Sunshine Sure Makes Us Happy Again

Hoorah! The sun is back out today with blue skies!  After 3 days of steady cold rain and even snow flurries, the sunshine was more than welcome.  Yes, those that were in town yesterday afternoon said it snowed here in Livingston, TX.  We were out in the rain yesterday for a short while but I guess it snowed later.  However, it is still cold for the next couple of days.  I went to the Stitch & Chat and genealogy groups this morning.  I think we did more chatting than anything else.  Most of the same ladies were there that I met last Wednesday.  Everyone here at the Escapees park is so nice and friendly and gives you a warm welcome.  It was fun to see what everyone was working on. It was such a diverse group, that each project was different.  I love these kind of classes because it is so interesting to listen to others’ adventures and each person seems to have a different story to tell.  Yet, many of us have still been to the same places and done so many of the same things.  It was also just plain nice to walk to the clubhouse and be outside again!

               

I am counting down the days until we leave on Monday and head to Austin.  4 more days!! I can’t wait and we are more than ready to get on the road and start more of our winter adventures!  We accomplished what we wanted, even though we had a set back and could not get a refund.  It just makes the anticipation of the days to come that much more exciting. We are looking forward to the dinner tomorrow and the chance to meet more people. 

    

Several people have made this RV park and owned lots (some large enough for full sized houses) their home.  Some still travel a bit and others stay here full time.  Others come and stay for the winter in one of the regular RV sites.  Livingston, TX, may be small but the people are just friendly and laid back.  We met some nice locals who call it home and the community tries to schedule events now and then to bring people together. Livingston is part of Polk County and has been here a very long time. Moses L. Choate, a native of Livingston, Tennessee, had started a settlement called Springfield on his land grant in 1835, and wanted the county seat to be located in Springfield, Texas.  He offered to give the new county one hundred acres of land if Springfield was selected as County Seat and the name of the town be changed to Livingston, for his former home in Tennessee.  So the election was held in June 1846, Springfield was decided upon, and the name was changed to Livingston.  It will probably be a long time before we are back this way again. 

I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow with friends and family, no matter where they are.