Thursday- April 24, Talladega, AL Bound

It is 9:23 pm and we are well on our way to Talladega, we left Apopka, FL this afternoon at 1:30 pm, filled the gas tank of the RV with $75 worth of Gas at $3.52 per gallon and didn't stop again until we were in Tifton, GA. We stopped and put $100 worth of gas in the tank at $3.49 a gallon. GAS PRICES ARE OUTRAGEOUS! Do I hear an AMEN??
We also had a nice dinner at Cracker Barrel to get Rudy from behind the windshield for an hour or so, but we are back on the road and about 50 miles south of Atlanta. The plan is to get on I-20 (on the otherside of Atlanta) and stop for some shut-eye and then hit Talladega, fresh in the morning light to set up our RV and camping spot. We will be there in plenty of time to be at Practice on Friday (at 1:30 pm). I've got to see those cars on the Track. My driver, JEFF GORDON, has a PEPSI paint scheme for this race. Can't wait to see it. We don't have any other plans for Friday so we will have some quiet relaxing time before Cully arrives in the late evening.

More to follow. . . . . . on Friday!

April 18-20, 2008 Weekend Events

After we picked up Elani on Thursday evening after work, it was a whirl-wind of events and our weekend was jam-packed, almost non-stop with activities.

Friday Elani and I drove to Sebring for haircuts. Elani got her first haircut (with permission from momma & papa-of course) after 3 years 9 months of growing her hair (which by the way is almost down to her waist). So it was time for a trim and a trim is all she got. She wouldn't let Diane wash her hair so she just did a little trim of the ends.

Saturday after church we went to Ponce Inlet Marine Science Center for "Turtle Day". This place is amazing with all kinds of wild Florida-native animals to see and touch. Aquariums galore, sea turtles everywhere and on this special day they had a Butterfly Garden where the butterflies landed on you and you could get up-close & personal. Elani was amazed at the SeaHorse Aquarium. It was a great way to spend the afternoon on an absolutely gorgeous day.

Sunday we went to the Maitland Arts Festival for a short time and walked around Lake Lily Park, then we came home and Elani and I hit the pool for some sun and fun! Elani loves the water and playing with other children and of course paddling around in her "swim-ring". Later that afternoon we sat on the patio while Elani played with her new baby animal toys and her bike until it was time to take her home. You can only imagine that we had one tuckered out little girl with us on the way back to her home.

This week (Thursday) we hit the road for Talladega, Alabama to our next NASCAR Sprint Cup Race of this season. Looking forward to a another great weekend and a WIN from Jeff Gordon and the 24 TEAM!

See ya on the Road!

April 4 - Oooops - Happy Birthday, Travis!

I think I forgot to mention that we celebrated my youngest son's 29th Birthday on April 4. We took him, Rosa and Elani out for dinner to Olive Garden (his choice) and had a nice dinner and dessert. Nothing spectacular, just nice family time with good food!

Oh yea, pictures too. I wouldn't be caught somewhere without my camera at my side!!

April 11-13 Weekend Adventures

It was another beautiful weekend to be camping in the great outdoors of northern Florida and we were smack dab in the middle of it. We couldn't have asked for better weather to just sit in the chairs under the awning with a good book and my camera of course and enjoy the sweet songs of birds, crickets and bull frogs. The occasional call of the sand crane was the only interruption that is worth speaking of. We had Elani with us mostly because she loves being outside and this is the perfect place for her to play outside until her heart is content (which is usually from sun-up to sun-down). We had a great time in fellowship with our camping friends and enjoying the peace and quiet of the outdoors. We always come home so rested and relaxed and full of thankfulness for all of God's creation that He made just for our pleasure.

I snapped a few pictures of Elani playing in the distance as I sat with my book under the awning. She didn't even know I was watching her. I am thankful also for these memories and moments that I am building with her. I hope she is remembering all of these good times with her Grammi and Paway!

Easter Pictures

Just had to share this pics of the grand-kids from our photoshoot at JCP! They are quite adorable, if I must say so myself!!

Elani is 3 1/2 (will be 4 in July) and Lenix is almost 14 months!

Pics from Bristol

We are in Bristol

We left home on Thursday, March 13 at 2 pm and headed North to Bristol, TN for the 5th Race of the NASCAR SPRINT CUP race of the season. We stopped just north of Spartanburg, SC for a nights rest and a hot shower, arriving at the Track at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday, just in time for SPRINT CUP Practice at Noon. The morning of Friday was absolutely beautiful with the sun coming up in the mountains, but the closer we got to Bristol the cloudier it got and the rains came. It rained off and on all the day, but we did get a couple hours of practice before, even though Qualifying was cancelled and Jeff Gordon will start 2nd next to Jimmie Johnson. We went into Johnson City to an Olive Garden for dinner since it was raining and Cully hadn't arrived with his camper and then we got some groceries for the weekend!

Saturday morning the sunrise was gorgeous with a lot of peachy colored clouds, but now that it is 1 p.m. the clouds have taken over again and it is starting to spit some rain. Before the rain started earlier this morning, Cully, Janine and I walked to the top of the mountain to view the Race Track and the Drag Strip.

More to come as the day goes on.

Later