Sunday, 16 April, 2017

What would a week look like for us if it wasn't full - haha.  First, our big news.............we picked up our new Jayco camping trailer last Monday and we are so excited - it looks beautiful set up in our back yard - we can't wait to set it up in a campground. 😊  That afternoon, we went to a local camping store and checked out some supplies we knew we would need.  When we were in the store, we saw the manager of the store who we had talked with at a prior visit and I told him we were there to get a ton of stuff and would be coming to him to see what kind of a deal he would give us (yeah, I know, a little assertive of me, eh?). 😊  He readily agreed and told us to come to him once we had completed our list.  We ended up buying over $1,200. worth of stuff and we got a really good deal from the manager which we were thrilled about.  We went to a number of other stores to complete our list of items we think we will need.  There will likely be more things to buy once we have gone on our first camping trip in our new trailer.

 Our brand new Jayco Swan camping trailer at the Jayco Service Centre

Dad and Tim (the Service Centre Rep) - Tim showed Dad how to set up the trailer and use all of the items in the trailer

 Dad winding up the trailer

 Dad pulling out one of the beds on the trailer

 The couch in the trailer - we love the colours we chose

 Dad checking out the cook-top -- there is a grill and a microwave as well, but no oven

 Dad and Tim putting up the door of the trailer

 Dad hooking up the trailer to the car

 Dad in front of the trailer on our driveway

Our car and trailer in our driveway

Dad and I need to get our temple recommends renewed and so we decided that our first camping trip would be to a place near our Stake Centre called Nambour.  That way, we can get our temple recommend interviews and try out our new camping trailer at the same time.  We are going for three days (Tues., Wed., and Thurs.) and it is just what Dad especially needs - camping is so relaxing and there is no work to be done while we are there.  We are also planning on taking another three day camping trip the following week up to a beautiful little place called Woodgate which is not far from Hervey Bay.

I only got to go to one exercise class this week - an aquafit class - but, I thoroughly enjoyed being back in Ann's class - she is such a great instructor.  While we are camping, I want to continue to get some exercise and so I am going to get an aquafit routine off the internet which I can use in the pool at the campground.  Dad and I bought pool noodles (long floating tubes) to float on in the pool (and which I can use to do some of the aquafit exercises).

I had two social visits this week - both at the "Coffee Club" - one with my teacher friend, Brownyn and one with my church friend, Haidi.  Two iced chocolates in one week - yummy! 😊  It was great catching up with my two friends and I have a couple more catch-ups next week which I am looking forward to.

Haidi and me

On Thursday, I went over to Robyn's place for lunch and to try out her new hot tub - I was her first official guest! 😊  It is a really beautiful one - big enough for five people - we had a wonderful time soaking in it and chatting away - I am hoping to get in more visits each time we are back in Hervey Bay.  Thursday was a busy day - I also had a facial (it's been way too long - seven weeks 😊) and it was as fabulous as I remembered.  We also had the missionaries over for dinner (along with Robyn) which is always a favourite thing of ours to do.

 Robyn's new hot tub

Look at all the bubbles 😊

Me in Robyn's hot tub

On Saturday, we had our friends, Bill and Faye over for dinner (Bill used work with Dad at QAC) and it was great to catch up with them again.  They also bought a Jayco camping trailer exactly like ours (except their's is an outback model which is built with a stronger frame, bigger tires and suspension so that it can be towed by a four-wheel drive off-road).  They have taken it out a couple of times already and so we talked a lot about their experiences and they shared some of their ideas with us on changes/improvements we can make to our trailer to make it better.

Dad gave a talk in church today - he was the final speaker - and spoke on the Atonement.  As usual, he did a great job of delivering his talk and received a number of compliments after the meeting on how good it was.  It is always nice to have your long hours of research, preparation and practice of the talk be appreciated.