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The Busy RV Life

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As you recall from the last blog post, Michigan was a whirlwind of activity, and it took us more of that week to recover from leaving San Diego. Well, last Saturday, September 16th, we left Michigan and drove over six and a half hours to our site in Iowa. We only were able to stay in Iowa for one night before we left for Nebraska. I have a few things to share with you about Iowa and then all about Nebraska. After crossing the Mississippi River, we were in Iowa. We were excited to be in Iowa and looked forward to the rest of our two-hour drive, but mostly to park at our site.   Fun fact: known today as O'l Man River, The Big Muddy, Old Blue, The Gathering of Waters  and other nicknames, the "Mississippi" comes from either the Ojibwe or Algonquin  word "misi-ziibi," meaning Great River. The Mississippi River, beginning in  Lake Itasca, MN runs 2,341 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. We did feel welcomed. Our site for the night. Iowa picture for the map. When we crossed

Rainy Days and Mondays

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Last blog was sort of left with a cliff hanger. We had so much to do to get ready for the wedding that I wasn't able to post any pictures. So, without further ado Thor and Frannie's wedding update. Thor did an amazing job getting his home and backyard ready for the main event. The wedding. There was a LOT of food, fun and friends. The head count was close to 180 people, even though that was a lot, no big problems happened on their beautiful day. Hubby and I met Frannie a few years ago. When we stayed in California in 2021, Thor and Frannie came out to see the rig and have lunch with us. She is a doll, and we are happy for both of them. The groomsmen and Thor years before. The groomsmen and Thor now. Frannie and Thor. "Some people are worth melting for." Olaf, from the movie Frozen. Beautiful San Diego sunset. Sunday, we helped clean up and watched the 49er game. It was fun. After that, we met up with my cousins and had a late lunch. Went to hubby's brother and sis