On the Road Again...

I am updating simultaneously as my mom creates her first blog entry (so check it out under Peggie & Bill's Adventures)

We left for our road trip today - well for me it is a road trip, for my parents it is a 6 month summerbird trip. I am only along for the ride for a week. and of course the adventure started last night when my parents realized we would already have an "adventure" (read: delay due to repairs) because part of our air suspension broke. so we are chillaxin' in Flagstaff until tomorrow when the truck gets fixed. Hopefully this is the only setback, since I only have a week and I want to be out on the open road.

We had lunch today with the extended family and friends. it was really nice to see everyone! of course, now that I have a car to use, I can see everyone whenever I want, but mom and dad will be gone for so long I guess they figured they are worried everyone will forget what they look like if they don't get one last get together in there. no, actually, we are just close with the family and it will be a long time not to see them. I am actually planning on coming back up to the verde valley to visit Jerome with a friend of mine - hopefully we will stop by my grandma's house, she isn't quite over the river and through the woods but she is through old town and past the moose lodge, so that is still and adventure right?!

I just want you to know the last time I made this trek with my parents, not only was I nine years old, but in order to communicate with friends, we either had to use a pay phone or mail a letter, and here I am blogging on my laptop accessing the free wifi from the RV park...talk about a hard life out on the road.

We will see what tomorrow brings. hopefully we will be in Utah for the night and not stuck in Flagstaff - I am not sure it is a true road trip until we cross a state line.

more later.