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On to the next adventure!

Time to wrap up our California adventure! Farewell Caifornia! We've had great weekends at the festival, sales were great, it was great to see Bristol friends there, the Schroeder family is amazing, and Finnegan has had a blast playing with all his puppy friends here. We now look forward to driving cross country to Bristol, but it won't be that easy.... Our schedule...

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Grayson & Alleigh visit Disneyland!

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Pure Disney MAGIC!!!!!!   I just HAVE to start with that, as yet another phrase in my myriad of catch-phrases consists of always referring to common-place places and things as “pure Disney magic.” Welp, now I’ve actually visited the Magic Kingdom, and my sappy inner-child has rendered my jargon nonsensical. Prior to this SoCal season I’d NEVER been to Disneyland (a phrase which...

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Fun in the Sun!

As SoCal continues, we are finding more and more fun things to do here in California! First off, we discovered that California is a bit more livable than we were initially led to believe. We've heard how "expensive" it is in Cali. However, after a while here, we realized that a lot of it has to do with rent, taxes, expenses and all...

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Settling into California!

So here we are in California! Since the festival here is one of the most expensive to work in the country (the festival has said that it is allowing absolutely no camping this year no matter what), we have worked a lot to try and find some affordable living accomodations. Fortunately, faire friends come through! Hanna put us in touch with a lovely...

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Winding down the faire.....

My goodness, did this faire go by quickly! This happens a lot really, festivals go from “just beginning” to “almost over” in a blink of an eye. Suddenly, this creates the need for getting everything done that you have been putting off or saying “Yeah! Let’s do that soon.” News flash, soon is always soon until it becomes now. As such, the two...

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A Day in the Life so far...

Finnegan's First Hike

Prior to arriving in Arizona, one of the activities we were most excited about was all the fabulous hiking ventures that awaited us. We're hoping to go on overnight camping excursions with Finnegan while we're out west, but need to ensure he can handle it before attempting such a trip. Today, we embarked on our first hike of the season and Finnegan's first...

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Coming Together!

The organization of the RV is coming together slowly but surely! Being busy with rehearsals, helping paint friend's booths and assembling jewelry for the weekend, we didn't have too much time to get the RV as squared away as we had initially hoped. In the meantime, as we make progress, here are updates about innovations in organization we are making and ways to...

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On the Road Pt 2: Changing Scenery

Driving across the country is an awesome experience, albeit strenuous. Actually sitting and wrestling the RV for hours on end can be incredibly tiring and almost headache-inducing. However, if you power through and settle into the drive, you get to see some really great sites. It's fascinating to watch the miles tick on by. First you're 300 miles from your destination and then...

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The Great Condotron-Camping-Clusterf***

Forgive me, friends. All of this misadventure-y nonsense actually occurred last week (January 31st - February 2nd) and I, being so deliriously overwhelmed with the chaos of week one AAAAAAND getting used to not having a regular wifi connection, have been woefully neglecting the Chronicles of our dear Condotron. Fear not... Here's a quick update ;) I feel like the safest thing to...

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On the Road Pt 1: Setting out

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We set out from Chicago to begin the long trek to Arizona. Overall, we were looking at 26 hours or so of driving. This was, of course, at a "normal car" pace and not that of the lumbering Condotron. Here's our route: (To answer what you're already thinking, yes Alleigh has been singing Route 66 the whole drive, and yes I do want...

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Do or Dye-it-Yourself

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So there are a great many "rennie"vations we are hoping to make in Condotron. A nice throwback to the mid-90s when it was created, the Newmar Corporation Dutch Star Class A RV features a gorgeous interior coloring of grandmother-mauve. This color has been offending the senses for far too long and must be rectified! Our first idea was to dye the carpet. Since...

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