RV Living Journal: Meet the RV Part 2

Here is our King size bed, with a closet. Then the little bathroom sink nook (yes, where the sink/shower/washing machine water overflow horror happened!) And then, of course, the toilet.
Stay tuned for a step by step photo demonstration of how to flush the toilet. It's not as easy as you might think!!

RV Living Journal: Meet the RV

Well, this week in the RV has been delightfully uneventful! Please join me on a tour of our "summer home."










Below is our little living room, with a two person table, couch that pulls out into a full size bed and lots of storage! The picture to the right is our fridge and microwave in that cool style that looks like the cabinets.


















Below is the entertainment center: we only get reception for one local channel, but armed with the third season of "The Office," I think we do pretty well :o)







Now, adding all of these pictures is getting tricky, so I'm going to start a new post with the rest of the pictures!

RV Living

Summer camp season has begun, which means Jason's job is in full swing! In an effort to see each other more, we made plans to live part time in an RV at Rockin' C Ranch where Jason works. A generous couple has offered their very nice RV for us to live in for the summer (pictures to come soon). So, Jason and I moved out to the Ranch on Monday and RV living began!

RV Living Journal Entry: Day one
There was a bad storm tonight - lightning, rain, even a little hail. I was on my way to the ranch with a car full of stuff, and Jason, who was already at the ranch, called and said to pull over and not come any further as the storm was rough. So, I spent the next hour at Taco Bueno waiting for Jason to call with the go ahead. I finally arrived at the RV around 10:30pm only to find the electricity was out in half the RV - including fans, AC and outlets to charge our cell phones!

RV Living Journal Entry: Day Two
Got out to the ranch in time to enjoy a "Taco Tuesday" dinner with my husband in the RV. I couldn't believe how exhausted I was. I fell asleep around 8:30pm and was awakened at 2:15am by a strange beeping noise. Jason was fast asleep, so I staggered into the kitchen to find the fridge display saying, "NO FO." Hm. Didn't know what that meant. Pushing any one of the three buttons on the fridge didn't work. So, I just closed the door to the bedroom and fell back asleep. Around 5pm Jason woke up asking me if my alarm was going off - it was still the fridge. So, Jason unplugged it somehow and fixed it later that day.

RV Living Journal Entry: Day Three
Tonight we enjoyed a camp dinner together again. It was spaghetti night. Now, my favorite thing about this meal is the dessert - the most amazing apple pie I have ever had the pleasure of eating! YUM! Jason was free to relax earlier in the evening, so we decided to watch a movie. While Jason was out collecting Nacho Libre, we decided to get a load of laundry going. The RV has a cute little set of a washer and drier. I was in the living room and hear this awful noise followed by an awful smell. Oh yes, gross water was spitting out of the bathroom sink and shower! AH! Jason spent the remainder of the night working with the waste hoses out behind the RV while I was busy disinfecting the bathroom and shower.

RV Living Journal Entry: Day Four
This morning we decided it would be good to spend a few nights back at home. So, I loaded up the remainder of the laundry in my car before I left for work, and plan on having a good night's rest at home.

More to come of the RV Living Journal!

Movie Review

One of my favorite pass times is watching movies. I've seen many movies, and know a good one when I see it. For example: You've Got Mail - great movie. I watch it all the time! Now, my former co-workers at Starbucks did not find the value in my movie taste, but that did not crush my love for critiquing!
Today I went with some friends to see the new Indiana Jones movie - The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - loved it! It kept my attention all the way through, delivered on humor, and Harrison Ford is in amazing shape for a man his age! I don't know how he can roll around and jump and all those things after all these years.

I also rented the movie Over Her Dead Body from the Red Box. Wow, not even worth the dollar I spent to rent it. Not entertaining, not believable, nothing really redeeming about it. Not funny, no warm fuzzies. Not recommended.

If you have any movies to recommend to me, please let me know!

Progress....

I have been on a quest to fight social work burn out. So, this week I officially joined the gym! As one of the added perks of joining, I had a session with a personal trainer this morning. Her name was Candice and she really pushed me to work out! Ah! And the most embarrassing part about it, was she was just showing me the equipment - I doubt she would define it as an actual work out. By the end of the 40 minute session, I could hardly walk, and then I went home and slept for three hours! She also checked my body fat mass - no details necessary. I am feeling motivated and hope this turns out to be a great stress reliever! I was trying to find a picture of a woman body builder to put with this post as a joke, but they were all pretty gross and inappropriate. So, as soon as I have a decent picture of myself, I might throw it out here!

My new discovery

A few weeks ago, on a whim, I picked up a pilates DVD for $3.99. Yesterday, I decided to give it a try, and now I am addicted! I love pilates! It reduces my stress and help my posture. Now, I think it's important to note, I'm not good at pilates. I can't do what this girl in the picture is doing....at all! But maybe someday! I encourage you to try it!

A Call for Chivalry

At the beginning of every month I make a big trip to Super Walmart to stock up on groceries for the month. Inevitably, two huge bags of dog food to feed our sweet and large chocolate labs are on the list. I am starting to get the hang of wrestling a 25lb bag of dog food onto the bottom rack of the shopping cart (or "buggie" as they call it here) without it rolling away. As I wheel my purchases out to the car, I always feel a twinge of frustration as I struggle to get the big bags from the bottom of the cart into my trunk as many men walk by and watch me struggle. Where have all the cowboys gone? Where have the gentlemen gone!? Well, they sure don't go to Walmart at the same time that I go! I have even contemplated going to Brookshires (a more upscale Texas grocery store just down the street from my apartment) just to have the bag boy walk me out to my car and assist me with the lifting. I must say that my wonderful husband is always eager and ready to carry the bags of food in when I get home and I am sooo grateful! Cowboy found!

I ventured out on just such an endeavor this weekend, and today have a kink in my back. I think we have ruled out kidney stones - don't have any other related symptom - thank goodness! But I can't help but wonder if it has anything to do with the dog food....