Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Counting Down The Days

 We've been planning for 6.5 years and now we're so close I can taste it...

but we're not ready.

I still have to get the entire camper organized and loaded. We'll need both hot and cold weather clothing and supplies, we're going to have his dad for 5 of those days and we'll be leaving the country at some point.

Most of my clothes are ready but his aren't. His dad better be planning on taking his own carry on because we won't have room for that.

We will have room for his outside equipment such as metal detector and wand.

Going into Mexico had previously been planned as a single days outing after we leave Las Vegas but now we're contemplating renting a car and taking one of the Vegas days to get there. 

I haven't been feeling well the last couple days and have had bad heartburn and yesterday called in sick for my last shift that would have been graveyard this morning 1am-9am. I'm still not all well so glad I didn't have to do it and my coworker got OT.

Today I need to clear branches off the electric fence and make sure its functioning. I need to make sure all the horses feed is ready and Brandan will have an easy go of it. I know the chickens will be good to go, I've asked Mora to pick up their eggs every day and I don't care what she does with them then. The dogs have enough food and the cats are good to go.

I've spent about $300 on our food but thats OK, its for 2.5 weeks plus his dad. We'll still eat out and we'll still buy more food but I've got a menu and I'm really hoping we stick to it, sort of.


Saturday, March 16, 2024

Travel Plans

 We travel more than any other couple I know.

On March 28, 2024 we will head out for a two week trip to west Texas to see the solar eclipse on April 8th. We have been planning on making this trip for 6.5 years, since the one we saw in Idaho in August 2017.

We've put countless hours into planning but let me tell you, we do not have this entire trip planned at all. We're not even sure what route we're going to take getting there. 

We will be arriving in Las Vegas on April 1 and leaving on the 5th, 

then heading south to Mexico for a short visit, 

then east into Texas. 

We will leave Texas probably on the afternoon after the eclipse but we're not entirely sure.