My mom and dad are in their early 70s. They got the bug to travel via RV from my dad's (my great) uncle. Great Uncle Bud and Great Aunt Toni would travel east to Illinois and Minnesota from Las Vegas, NV every summer of my childhood in an RV.
Flash forward 45 years, and my parents have their second RV as they traded up from their class C to a class A motorhome.
They haven't decided to become full-time RVers, but that day may come in the future. They always have a myriad of answers as to why it's not time to sell the two-story house, get a P.O. box, and hit the road.
I'm excited for all their trips, and it's fun to get text messages from both parents, as they have different styles of communication. My mom sends the requisite photos and details of their destinations. This week they visited the USS Alabama, the ship on which her uncle served in WWII. She was thrilled to see her uncle's photo and some details about his time on the ship.
My dad, on the other hand, enjoys sending messages with a bit of flair and, at times, written in code. Today's texts included a picture of the shop at the Ozark / Fort Rucker KOA and the phrase:
"Stopping early, storms brewing , Ozark Alabama KOA /Fort Rucker, maybe I'll bump into Darius , I'm not Hootie"**
(**Dear youngish friends, please look up the band Hootie and the Blowfish)
Dad loves when places and people he runs into on the road make a connection for him.
Even when he's home and my mom makes him complete endless projects, the text messages are still entertaining:
"I assume you watch Fixer Upper, Chip&Joanna Gains . I'm Chip ,
IT'S DEMO DAY, BABY 😂😂".
The text when he attempted to fix the washing machine:
"Man vs Machine, stay tuned see who wins"
Text messages from my dad are always a hoot. I usually get them at random times of the day, which helps bring a smile to my face. Mom & Dad will hopefully be on the road home from Alabama this weekend, if the weather doesn't get in their way. To quote my dad,
"That's the Plan, Stan, get on the bus Gus, you know the rest 🙂"
Sounds like your dad finds the fun in everything he does! His texts are so creative and colorful. Texting feels like another form of writing...
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