Last week, Donna heard from her friend, Kris Downey. She and her husband, Tom, came up from Ohio and bought a lot of our books (for resale) and Donna’s huge book shelf when we were selling everything back in Michigan. Donna and Kris met through SendOut Cards.

Since then, after becoming empty-nesters, they sold their house and almost everything in it and hit the road this past November. They are also here in Mesa, so yesterday, we scootered east on University Drive to their site at Viewpoint Golf and RV Resort.

Of course, after our initial greetings, we got the grand tour of their new Winnebago Journey motorhome. When they originally planned to sell their home and go nomadic, they bought a 2004 Itasca motorhome. But every time they took it out for a shakedown, something would fail. After several trips to the repair shop, they decided to trade it in for the new 2014 Winnebago before they left Ohio.

2014 Winnebago Journey

Brand new coaches often have a few teething problems at first. They had an issue with the heat pumps that kept them in Chattanooga and altered their travel plans. They made it to California after a cross-country dash and were in Menifee at Thanksgiving – the same time we were there!

We went out for lunch at the golf course clubhouse restaurant, Fat Willy’s. We lingered and talked for a couple of hours there, then returned to their coach. Tom and I talked RV stuff while Donna and Kris caught up with each other and enjoyed some girl talk.  Talking sports or gearhead stuff with me doesn’t do much for her.

Tom, Kris, Donna and me with their dog, Rigby

It was an enjoyable afternoon. Later, while Donna tried to catch up on some work, I scootered over to Lucky Lou’s where I found all the usual suspects. John Huff and Leendert Hartoog were there along with Mike and Jodi Hall and Stan. I enjoyed a cold oatmeal stout from Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado. Very tasty. We planned to meet up again today for an early Friday afternoon happy hour.

Donna prepared a new dish the other day. She made chicken breast stuffed with sun-dried tomato pesto. It’s a mouthful to say, but it sure adds a nice flavor to a chicken breast. Donna says it was easy to make and the recipe is a keeper.

Chicken breast stuffed with sun-dried tomato pesto

It was so good, I thought I should post a picture since I forgot to add it to my last post.

We’re in for another sunny day with clear skies. The temperature should reach the low- to mid-70s. Might be a good day for a bike ride.