Sunday, December 20, 2015

Merry Christmas 2015, 21 years retired and traveling, its been great...love living in Pahrump, NV

 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE BORNKAMPS’ 2015
In January we spent  several months in Yuma….we went to a really fun party for New Years at the Paradise Casino, there was a lot of food, great music and favors….we danced the night away, it was all free…… We also had our Country coach painted at a very reasonable price in Yuma by Top of the Line…we highly recommend them.
February we spent time in Quartzsite, Arizona, we then came home to Pahrump, Nevada and in
March we flew to Florida to be with my sister, Lola while she made funeral plans for her husband Tony.  They were married over 52 years….very sad….
We joined Armed Forces Vacation Club in April (AFVC) and stayed in a condo in Las Vegas with  friends, Dorothy and Chuck……anyone who has been in the service can join AFVC, it’s free. It was really nice.
May was full of many doctors appointments for Gordon….his left leg was not working right and he is proned to falling…he now has a cane he must use.  Gordon went through so many blood test, MRI’s and nerve conduction test and a spinal tap and they cannot find what is going on with his leg. Very frustrating.
Garrick bought Gordon a wonderful juicer to hopefully help in having a more nutritious diet. We juice everyday now.
June was a fun month, we got an Airbnb room and spent three nights in Long Beach close to where my nephews, Steven and Stevie were and my sister Lola …we had a good time together. Steven and Stevie took us to a fabulous dinner.
July and August was the most fun…..being in Show Low, Arizona in the White Mountains at 6K feet.
We rented a really nice RV lot and spent two months of great weather, golfing, dancing, games, bike riding, cards and I did some pottery.  Cannot wait to go back…not to mention that we met so many people that were so awesome…hope to visit some of them in February most of them are in the Phoenix area.
September we headed for the Pacifica Fog Fest and a reunion with some of high school
 friends in Pacifica, CA. We rented a house for three days….it was so fun….Got to see family in the bay area. We stayed with son, Garrick for a week.
October we headed for the Reno Italian Fest, another great few days with long time friends, Dorothy and Chuck…we met a lot of our family there….really enjoyed our time.
November was really GREAT, a new park model, we are so happy in our new place…
We got to see Rand Paul and Dr. Ben Carson, what a surprise that they came to our small town.
I could not believe the our nephew Joseph would volunteer to come to Pahrump for 3 days and build us a patio, he worked so hard, he brought his big truck and  lots of tools and worked his butt off….we are extremely grateful. 
We had a wonderful visit  from Gordon’s youngest son, Garrick, when he visited us in Pahrump,  he  taught us a few things about our Smart TV which Gordon got last week….a 65 inch curve….oh yeah it’s awesome.
With the purchase of a park model we will be part time travelers instead of full time travelers. We will not stop traveling we will be selling our Country Coach and maybe downsizing or traveling by car or air…

                                                  We are taking a cruise for our birthdays in January.