Out of sight out of mind.
Living in today’s world can be a challenge to keep friendships afloat. While I am not sure if it is modern society or is it that we just allow friendships to fade away. While living in an RV can be very isolating if not careful we try to maintain our friendships new and old. Making phone calls to follow up with our friends back home and people that we have met along the way has been a challenge. We all have somewhat busy lives but it amazes me just how busy my friends think I am daily.
Making time is everything.
So living in an RV is essentially the same as living in a house or apartment, the difference is we decided when to move and where we want to be for a time period. I have so many people who think we live such a busy life. Well, we do if working and seeing local sites are busy. I don’t know how to explain it any better to friends when they say I don’t know when to call or check in on you. Well, it would be the same if I were down the street. The only difference is I am not down the street.
I will come to visit you while you are on the road.
So before we hit the road and were in the process of selling most of our belongings we heard from some friends “I will come to visit you if you make it to bluh bluh”. So I have to say I have had two people other than my son and his girlfriend come to visit us depending on where we are. Two of my friends from Georgia met up with us. One was in Arizona and the other was in Texas and California.
Friendship Goes the Distance
When we were in San Antonio, TX my bestie Jill came in for a week. Jill drives a special need bus and had the week off for the holiday plus her birthday. We spent her birthday at the riverwalk and enjoyed a karaoke bar. It was so nice to see her and have a friendly face around, we loved doing some shopping at a local flea market. One day we went to Fredericksburg and tasted wine while enjoying the small town and its holiday decorations.
Let’s see Sedona!
Another friend Kathy wanted to spend her birthday in Sedona this past April. So I took a road trip to Sedona and we spent the week together. Very beautiful city with lots to see and hike. We went to a drum circle when it was a full moon night. Hiked the Grand Canyon, had a tour of the vortex, had our auras read, and ate delicious food. We even rode around at night to do some star gazing while doing so we came across a javelina crossing the road. It is nice to experience things with my husband but nice to have a lasting friendship for girl talk.
Cruising for Thanksgiving
Jill this year was thrilled to be spending her birthday on a cruise this year. She flew into Desert Hot Springs and the next morning we hit the road to LA. We boarded the ship and set sail. We stopped at Catalina Island for the day where we saw the island and found out Bison live on it.
The next morning we woke up in Ensenada, Mexico. We went on a bus ride to see the blow hole and did some shopping for delicious Mexican food. The blow hole is something everyone should see, the one in Mexico is one of the largest of three in the world. We also purchased some meds for cheap while we were there. We spent Thanksgiving day also Jill’s birthday relaxing, gambling, and drinking. We went to a couple of shows while on the cruise as well. I think traveling for the holidays is the best way to spend them.
Can’t wait to see what this year’s friendship trip will be!
