It’s Official. We are Texans.

Saturday, October 14, 2017

It’s Official!  We are now registered Texans with a new address, car registrations, driver licenses and license plates with voter registration in the works. 

We left Livingston on Wednesday morning and had our first ever overnight at a Walmart in Kyle, TX where my daughter lives.  New store, close to I-35 and a well lit area in the corner furthest from the freeway where we heard very little freeway traffic noise though we did have two guys working on a car across the way until about 3 a.m.  They were quiet most of the time but did have bursts of chatter and lights from time to time.  We would stay again if we need to. 

Had a nice dinner with daughter and family especially the grandchildren whom we had only seen for a hug last Friday night. 

Returned to Kerrville on Thursday afternoon and decided to see about getting our drivers licenses since the Dept. of Public Safety (where you get your license in Texas) in Livingston had been flooded out recently and was thus closed.  We both had no problem getting our licenses.  We had thought Ron would have to take special tests and a driving test for the RV but his NM Class E license  which allowed him to drive a non commercial vehicle over 26,000 lbs was honored with no further testing.  Yeah!  Yeah!  We walked out in less than an hour as the office was not busy that afternoon.

We are now settled back in our site at the campground, getting out to get more acquainted with Kerrville and spent Friday evening at the Elks eating the 3 prize winner’s Brisket from a contest they sponsored at the Lodge recently.  Wonderful.  The Exalted Ruler is a very friendly gentleman and made sure we sat with Lodge members to get better acquainted.  I have to say that this Lodge is one of the more friendly ones we have visited.  We are looking forward to many more enjoyable evenings and events there.  For a small town, Kerrville has many local activities and events to enjoy.

It is hard to believe that after 44 years and 8 different dwellings (only one of which was not in Albuquerque), I am no longer living in Albuquerque and New Mexico.  That is the longest I have ever lived anywhere in my life.  Prior to New Mexico had lived in 5 other states (CA, NJ, NY, AZ, MI), 9 cities and 11 other houses and all that from birth to age 29.  Wow!  Do you think it’s time I stayed put for a while?  That does not seem to be happening since we are now full time RVers traveling 4 months of the year in summer then two months in Albuquerque, three months in Texas and three months in Arizona.  Moving just seems to be in my blood and Ron’s.   We do think we will settle inTexas once we are through full timing.  

Signing off until we have something worth reporting and pictures to see.