Catch up time....WARNING: very long

Well we've had a blast this week, so much so that we have neglected to post anything to the blog.
so, I'll try to catch up at least with what I can remember!
We finally arrived at the Menards parking lot that we had agreed to meet a couple of other folks at. We took the 'scenic' tour through Goshen, IN. It was neat though, when we got  off the interstate we were on a two lane hwy, a good road but as we traveled along we encountered the black horse drawn buggies that the Amish people use. This was REALLY cool as we haven't ever seen this before. They just 'clip-clop' along at about 15 mph leaving piles, or dribbles, of doo along the way. As I said, we finally got to Menards, ( it's a department store similar to a Lowes or Home Depot) and got settled in. Until way after dark the Amish Buggies came clip-clopping through the lot, it was really interesting! The businesses here have accommodations for the Amish folks, even a parking barn at Wal-Mart that holds about 20 carriages. Well the next morning, Sunday, three other rigs pulled in and we all paraded to the fairgounds. This place is huge! The Escapees organization has this down to a well oiled machine. We pulled in and followed the flaggers right through the enrty process without a hitch, and it looked like the other 900 +/- rigs did the same. We hooked up electricity and water but there was a break in the line somewhere tat was being repaired so it was an hour before we had water.We had plenty in the tank so no sweat. We met our neighbors around us, the rigs are parked about 8-10' apart on the sides and back with a driving lane in front. Not to cramped but the big awnings won't go out. We bike every where we go as this place is so big we'd walk, or at least Mo would, walk ourselves to death. ;) We have met so many great people, and believe me, I have the youngest, prettiest woman here!! AHHHHH Life is Good!
Enough, enough!!!
Ok moving on, Monday morning I got up and went for a run into town, a nice 6 miler, then we went to some seminars. I went to Tire Safety and Pressure Monitoring Systems and Mo went to Investing for RV'ers.  Later I went to Weight Safety AC Electrical Safety class and Mo was supposed to go to a class but was just to pooped to go! Somewhere in there I cleaned the outside of the MoHo real good. I finished just after dark but it was worth it, now it's nice and shiny. We were supposed to go to a happy hour but we ended up crashing in the bed.
Tuesday again we went to classes, I went to a Basic RV Systems I and then later the II section of the course. Mo took the morning off from classes and worked around the MoHo and visited friends. After lunch I thought I was going to another class explaining the 3 electrical systems and how they work together but ended up in a fire safety class. I think I probably learned more in that class!This is a tenderbox with all sorts of ignites!!  Mo was supposed to go to a class about legal documents but I think she bailed on the whole class. When we were at Winnebago they were to fix the washing machine but in order to do it they needed to overnight in the parts, at a cost to us of at least 120.00, so we said we'd wait until we could get back home to get that fixed. Well Elkhart, IN is motor home capital of the USA and Mo got to talking to a company at a booth before her afternoon class and they said they could repair it Friday if we could get it to them by 7:30am. They also would do it all under the warranty so we went and cancelled our Friday appointment with the rig weighing company and called the RV repair company and told them we would be there. Whew! Tuesday was a busy day, then we went to happy hour. THAT was NOT what a happy hour was supposed to be! so all of our group pulled tables together, got the beer and wine out and proceeded to establish a new happy hour procedure. We left about 2 hours after everyone else had cleared out when all our refreshments were gone. We got a lot of looks from some old folks as they were leaving but we were having a good time! The class of 2010 had officially been recognized! We finally turned out the lights about 10pm, way after our usual time.
Wednesday, we had gotten a bottle of Bailey's at the martins store, it was cheap! so we decided to take it easy this morning, have a coffee and lounge around. We did and then I went for a run, It was a gorgeous day, about 55' and bright clear sunshine,the run felt really good and I just kept going, ended up with about 9 easy miles. Mo was still in her jammies when I got back! We decided to take the day of and go into Goshen and get some lunch and then drive to Elkhart and find the repair shop. It was a good thing we did because we could never have driven the motorhome through the streets the way we went. After we found the place, we back tracked a route that would be RV friendly. By then it was 4pm and we just have been taking it easy since then.
This rally has really been a great experience, we have met a lot of people who share the same values and lifestyle, we've learned an awful lot in succeeding at this new life and had a ton of fun too. AND, it's not over yet! We're kind of dreading going back to work, we're ready to get started. Last night, late, we sent out 7 resumes to prospective employers. This morning we got two calls (emails) and two other resume reviews. One call in particular was very interesting, in the Sierra Nevada Mts in California. We've gone back and forth all day with the owner and it looks like we'll do a Skype interview also. Don't know if this is the one but it sure looks good at this point.
AHHHH.... just enjoying a cold beer, again.
Well, we're gonna try and down load some pics but so far we haven't had any luck, stay tuned, we'll figure this out eventually......