We had time to say "good bye" to our San Antonio friends before Roger's final full time day at work and then drove to Dallas on December 21st. My family all met at Joel and Rachel's to celebrate Christmas - they have a lovely townhouse near downtown Dallas. We stayed in a really nice RV park in Grapevine. We've never been to Grapevine before - it is a lovely little town, especially when it was all decked out for Christmas. Reminded us of Boerne, TX. As always, we had a great time eating, drinking and just being together - looking forward to next year when Kyle, Heather and the girls can join us.
We actually played golf on Sunday and then the weather turned ugly! Roger thought of leaving early but there were tornadoes blowing across the southern states and we didn't want any part of that action so we took a chance on Dallas weather. OMG! Christmas day was the worst weather Dallas has seen on December 25th since 1916 and there we were in the middle of it!! Snow, ice, wind and 20 degrees! It finally thawed enough on the 26th for us to head south but then we encountered motothome problems - the air suspension had a leak and wouldn't raise the motorhome so we could drive it and the jacks wouldn't retract! Think the Alpha was trying to tell us it does not like cold weather! Two service calls to the RV; 2 days in the shop and and over $1,000 later we finally got the suspension problem fixed and headed for warmer climate! Still need to get the jack problem solved but it doesn't prevent us from traveling - can fix them in Florida.It sure is nice to have Roger "home" and to be back on the road. We stayed at a really nice state park in Gulf Shores, Alabama - 450 sites and it was full! We even played golf at their golf course on New Years Day. New Years Eve was quiet at a nice seafood restaurant and New Years Day finds us driving to Clermont, Florida. Outside temperature = 70 degrees - YES!!
And here is what our granddaughters were doing over the holidays in Khoa Lak, Thailand!!
