I’m going to be honest, I’ve thought about my Veteran’s Day 2017 post for a few days now, which is highly unusual for me in regards to those who dedicate their lives to protecting ours. If you know me even a little, you know that my blood flows red, white and blue. I’ve written my …
Continue reading "Veteran's Day 2017: Honoring Those Who Serve" »Category: Events
What Are You Doing for Memorial Day
What are you doing for Memorial day? I have asked that question of many of my friends and this is a holiday that has activities ranging from backyard BBQ, to the first RV trip of the season. As is typical of Memorial Day celebrations, families will be celebrating the beginning of summer with family reunions, …
Continue reading "What Are You Doing for Memorial Day" »Cuddles for Kids is Back
Cuddles for Kids is back! That’s right folks, it’s that time of year again! The time when PPL Motorhomes collects teddy bears for our annual Cuddles for Kids Teddy Bear Drive. For years, police officers have collected and distributed teddy bears to children to comfort them at a crime, or accident. If you folks …
Continue reading "Cuddles for Kids is Back" »Happy Independence Day!!
Back in 1776…240 years ago this weekend…the Founding Fathers of our nation were still arguing and compromising, drafting and redrafting the document that would declare the independence of the 13 colonies from their King and Country, George the III and England. It is one of the most important pieces of political writing in recent history …
Continue reading "Happy Independence Day!!" »I May Love Galveston a Little More Now
So… Galveston. Man, I love it. Texas’ favorite island getaway just got a little better than I ever thought it could get. Do you know why? I just found out they’re hosting THE TEXAS MARGARITA FESTIVAL! Holy Mackerel, if that doesn’t sound awesome I’m not sure what’s wrong with you…but I bet it’s hard to …
Continue reading "I May Love Galveston a Little More Now" »HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
FIREWORKS! HOT DOGS! BBQ! PARADES! Ah, remember those sunny afternoons and dusky evenings when you were a kid impatiently waiting for the fireworks to start? It’s so nice to relive some of those memories with the grandkids. They’re hopping up and down, purely sugar powered by this point in the day, and the conversation usually …
Continue reading "HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!" »July, 1776
On July 2, 1776 the Second Continental Congress decided to legally separate the thirteen colonies from England. In order to explain that decision to the citizens of the thirteen colonies as well as justify their action to the crown, a Declaration Of Independence needed to be written. Five men were chosen to draft the declaration: …
Continue reading "July, 1776" »Happy Earth Day
When Earth Day was first declared in 1970, the date chose was March 21 which of course is the first day of Spring up here in the Northern Hemisphere. But somehow April 22 was also chosen as an environmental teach-in day and that date has stuck ever since as Earth Day. It appears from 1970 …
Continue reading "Happy Earth Day" »The Real First Thanksgiving was in Texas
Thanksgiving means many things to many people, and the point of the entire exercise is to be grateful for what you have. Be thankful for good health, financial success, a happy family, even for something as trivial as your football team whooping theirs. We here at PPL Motorhomes are thankful most of all for y’all’s …
Continue reading "The Real First Thanksgiving was in Texas" »Thank You, Veterans
***A VETERAN*** Whether on active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America,” for an amount of “up to and including my life.” That is honor, and something to be proud of! One of the most …
Continue reading "Thank You, Veterans" »