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five weeks in winston-salem.

Posted on December 5, 2016January 6, 2017by sarah

this morning, we bid farewell to our “hometown” of winston-salem after a five week visit with derek’s parents. we stayed in their driveway, and overtook their house. we completed some camper fixes and upgrades. we purged some clothes and toys and added new clothes and toys. we ate a lot. celebrated a lot. and spent […]

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hazel’s super early birthday party.

Posted on December 4, 2016August 12, 2017by sarah

while we were “home”, we also managed to squeeze in a little birthday celebration for the crazelnut. her actual birthday is in a week, but we will be all alone on the road, so we had a little family party between our thanksgiving and our extra early family christmas. since i sold all of my […]

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lidbom thanksgiving and swedish christmas

Posted on December 4, 2016June 15, 2017by sarah

i’m combining these two events into one post, because i am sooooo sooooo far behind in my blogging. firstly. we celebrated thanksgiving with derek’s uncle’s family. in the south, folks like to eat thanksgiving “dinner” at noon or earlier. i don’t get it and i never will. but, noon it was. since we were all […]

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our stay at the shire.

Posted on July 2, 2016September 27, 2016by sarah

after ohio, we went back to my sister’s house for a few days of mooch-docking on her property in angola. she has all sorts of animals and ponds and creeks and dune buggies and four wheelers and a trampoline and a giant bath tub and a million legos. basically, it’s heaven for any kid. we […]

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letchworth to ohio, via angola.

Posted on June 15, 2016February 24, 2017by sarah

so, after a couple of weeks at letchworth, we packed up and made our way to ohio. i left and went west on route 20a, through crazy hills and twists and turns. derek’s fancy rv gps took him north to the nice flat, wide, straight thruway. i was just pulling into my sister’s house (to […]

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batavia. random. to date.

Posted on May 28, 2016May 15, 2021by sarah

we have been in batavia for about a week and a half. it’s mostly been very chill. we will stay through the weekend and then on memorial day, we will pack up and head over to letchworth state park for two weeks. i’m looking forward to it. but, here’s what’s been happening in batavia for […]

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family easter mountain trip

Posted on April 25, 2016June 15, 2017by sarah

during our time “home”, we took a trip up to the boone/blowing rock/banner elk mountain region over easter with derek’s parents. our first stop, as usual, was the mast general store… on the way home, we decided to have some bbq at the peddlin’ pig. so good. then, it was time for an easter egg […]

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last days in tampa bay.

Posted on February 21, 2016September 27, 2016by sarah

when i last left you, we were waiting for my dad and cousin to arrive for dinner. well, they came. we cooked. kids played. everyone ate. a good time was had. the kiddos started out with peppa pig, but then the ipads and phones and such were busted out and everyone became a screen junkie… […]

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weekend layover in saint pete.

Posted on February 16, 2016September 27, 2016by sarah

after our big day at legoland, we spent saturday morning packing up and cleaning and getting ready to head down the road to st. pete for the weekend. this leg of our trip was the only part that wasn’t mapped out in advance. we were hoping to get into fort de soto campground, but they […]

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a winter time finish

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016by sarah

before there was any talk of epic road trips, i had made plans with derek’s mom to make her a winter quilt after i successfully completed holiday sewing. she ordered a bunch of fabric and found a quilt they both liked and i got to work… this sucker is from a quilt kit and line […]

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