Hi Ya’ll,
I was getting ready to hit the road again…going back to Killeen. During the night a small camper pulled in next to me.. I took some pictures of it….it was so cute!!!! Now I would like to have one of those or one of the T@B’s that are on the market now- it would make camping in bad weather much easier!
I am going to miss this peaceful place, but it is time to move on……
I left around 8:30 a.m. and was making my way to San Antonio to have lunch with my friend Bud. I ran into rush hour traffic with it’s usual accident tie ups!! So I didn’t actually get into SA until almost 2 p.m. I had a nice visit and lunch with Bud…then off to Killeen I was heading.
I arrived in Killeen late that night- around 9 p.m. and got a room at a local hotel.
The next morning 11/30/07 I was headed to Belton, TX. This is where the camp ground I was going to stay at was located. Belton is just outside of Killeen - about 15 miles.
I stayed at the Belton RV Park- I 35 exit 292 (Loop 121) This was a nice park. Family run place- with Good Sam’s (an RV service plan) Out front they sold and serviced RV’s…in the back was the campground. There was plenty of campsites, playground area, pool, function hall/room, general store, reading room (that had a TV, paperback book swap, and a treadmill), rec room (that had TV, coffee, pool table), very clean bathhouse, and laundry room.
It was located near several shopping areas. They don’t have a web address that I know of, but if you want to contact them their phone number is (254) 939-1961.
I stayed here from 11/30/07 to 12/5/07.
I drove back and forth from here to Killeen.
In Killeen…My friend Babs and her youngest son Tim arrived at the Killeen airport around 6:30 p.m. on the 30th. We were all gathering to welcome home Tommy- Babs oldest son. He’s a Staff Sergeant in the 1st CAV unit at Fort Hood. Who had been in Iraq for the past 15 months.
Leeann (Tommy’s wife) and her parents - Cindi & Dwight had already started prepping for his arrival with cooking and getting supplies to make welcome home signs. That night (Friday) we learned Tommy’s arrival on the 2nd had been pushed back until 1:30 a.m. on the 6th….. Not many happy faces with that news.
That night we sat around chatting and catching up with news.
The next few days were busy with getting things ready for Tommy coming home, some shopping, eating, and watching football (WTG PATRIOTS!!!!).
The time of Tommy’s arrival changed again for 11:30 p.m. on the 5th. We got a call from Tommy- he was in Maine and getting on a plane heading for TX. There was a lot of anxiety and anticipation of his arrival. Finally the hour arrived…we went over to the base and waited for the service group to arrive. All 115 servicemen/woman looked relieved and very happy to be home…and there were many tears from their family & friends too.
By the time be got back to the house it was almost 1:30 a.m. We sat around talking, hugging, and laughing.
I had packed up my campsite earlier that day and was ready to move on…so about 3:00 a.m. I hit the road….. I was heading back to Florida to see my friend John and to watch the shuttle launch.
It was great to see everyone in Killeen again…and it was nice to finally meet Dwight (I had met Cindi on my previous visit to TX) I had a really nice time with some very special people!!! Thank you everyone…I Love You All !!!
Ok now on to next entry…will be back soon- Love Donna