Monica's musing on life and the road.......
Monica's musing on life and the road.......
I am very happy. I love my new home and I love my new life. John, Diablo, and I are really getting into this entire experience. The RV is large, yet comfy; spacious, yet intimate; private, yet open; and so very easy to clean. I really am enjoying the changes in my life. Thankfully I had weight loss surgery cause this could not have happened if I didn't lose 130 lbs. I am walking without pain.....most days. I go up and downs stairs all day due to the step in and up living in a RV. My knees still hurt and I am thankful for my medication to deal with the knees, but I am free of pain in my left foot, injured last summer and such a longtime painful, stressful, and lets not walk cause it hurts sooooo much item. I am thankful for the PT I received at the Northampton VA. I am doing a lot of walking every day. I walk Diablo, walk around the campgrounds, do shopping, and I am walking up, in, down, and around many streams and small rivers. Hurrah.
The weather has been fabulous and not so good. 
We had sunny weather with no rain for so long we forgot what a stretch of rainy weather is like. On the rainy days we have been sleeping in, tying flies for fishing, sleeping in, and exploring the beautiful country side of PA. I need to write to the governor of PA to praise the entire road system that we have had the opportunity to travel on each day. FANTASTIC roads people totally. Well maintained, clean, pot hole free, spectacular bridges, signage, directions, and we have not traveled a toll road yet. Such a drastic change from MA.
I do miss my kids.....
who'd a thunk? I miss the Grandkids a lot too. We have made plans to stay in New Hampshire, 7 miles from Sara's house for 6 weeks and then we will head to the shores of Rhode Island and stay in East Lyme CT for a month or longer. OOOOOOOH the plans are really fun to make. 
We love the ocean and beach. Last summer we traveled to the RI beaches every weekend. Beign able to spend time near our favorite beaches for most of the is too fantastic. I also miss the people that I worked with and who I shared my days with since 2000. I is a social creature. I enjoy interacting with others. I am finding new people to meet and greet and I do bring smiles to others and myself. Even John is becoming a more social person and we the people at our campground all know us and stop by to chat.
Yesterday we traveled to the Lancaster area. We bypassed inside Lancaster to explore the beautiful farms. One way to recognize an Amish farm is from the laundry hanging outside....blues, purples, blacks all lined up on long clothes lines. Also their farms are just so lovely, precise, and neat. The buggy's give them away as do the windmills and no electric lines. We went to Bird in Hand and Intercourse. I explored the various shops and the nooks and crannies of the towns. Incredible quits at many of the shops and roadside stands. We went to Good & Plenty for dinner. We had been there 20+ years ago and remembered the place. It hasn't changed too much, but John and I sure have in regard to what and how much we can eat at a sitting. VERY LITTLE. I had a taste of everything including the shoofly pie, but just a taste. I left there feeling empowered and happy with Monica. I was amazed at the platters of food served and what 9 people at our table were able to consume. I thought back on my pre-WLS days and realized that I would have had 3rds of the main meal and a full serving of each of the 5 deserts. Travel wise, it was a long day on the road, but fun. We are continually impressed with the farms, towns, and villages we pass through and are now living in. Selinsgrove PA is lovely, old, Victorian styling, friendly, honest, easy on the eye, convenient for good shopping, yet rural. There is exceptional trout fishing close by in many directions. PA also does a phenomenal job stocking, preserving, and advertising its fresh water habitats for trout. The state supplies excellent maps and information on its programs.
Well I am closing for the night. Hope to tie up some of my newest fly pattern.....a green/clear/white scud fly....very tiny and irresistible to trout. (I hope). Happy days.
Monica 
The weather has been fabulous and not so good. We had sunny weather with no rain for so long we forgot what a stretch of rainy weather is like. On the rainy days we have been sleeping in, tying flies for fishing, sleeping in, and exploring the beautiful country side of PA. I need to write to the governor of PA to praise the entire road system that we have had the opportunity to travel on each day. FANTASTIC roads people totally. Well maintained, clean, pot hole free, spectacular bridges, signage, directions, and we have not traveled a toll road yet. Such a drastic change from MA.
I do miss my kids.....who'd a thunk? I miss the Grandkids a lot too. We have made plans to stay in New Hampshire, 7 miles from Sara's house for 6 weeks and then we will head to the shores of Rhode Island and stay in East Lyme CT for a month or longer. OOOOOOOH the plans are really fun to make. We love the ocean and beach. Last summer we traveled to the RI beaches every weekend. Beign able to spend time near our favorite beaches for most of the is too fantastic. I also miss the people that I worked with and who I shared my days with since 2000. I is a social creature. I enjoy interacting with others. I am finding new people to meet and greet and I do bring smiles to others and myself. Even John is becoming a more social person and we the people at our campground all know us and stop by to chat.
Yesterday we traveled to the Lancaster area. We bypassed inside Lancaster to explore the beautiful farms. One way to recognize an Amish farm is from the laundry hanging outside....blues, purples, blacks all lined up on long clothes lines. Also their farms are just so lovely, precise, and neat. The buggy's give them away as do the windmills and no electric lines. We went to Bird in Hand and Intercourse. I explored the various shops and the nooks and crannies of the towns. Incredible quits at many of the shops and roadside stands. We went to Good & Plenty for dinner. We had been there 20+ years ago and remembered the place. It hasn't changed too much, but John and I sure have in regard to what and how much we can eat at a sitting. VERY LITTLE. I had a taste of everything including the shoofly pie, but just a taste. I left there feeling empowered and happy with Monica. I was amazed at the platters of food served and what 9 people at our table were able to consume. I thought back on my pre-WLS days and realized that I would have had 3rds of the main meal and a full serving of each of the 5 deserts. Travel wise, it was a long day on the road, but fun. We are continually impressed with the farms, towns, and villages we pass through and are now living in. Selinsgrove PA is lovely, old, Victorian styling, friendly, honest, easy on the eye, convenient for good shopping, yet rural. There is exceptional trout fishing close by in many directions. PA also does a phenomenal job stocking, preserving, and advertising its fresh water habitats for trout. The state supplies excellent maps and information on its programs.
Well I am closing for the night. Hope to tie up some of my newest fly pattern.....a green/clear/white scud fly....very tiny and irresistible to trout. (I hope). Happy days.
Monica 
YOu GO Girl!!
You are living the life we all dream of. I am so happy for you! I live only a couple hours from Lancaster and have been there a few times. the area is so beutiful and the folks around the area are extra nice. Just don't take any pictures of the amish. They hate it! Keep going and enjoying your new life! You deserve it!
your sister in WLS,
Chandi
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I'm glad everything is going fine and you and hubby are having a wonderful time in life. That's what life is all about.
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