While on the way to Baton Rouge, La we decided that we would take a detour to stop and see what all the whoopla was about the Escapees at Livingston, Texas. So as we drove through Livingston (a quaint Texas town) we noticed that the park was about six miles outside of town. I first came across the name Escapees as a mail forwarding service for full time RV'ers. Later I found out they had a park system with 19 parks offering both dry-camping and full hookup sites. Even more impressive was their CARE, Inc. center which provides professional assistance to RVers who live in their own RVs while they recover from illness or injury (now this is a really cool service).
Now as their web site says... Joe and Kay Peterson had been full-timing for eight years before they started the Escapees RV Club on July 4, 1978 with the first Escapade get-together held in February 1979 in California. Twenty-four families attended. Today two Escapades are held each year, one in the spring and one in the fall with as many as 2,500 member families attending. These events are a week long and offer seminars on RV living for both beginning and veteran RVers.
That brings us back to the story...So we stopped at Rainbow’s End in Livingston, Texas and entered a small building near the entrance. We spoke with a volunteer at the building who shared with us some information about Escapees.Escapees not only offers a mail forwarding service but also offers a discount park system, as well as discounts on affiliated services. There are also RV sites at the Livingston location at Rainbow's End which has 130 full-hookup sites along with amenities such as a swimming pool, a large activity center and clubhouse. So we drove through the park and it seemed rather nice but was very, very quiet. After all we had been reading about how social everyone was in these RV parks we wondered whether it was all true or not. I guess we will just have to go see more parks...
Monday, March 8, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Hobbyless Mrs...
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Well my DH asked me the other day what my hobbies are as he is interested in what exactly I plan to do with all my free time once we retire He said most of what I talk about is either work-related or about family matters (he was obviously worried about my transition to retirement). You see, my husband has tons of hobbies and thinks ahead. Since I do not think ahead, I unfortunately had no real answer about exactly WHAT my hobbies are! I do realize I am not a gal who likes to sew or knit or bead. I much prefer having a glass of beer or wine and talking College Softball. Is that a hobby?
I guess I also spend a lot of my free time cleaning and doing laundry…REAL EXCITING STUFF. And hey, I devote a great deal of time and effort nurturing my adult children from afar ( Never mind that they call it “stalking” or “interfering”). Hmmmmmnnnnn. Then it hit me… I can do all the things I haven’t had time to do because of work. I can exercise with weights like my doctors want me to; I can bike and hike every day (weather permitting). Yeah, so maybe I will become the fittest I have ever been (or at the very least offset some of the beer or wine that I drink). I’ve also thought about getting a little lap dog to nurture so I won’t overdo the nurturing of my kids (however, my DH is not so fond of taking on a pet). I like to read so maybe I will invest in a new Kindle. And there’s the realization that I can really take time to reconnect with my husband. Like a second honeymoon maybe! In fact, for humor I bought a Twister game for him for Christmas for us to take with us in the RV (the kids were grossed out, but I thought it was funny). Well I have a lot to contemplate since my husband created this new awareness. I will just have to think differently. Instead of a weekend or a week or two off, I need to expand my mind to all the possibilities of limitless free time. Maybe I will take some time in the next few months to plan ahead. Wow, what a concept!
Well my DH asked me the other day what my hobbies are as he is interested in what exactly I plan to do with all my free time once we retire He said most of what I talk about is either work-related or about family matters (he was obviously worried about my transition to retirement). You see, my husband has tons of hobbies and thinks ahead. Since I do not think ahead, I unfortunately had no real answer about exactly WHAT my hobbies are! I do realize I am not a gal who likes to sew or knit or bead. I much prefer having a glass of beer or wine and talking College Softball. Is that a hobby?
I guess I also spend a lot of my free time cleaning and doing laundry…REAL EXCITING STUFF. And hey, I devote a great deal of time and effort nurturing my adult children from afar ( Never mind that they call it “stalking” or “interfering”). Hmmmmmnnnnn. Then it hit me… I can do all the things I haven’t had time to do because of work. I can exercise with weights like my doctors want me to; I can bike and hike every day (weather permitting). Yeah, so maybe I will become the fittest I have ever been (or at the very least offset some of the beer or wine that I drink). I’ve also thought about getting a little lap dog to nurture so I won’t overdo the nurturing of my kids (however, my DH is not so fond of taking on a pet). I like to read so maybe I will invest in a new Kindle. And there’s the realization that I can really take time to reconnect with my husband. Like a second honeymoon maybe! In fact, for humor I bought a Twister game for him for Christmas for us to take with us in the RV (the kids were grossed out, but I thought it was funny). Well I have a lot to contemplate since my husband created this new awareness. I will just have to think differently. Instead of a weekend or a week or two off, I need to expand my mind to all the possibilities of limitless free time. Maybe I will take some time in the next few months to plan ahead. Wow, what a concept!
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