We have been on the road since March and I have failed in documenting all of our travels! I've said it before - but I am going to be better. The next purchase is updating our phones. With the new iPhone we can edit quick videos and photo - that should be a fun way of keep track :)
Once we sad farewell to the Belltown Inn in Seattle we headed back East. We stopped into to see Aaron and Sarah (Andy's cousins) in Boise,ID. They greeted us with an amazing home cooked meal and some good family time! It was a quick 3 hour stay but we felt refreshed before getting back in the Pathfinder.
We spent much of March in Keystone, CO in a amazing log home that Andy help in building several years ago. Matt Mathewson kindly lent us the house for our multi-brand video shoot! It was a crazy intense 2 weeks -broken cameras, several trips to Mike's Camera in Boulder, renting another camera, flying in Corey, multiple trips to the back-country, writing storyboards, last minute projects, stomach flu and some amazing time with our Colorado friends. Andy got some AMAZING footage. It is so incredibly impressive how good he is with a camera!
Leaving Colorado is always tough but it is easier when we are heading back to see family. So, we piled our stuff back into the Pathfinder and trailer and pointed east again to Indiana. We didn't stop on this trip - just a straight 18 hour drive to Mooresville, IN.
The goal was to get the RV road worthy, edit videos, shoot some additional non-snow footage, see family and head south to Natchez, MS. Of course easier said than done.
The RV did not survive the harsh IN weather so well. Busted water heater delayed us slightly. After a week of shooting some more amazing footage, celebrating Josi's 6th B-day and spending some much needed time with friends and family we did head down to Mississippi. We decided to wait to fix the water heater until we were down in warmer weather.
We arrived in Natchez and started to thaw out after a long cold, snowy, rainy winter. Getting to spend time with Morgan Grace is priceless. It brings tears to my eyes thinking about her. I was able to spend some time with Josi when she was this young and the bond has continued. I needed this time with Morgan. She is adorable and like her Daddy a stinker :)
Andy quickly discovered that not only did the water heater bust but we had a crack/leak in our fresh water tank. Rookie RVers! Dumb Dumb Dumb The smell was bad from the water just sitting - gross!!
Passover hit in the middle of the April so we dropped the housecar off in Jackson on our way to the airport to fly to New York. It had been way to long since we had been there and excited that Dad would be attending his first Seder.
It was a great trip and always so good to be with the girls - Tori, Sammy and Madison. Love them! We were sad that Mom and Hunter were missing from the celebration. I am soooo greatly blessed to be part of Andy's family. Love them all so much.
After too short of a trip, we headed back to Natchez. The repair on the housecar water tank was minor - shooo.
Andy then led Seder for his first time to allow Kyndee, Marcus and Morgan to experience their first Jewish Seder. What a special evening - it was fun to cook with Kyndee using all of Nina's recipes. :) Andy even rode his bike over a very scary bridge to pick-up the brisket one evening!
We reconvened after Easter back in IN - we drove the housecar and they flew. Marcus was running the IndyMini 1/2 Marathon and we were doing some video footage. It was good to all be together and say goodbye to Mamaw Allen one more time. She passed just 2 days after we left. I am so thankful we were there to see her and so sad she is gone.
Andy and I are now back in Frisco, Co doing more video shoots, attending a sales meeting, working, drumming up more business, seeing friends and anxious to hit the trails.
Sorry for the very long journal type entry. More exciting musings to come :)
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