We received sad news last week regarding the death of JC, Jenna's dad, just a few weeks after being admitted to the hospital with a collapsed lung and fluid in his lungs, as well as pneumonia, and possibly a heart attack. It was more than his body could take.
We first met JC when Steven & Jenna had been dating for a while and things were getting serious between them. JC helped pour beer at the beer truck for Haymaker Music Events. That was more than 11 years ago. Since then we have shared a lot of good times and good stories, JC and Jim worked together with Steven to finish their basement and a few other projects. We were together most holidays and for lots of family dinners. To say that JC will be missed is an understatement. To say that he was loved not only by his family but by lots of friends as well was shown yesterday when so many people came to the funeral home to pay their respects and many of them came also the reception held at JC's house. I worry about those who are left behind, Jenna, Amanda and Patrick specifically. I think the impact of this loss has not hit them yet, but that it will in the coming days or weeks, and I am glad that Jim and I are able to be here to help in any way we can. Thankfully we were able to get refunds for reservations cancelled to return home a month earlier than planned. There is always next year to visit those places and do those things if we choose to.
So for now, our travels are put on hold, and we will pick up with the blog when the RV starts rolling again.
The story began with a 5-week journey in a 1997 RV, from Richmond, Va to Utah and back, July 23 through August 27, 2011. The next step included the sale of that RV and the purchase of a larger, classier RV we call Princess. Now we have changed RVs again. We sold the Princess to a family of 5, and purchased a 2017 Class C, smaller than the Princess but some better features as well as some limitations storage wise. And so our adventures continue.
