many people, you couldn’t
hardly walk the trail. It was well worth
it to spend some time with friends.
Spent the afternoon walking around Grand Lake CO which again was fun with friends. I had a great time.
Went back to the house walked around the neighborhood and
looked at some great places. Then had
great ribs and talked all night long.
July 14, 2019 Sunday Winter Park/AB Camping Cheyenne.
Got back to Cheyenne.
Was a great drive back.
Picked up Patty and Don decided to do Laundry before we
could go back into the park. I went and
visited my great friend Amber and we caught up for about an hour.
Got the same spot we had in the campground and it was great
being in the shade.
Went for a walk and picked up my Stampin’ Up! order from
Kathy one of my friends and down lines.
July 15, 2019 Monday Ab Camping
Don and I had coffee with a good friend and have some baby
time with her grandson. Such a great
time catching up and playing with a 4 month old.
Went to the storage unit and got our bikes and Meigan’s
suitcase for her trip to Australia.
Well today was my Drs.
With my arm not getting better my Dr ordered some test for Lyme
Disease and then after that I had to get
another Mammogram for both breast.
Besides the Mammogram I also had to have an Ultrasound which turned out
that I had a cyst ( which I knew) and my other two areas had not changed since
last time.
After that I met another good friend at Starbucks.and we
caught up on everything happening.
This trip was a really friends catch up. I love my friends and will miss them all, but
with the internet we will always be in touch. Heading back to Rushmore Shadows
tomorrow for a few days.
July 16, Tuesday Rushmore Shadows.
Took off early and headed up to Rushmore Shadows in Rapid
City. I drove Patty and Don had Blue
Boy. WE are not ding much this time here
as we want to save some money. So we had
a quiet day walking around and I did some work.
July 17, Wednesday Rushmore Shadow.
Went to Camping World and bought a few things to clean
Patty. I bought a stick on map which
will be fun to track our moves. Went to
the grocery store and then just back to the campground. Where I worked designing all day.
This is really a calm week here.
July 18th Thursday Rushmore Shadows
Don washed Patty and had to run and get items from Walmart
and Camping World while I stayed and did some work. Heading out tomorrow to head back to
Michigan.
July 19 Friday KOA
Mithcell SD
Left Rushmore Shadows. Traveled across South Dakota on I 90
and ended up in the Mitchell SD KOA.
Nice here but hot 95 when we got here.
They had a nice pool and we spent time there until the masses got here.
Was a full house so just spent some time in the camper with the AC going.
July 20, 2019 KOA Mitchell SD/ KOA Albert Lea MN
Woke up about 6:30 AM to a huge wind storm, stronger than
Wyoming. I mean it blew, glad that they
told us where the Tornado Shelter was.
We didn’t need it but I bet some of the tenters made it to it. The 3 tents were down and the pop up next to
us was half up and half down. Then the rain came and came and came. It was really scary and we were broad side
and the wind was hitting us on the side.
Tree branches were coming down all around, I don’t think anyone got hurt
or any of the trailers damaged but it
was a wild ride.
After watching the weather radar we took off after it seemed
that the worse of the storms have past. We took off to the East on I90. We waited about 30 minutes but after driving
for less than 30 minutes we ran into the back end of the storm again. Stopped for awhile and then took off
again. Stopped about 20 miles further
and stayed for about an hour. Took a nap
and just waited. Was not a great time to
drive with all the wind both Patty and Boy Blue had a time staying on the road.
Finally got to the KOA in Albert Lea MN. Looked like the storm hit just before we got
her. They also had branches down puddles
of water. At least the temps are a
little cooler. This is a nice
campground. They had Sundays for a
dollar and a movie. We took a walk
around the campground and found out that there is a railroad track not far
away. We are right at home.
Heading to Madison again in the morning.
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