Friday The 13th, Our Lucky Day!! - Friday - January 13, 2012

Today is Friday the 13th and Nancy’s lucky number is 13 so today was going to be special.  We had decided to go back to the Tampa RV Show today.  We both were disappointed that Newmar  had changed their layout of the 34Y from 2011 – Bummer!!  But they did,  so we wanted to revisit the 2011 Itasca and if they were willing to make a great deal, we could make it our rig ;o))  We arrived at the show and went to see the Itasca we liked.  We got there and it had a big “sold” sign on the coach and was locked up.  Obviously, we were not supposed to get the Itasca. 

Since we weren't going to get a great deal on a year old coach, we would prefer to buy our rig from Lazydays, but they don’t carry Itasca.  However, they do carry Winnebago which has the same coach – 34Y.  So off we went to the Winnebago section to look at color schemes, dinettes and other details. 

Coming out of one of the rigs, we spotted Joe Coupas,

the salesman who sold Gin and Syl their new Journey.

We started asking questions and some he couldn’t answer. 

He rounded up a Winnebago factory rep

and

picked up a “build” sheet for the 34Y. 

We all sat down and 2 1/2 hours later

we had selected all the options we wanted,

negotiated the price and trade-in of our Pleasureway

and ordered our NEW HOME...

A Winnebago Journey 34Y, Diesel Pusher!!!

WOW!!

What a week!!

We are THRILLED!!

Right after we left the Lazydays tent,

we turned the corner and walked right into

Peggy and Gary, RV-Dreamer friends. 

 

We got to share our excitement with them

and

they wished us the best!!

We were walking towards the exit when

we heard...

"There's Papaw!!!"

What perfect timing!!

Coming towards us were Howard and Linda Payne,

the founders of RV-Dreams.

They really were mentors to us and many others.

They just smiled and gave us a great big hug!!

I think they were almost as happy as we were :o)))

Since there wasn’t a 34Y on the grounds,

I couldn’t take photos to show you.

However, here is a link to one that is similar to ours. 

 We are getting a booth dinette and not the TV Buffet. 

We are getting a King Sleep Number Bed, not the queen. 

We are NOT getting a washer and dryer

and

our colors are a little different,

but it will give you an idea of what we are getting.

Here is the floor plan.

Here is the exterior color scheme we picked.

Winnebago told us our coach would be ready about the second week of March (8 weeks). Our last day in our home is March 27th so we are cutting it close.  Oh well, we will deal with that when the time comes.

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for us and we are really close to going “Full-time” in a couple months!!   Nancy and I gave each other a big hug, let out a sigh of relief, and realized a sense of accomplishment – it’s all falling into place :o))))

Now we can really enjoy vacation!!  After all, Nancy is going to retire from Home Depot when we return.  She will give her two weeks notice and you guessed it… Her last day will be the 13th of February!!

I’m starting to REALLY like the number 13 as well ;o)))