Austin, TX – Oct. 13, 2025

Start/Stop Point

Did I learn anything in my final moments as a youthful 49 year old?

I ended up combining my last two spots with my final destination home spot. So those are available above if you are interested. After we unloaded so much stuff from the RV, I had to clean it out so it can be returned. We ended up driving 5,700 miles in total. When I say WE, I mean everyone else drove. I just sat and talked. RV trips tend to take almost double the time for each stop. Like I mentioned, it is soooo loud; a lot of times you can’t hear one another.

I kept thinking to myself on those final days about what I learned… I mean, did I learn anything? Maybe? I am going to try.

One thing I learned is that everyone is fascinated by me living in Texas. That one gets a lot of questions from out-of-state people and people from other countries. I noticed the North is much more liberal than the South. Far less political signs and flags, unlike here. Everyone in Texas is sooo vocal about everything, so that wasn’t surprising. What was surprising was in Maine; I actually saw anti-administration signs. I had never seen that before. I felt like I was in a foreign land.

What I really learned. As a 7th generation Texan on one side and a 2nd generation American on the other side, I am here to say (unfortunately) this country is way divided. Almost mean. I don’t know how we are going to dig ourselves out of this mess. It seemed like every day… EVERY DAY… the news was horrible. I feel like we are just being hit every day with so much, so I learned I just need to stop looking.

I only trust a few people in my life: all things with four paws and fur, and myself. I have only let myself down a couple of times in my life, and not for a very long time. I am just choosing not to live in the “news” world anymore and just continuing to be who I am. I haven’t been arrested in a while (ha ha), so I am assuming I am a pretty good person. Not perfect, but I am extremely passionate about the people I get to work with (people from all over, all educations, all races, all genders), and I know that this group of people all love your dogs. They show up every day, clean up poop, take a lot of poop, and we all keep going for the love of what we do. I can continue to provide a safe place for them all to work and pay part of their healthcare, etc.

I love my country, I love my state, but sometimes we aren’t all represented. Sometimes money is the controlling factor. I would rather live in my small world. I will continue to do so until we can all come out and play nicely together again.

Finally… thank you so much for humoring me with this blog. I know I would have forgotten a lot of this trip, and I will now be able to look back and remember. I appreciate all of you guys who trust us with your pups, and I hope we all get to do this for a long time. Thank you so much… Truly. You guys have been a huge anchor in my life. ❤️

Next stop: My own bed and 50!