Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Hello Texas!

We had a fun trip, stopping for just one night in New Orleans. Grabbed a bite to eat at the Rendezvous on Bourbon Street and walked down to  Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop which was packed so we only stayed for a few minutes. We aren't big party animals and didn't want to spend too much money so one night was enough, this time. There are many things I'd like to do there next time like go on a ghost tour.

On the road with the trailer we always keep in mind which restaurants usually have room to park. We saw a sign that read "Crawfish Town USA, RV parking..." great! I'd never seen a restaurant with actual parking spaces for RVs! That parking will cost you though. Todd had an expensive cheeseburger that didn't even come with fries and I had a cup of jambalaya‎ (basically flavored rice) for $7. Of course we still enjoyed going because we were traveling again and the main attraction is the view through the Suburban's windows.

We got to our destination, Baytown, Texas after dark. A couple of days off to get settled in then time to get to work. We really love it here. Baytown has everything we want exaggerated in our minds because Selma had nothing but one Walmart and a high crime rate. Baytown is booming! There is a lot of hiring going on and you can rent a luxury apartment for what our run down apartment cost in Hendersonville, TN. Not that we'll be renting an apartment, just saying the cost of living is good here.

Our trainers are so cool. We're working on our own now but they're staying in town until Friday. We'll keep in touch. :-)

Galveston is gorgeous but we were only there once briefly so far. We'll take pictures next time. We haven't been to downtown Houston yet but we'll get there.

Hope everyone is keeping warm out there! Tractor Supply and The Flying J are out of propane here but Todd found some this morning at U-Haul for $3.69 per gallon, ouch, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Monday, January 6, 2014

I'm Employed!

Yay! Today is my first day being employed again though I won't start working until Monday or Tuesday. Our supervisor said we can start in Houston, Texas Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. He's very nice but I don't think our trainers want to stay in Houston longer then they need to as they've been there for six months which is a very long time for travelers. They did come to Montgomery for a couple of weeks so we got to meet them, super nice too! We hung out at McDonald's and they showed us maps on the computer and paperwork. I'll be computer woman, of course.

Todd went to work today as usual and then found out he's the only one who did. His supervisor here said he can work if he wants to but since it won't get above freezing he could take the rest of the day and tomorrow off. Thank goodness.

We'll be off to New Orleans Saturday and the plan was to leave there Sunday but we'll probably stay until Monday. I don't really see how we could resist!

Hope ya'll are staying warm out there!

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Happy New Year!

We've been quiet for a bit 'cause there is nothing much happening here. T goes to work and so do I, here in the trailer on my project (responsive blogger theme). Mine is coming along but wow, I'm a little surprised at how much work it is to get it perfect. T's area is going slow too because there is so much space to cover when you're looking for gas leaks in buildings far apart.

T had a deer that would follow him while he was in that neighborhood, so adorable!  He'd walk with him up
and down the street.

He got some great pics of miniature horses along the way too.

Pamela Anderson eat your heart out!