Welcome to my blog titled “Five Things” where you can expect just that - five random musings or reflections from the previous week or so. In addition, at the end of the blog, I’ll keep a running itinerary of our travel plans. For a photo gallery of our life on the road, our pets, and miscellaneous things I find interesting, you can follow me on Instagram @tabithalord.

So here are this week’s five things…

1. We’re still in Austin! After a quick trip to Dallas to get some work done on the RV, we decided to head right back. Ray had some business travel, and my bestie planned to join me while he was away, but our spot in Dallas didn’t give us the warm fuzzies. One of the perks of life on the road is changing your plans last minute, so because Austin is such a fun spot, and I feel more comfortable here, we opted to move things around a bit. When I asked Amy, literally the day before her flight, if she could change her ticket, she did so with enthusiasm. A high school friend of ours lives near Austin, so in addition to being in a cool spot, we knew we’d get bonus girl time together…

2. And girl time rocks! It totally feeds the soul.

3. Supernatural fans, you’ll appreciate this…Amy and I had pizza and beer and listened to the house band at the Family Business Beer Company, co-owned by Jensen Ackles of Supernatural fame. While there were no famous sightings, and no sign of Baby the Impala, I did get a really cool new hat!

4. Last week, the vernal equinox officially marked the beginning of spring on planet Earth. Even in these southern latitudes, I’ve felt the effects of winter’s shorter days, and I am very pleased to be on the other side of that. Unrelated to Earth’s tilted axis but still noteworthy, did you know I wrote a book titled Equinox? It’s actually the third book in my Horizon science fiction trilogy, so you might want to check out the others first. If you haven’t had a look, here’s a link: HORIZON TRILOGY

5. "Women's friendships are like a renewable source of power." - Jane Fonda

   "A good friend knows all your best stories, but a best friend has lived them with you." - Unknown

   "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." - Bernard Meltzer

Our itinerary, subject to change:

March 10 - April 5: Austin, TX

April 5 - 12: Fredericksburg, TX

April 12 - 19: Hot Springs, AK

April 19 - 24: Ozarks, AK

April 24 - 28: Topeka, KS

April 24 - May 12: Kansas City, MO

May 8 - 23: Chicago, IL

May 23 -28: Wisconsin Dells, WI

“Not all those who wander are lost.” - J.R.R. Tolkien