Work…Rest…Not Enough Play and Summary of 2023

We began our work at CalAm as Cooks and we came in running, on the first few days there were events, so we just did whatever we could to assist. This place is so organized and it’s really nice NOT having to do it all ourselves. Our Chef is great to work with, knowing the easier ways to do things and sharing them with us is deeply appreciated. 

We moved from Meridian RV Resort to Monte Vista RV Resort, all just a few miles from one another and under 10 miles to work. We are really enjoying our winter with great work, excellent money coming in, and some really great places to move to every 3 weeks. 

We both worked on Jerry’s birthday, but instead of the free food we get at work, he wanted some lobsta from Angie’s Lobster in Mesa, and it did not disappoint. We both had the Lobster Roll, then I had the Grilled Shrimp Roll and Jerry had the Spicey Honey Fried Shrimp Roll. It was all delicious. The lobster with melted butter was succulent. The shrimps in both rolls were colossal with a good meaty bite to them, and the spicey honey was just spicy enough without being too much. We do plan to get more in our near future.

Our holidays were normal to us, just cooking our favorite meals and not much more than hanging out, relaxing and waiting for them to be over. The week in between Christmas and New Year’s is going to be a busy week at work, we are scheduled for 6 days and for a 15-hour day on our 6^th day, which is New Year’s Eve, but then we will have a 3-day time off to recuperate. Recuperation will definitely be the best thing for us by then, we’re just not as good as we once were doing all those hours and days of work, but we will get through it.

2023 Summary…

 

It was a year filled with many ups and downs, especially the downs but the big difference was our attitudes about it all which made it so much easier to get through it all without too much damage to us or our lives.

 

We traveled almost 15,000 miles with our new to us truck and trailer without any major issues. We stayed at many nice resorts, campgrounds, and hotels.

We worked at several not so good places, but we also worked at several really great places. We met some wonderful people that we are still keeping contact with so we can meet up again in our future travels.

 

All in all, it was a good year that we will be happy to put an end to and begin fresh with new beginnings and new adventures in 2024. We are very grateful for all the lessons we learned throughout our trials and tribulations.