Author Archives: Craig

Not So Fast!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Craig

We still have our truck. (Yea!!!) We went to the Orlando airport to pick up a Suburban to move all of our stuff up to Georgia where our new truck was waiting.  When we got back to the Freightliner dealer, the … Continue reading →

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Vacation is over

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Craig

Since they cannot figure out what is wrong with our truck after three days, our fleet manager has found us a new truck and we are being reseated.  They are getting us a rental car now and we need to … Continue reading →

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Sweatin’ our way through the South

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Craig

Well, not really sweating, but not really comfortable either. The air conditioning on the truck is out again. We could have put it in the shop at Freightliner in Colton California but we had the hours to make it across … Continue reading →

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A bump in the road

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Craig

Well, we had a bit of a scare this last week.  We had a load of kitchen cabinets that picked up in Indiana and had three deliveries in the Bay Area. Sacramento, Fresno and Union City.  The problem with this load … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago Today

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Craig

It is hard to believe that a year ago today we got on a Greyhound bus to Dallas Texas for orientation at US Xpress. We quickly realized that we would never travel by bus again but so began the adventure. … Continue reading →

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A very Blue (Skies) Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Craig

Christmas in Southern California is a bit different. So we have a couple of great days. We finally got out of Amarillo after about 20 hours. We woke up to over an inch of solid ice on everythng. By early … Continue reading →

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Lil Bit’s new shoes

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Craig

Our crazy dog and her new snow boots

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I’m Back!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Craig

I will try very hard to not let it get this long between posts. I am really missing summer.  My poor feet have been cooped up in real shoes for a couple of months now and the shorts are all … Continue reading →

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I have been slacking

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Craig

LOL, ok, I have gotten a couple of messages asking if we are doing ok. I guess I need to post on here. We are doing great it is just hard to type in a moving truck (like now). I … Continue reading →

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Home Time!

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Craig

Well, I have said it before, it is the little things that seem to matter the most. I LOVE doing this job with my wife. I know a lot of people who are in great relationships that could not do … Continue reading →

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