Just Pull and I Will Follow

Rolling down Broussard Road...Wind in my hair...Shining like a new penny...Vannie and Dave looking out their backwindow making sure I am still there...life is good!  We were going to our first Acadiana Airstream Rally.  We passed  by Johnston Street and rice fields and corner boudin stores and black cows and oak trees.  The sky was blue and the clouds were white...beautiful.  Then we turned onto a road that would take us to a campsite.  When we turned down that road and I saw all those other campers that looked like me...Tears came to my windows.   Row after row of large silver bullets..I couldn't believe it...I was in heaven.  Vannie and Dave had brought me to a family reunion. They pulled me up right by another 1977 Airstream.  She looked familiar...might be a cousin twice removed on my dad's side of the family.
Lots of very nice people...some from Mississippi, but most from Louisiana.  They all came by to see inside me.  Everyone admired all my new parts.  I was definitely feeling the love.
Bocce Ball...have you ever heard of that game?...me either.  The president of the Rally brought the game and I really enjoyed watching a bunch of old people throw big blue and red balls toward a small white ball. Who would get the big balls closer to the small ball?  I didn't have anywhere to go, so I enjoyed watching.
Good times have to come to an end...New Friends came by to say good-bye...Everyone went their merry way...except us.  Dave and Van decided to stay a little longer and practice pulling me up and down the road and backing me up in a space.  It was fun.  I was getting all the attention.  I can tell that D and V were getting more and more confidence in pulling me.  I just wanted to shout out..."Just pull and I will follow". 
I think they finally heard me..."Just pull and I will follow"...Sweet words!

I Passed!

Oh, my, Oh, my...How good is this!  Vannie and David's daughter, Emilie, and their youngest grandson, Vincent, came for their first visit to see me...all the way from Austin, Tx.  I was feeling a little nervous before they arrived.  Was I going to pass the test?  Were they going to like me?  Well, I shouldn't have been nervous at all.  They loved me!  Of course, Vannie and Dave had me all spiffed up ready and waiting for their arrival. 

When Emilie walked in my door and said, "I love it"...that was all I needed to hear...I knew I had passed the inspection and I was in the family for sure.

As you can see by the pictures, we had a blast!  Dinner under the big blue canopy...Vincent bathing in my cute little tub...Vincent watching a Thomas the Train DVD with T-Pop (Dave)...T-Pop and Vincent checking on something in my belly...Vannie, Emilie, Vincent, Me....such a nice visit...I just loved it.

A Visit From a Ninja

I love kids...especially ones that love me.  Cooper, Vannie and David's oldest grandson, has warmed up to me and we are pals, for sure.  I was  wishin' I had a new Halloween costume when Cooper appeared decked out in his bright red Ninja outfit.  He was in and out my door a million times doing some serious playing.  There are lots of new places to explore for a six year old and with that Ninja outfit on, he felt like he was the strongest, bravest, toughest, and cutest in the land. His mom and dad picked him up after church on Sunday and we had a sit-down lunch right at my cute little pull out table.  Gosh, cozy...cozy.
I'm definitely feelin' the luv!
Hi...Yi...I think that's how Ninja's say it when they are about to attack.  I definitely can't attack anyone here...there are about 5 fifth wheel sisters, 3 Katrina brothers, 4 motor home cousins, and several real trailers uncles.  I'm the smallest of the bunch and keepin' my mouth shut!
Later...

GR

Not Just a Sleepover...It's the Real Deal!

You heard me right..."not just a sleepover...it's the real deal"...Vannie and Dave are sleeping like a babies in my beds every night now (it's been 3 in a row).  I feel so grateful I could just pop...and they are so-o-o happy.  I can tell, because even when they keep bumping into each other, they still have a smile on their faces.  Going from living in 2000 square feet to 200 square feet makes quite a difference in how one moves from place to place.
I feel like my whole insides have been replace...a new me has been born...extreme makeover move over...Gypsy Rhapsody is a new lady...and luvin' it!
The sofa color is fabulous and those bedspreads...awesome. David hung new silver miniblinds in the windows.  I overheard D and V talking tonight.  They said they were going to put me a new floor next week.
Gosh...I think I am going to bawl...I just feel so darn special...
And God said, "It is Good!"

GR

The Countdown Has Started

Yep...the countdown has started.  D and V should be sleeping in my beds by the end of this week.  Hallelujah!  They signed on the Maplewood house this past Friday.  Vannie told me that the new owner is so excited about her new home.  She is a first home buyer and has been looking for just the right one for four years.  When she saw D and V's house online, she knew it was "the one".  She called the realtor...toured the house...and said...this is the one!  I want it!
I've been in Youngsville for the past month getting "opencamper" surgery.  Darrell, my repairman, fixed my plumbing, gas, water, plus installed a new frig, microwave/convection oven, etc.  David created a new kitchen counter with a new sink and 2 burner stovetop.  My seamstress, Missy, has been working on new bedspreads and cushions for the living room sofas.  There are still several things that will not get finished until after V and D move in, but they don't care one bit.  They just can hardly wait to start their journey with me.
This past Saturday, they moved me to 1409 East Broussard Road.  It's a great place.  I'm under the shade of a tree and it is very peaceful...just trying to be patient until Vannie and Dave move in.
Happy Trails...

Embarrassed, but Happy

Would you just look at that picture!!  Rolling down the road behind my new BFF with that Gosh Awful Katrina Hairnet still on...can you believe it?  E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S-E-D...to say the least.  But I do have to admit that I do have a tiny little smile on my face, because I am on my way for some big repairs...and David did take the back roads to Youngsville to my repairman's house, thank goodness.  He didn't haul me right down Johnston Street in front of God and everybody.
D and V's house sale is coming along...the inspector went well...the roof met the requirements...no termites...now the appraiser has to finish his assessment.  They have not met their new buyer yet, but are anxious to do so.  Melanie, the dinomite realtor, said that the new buyer was VERY excited about their house.  They are also VERY happy about selling it to someone that really loves it.  It has been a part of their family for about 38 years.
Tootle Loo

It's About Time!!!

Well, it's about time V and D came back to the real world and remembered me.  They have been flittin' around the country and left me out in this heat with that dang blue Katrina hair net on.  They returned August 1 and things have not slowed down since.  They are on a roll. 
First... they thought they were going to rent their house and move into me...with only 3 weeks to get me ready.  The stove and pottie do not work.  Vannie said that she didn't give a hoot about the stove, but the pottie...well, that is another story.  The "bottom" line is...it's got to work!  Having only 3 weeks just was not going to cut it.  My facelift will take longer than that.
Second... they got a new realtor (Melanie Poehler with Keller Williams).  She is dinomite!  She is cool, calm, and collected...but ready to get the show on the road.  Thursday, August 11, she showed it to a lady that seemed to "be the one".  She loved the house on first sight.  She made an offer.  Now we are waiting on the inspectors, appraisers, etc....
Third...V and D are cleaning out...giving away...selling...friends, relatives, strangers...just trying to get rid of stuff.  They close on September 12, if all goes as planned.
Fourth...I'm still sittin' around with that hair net on...still need a facelift.  David's friend, Chester, knew just the man.  He came out for a visit yesterday.  I loved him.  He is kind of old, but so am I.  We hit it off from the start.  David is going to pull me out to the man's house near Youngsville and he is going to make me beautiful.  He said David could come out and help him...then he would know all my in's and out's. 

Oh, I almost forgot. D and V bought a truck to pull me wherever I want to go.  Yipee!  It is a Ford F150...love it!  My new BFF!