We left Texas in a hurry.  Our truck was delayed due to problems with the weather delaying the paint job, but were able to pick it up just in time.  And for those who are wondering, yes, I have driven it.  I drove it about 2 miles on a country highway with NO traffic, in Texas, the day we picked it up.  I was incredibly uncomfortable driving it, and haven't driven it since.  Don't intend to, either!

We were headed for a family-reunion/Fourth of July party at my sister's home in Virginia.  She had arranged for us to stay in a local municipal park, which had newly set-up some RV sites.  We arrived in the dark, and the fog, and managed to park.  The next morning, we were shocked to find that where we were parked was on top of a mountain...  EEK!

We had a lovely picnic with my cousins and their children.  My sister and her husband bought my grandparent's home after they died, to use as a family "retreat."  It was fun for me to see my kids playing in the same places I'd played as a child. 

We spent the long weekend in Virginia, but because our location didn't have good cell phone coverage, we decided to head up to Northern Virginia.  At that point, we weren't certain if we were going to New England for the summer or to the Northwest.  We figured that by moving to Northern Virginia, we'd be near a major highway, and could head either direction, depending on which job we took.

We ended up accepting a job in New Hampshire, but had nearly 2 weeks before we needed to be there.  So, we decided to vacation along the way.

We had friends to visit in Vermont, so we packed up the rig, and headed for Vermont.  We visited with our friends, and spent a week in a lovely RV park in White River Junction, Vermont.  David decided he was ready to learn to ride without training wheels, so after a few runs with daddy helping him to balance, he was off and running on his two-wheeler!