Roaming With The Allens

Roaming With The Allens 🏕️ Full-time RV life in Trina.

Exploring state parks, telling forgotten local history, sharing campground adventures, cooking outdoors, and making memories with Kelly and our four dogs. ☕🐾

Dear Diary,It was another day of our regularly scheduled chaos.Mommy got off work, we went to bed, and when we got up it...
09/12/2026

Dear Diary,

It was another day of our regularly scheduled chaos.

Mommy got off work, we went to bed, and when we got up it was immediately time for THE PRODUCTION.

First, everybody has to go outside because Mommy says she is not starting her day cleaning p*e off the floor.

I go first because apparently I take forever. I’m getting much better about p*eing right away, but p**ping? I gotta think about it. Wander around. Sniff some things. Consider my options. Reconsider them.

Bullet is the same way, except he also likes to back his butt up to something when he p**ps. A tree. A stick. Literally anything will do.

Papaw Ghost and Sugar are p**p machines. Mommy and Daddy swear they p**p approximately 47 times every trip outside.

And Nala?

Nala p**ped UNDER THE PICNIC TABLE today.

I don’t know. She’s weird.

Anyway, just getting all of us through the morning bathroom rotation takes at least 20 minutes.

Then comes FEEDING TIME.

You would think none of us have eaten since the Great Depression.

I personally like to stand there looking like one of those starving dogs Sarah McLachlan used to sing about on TV, even though I eat THREE TIMES A DAY and get puppy food AND grown-up food mixed together.

Nala also acts like she hasn’t seen a meal in six business days.

And Papaw Ghost will begin singing the song of his people LOUDLY if breakfast and fresh water are not provided immediately.

That’s another 15-20 minute production.

THEN Mommy makes herself a gigantic iced coffee and takes me and Sugar outside for her coffee and cone time.

I don’t know what cone time is.

I just know Mommy is happier when it’s over. 😂

It’s Friday, so the campground is filling up again. I woofed at some kids earlier and Mommy told me, “No, those are babies.”

The children immediately corrected her.

One is 7. Her birthday was the 5th.

The other is 4 and will be 5 in SEVEN DAYS.

So apparently they were, in fact, NOT babies and Mommy was informed accordingly. 😂

Also, some more old ladies told me I’m gorgeous today.

Obviously.

Then Daddy got home right as Mommy was clocking in for work, so he cooked dinner while the rest of us handled our evening responsibilities.

Nala played with MY giant fish.

Sugar climbed into Mommy’s lap to begin her shift as Mommy’s official coworker.

And Papaw Ghost chewed his foot even though he KNOWS he had his Apoquel.

So basically everyone is fed, everybody p**ped, Mommy has coffee, Daddy is home, Sugar is on the clock, Papaw is ignoring medical advice, and somebody stole my fish.

Just another completely normal day around here.

Love,
Huckleberry 🐾

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉Connie Kitchen, Sean Hoxworth, Melissa Br...
09/11/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Connie Kitchen, Sean Hoxworth, Melissa Brand Ryan, Deanna Karkkainen, Michael Rondeau, Cindy Cornell, Tammy Napier Drudy, Bonnie Lofthouse, Lisa Dotson, Ila Marie Hopper

Kelly’s hat is killing me 💀😂

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎Pan Martin, Melissa Brand Ryan, Donald Pearrell, Kym Ray, Cindy Cornell, Melissa C...
09/11/2026

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Pan Martin, Melissa Brand Ryan, Donald Pearrell, Kym Ray, Cindy Cornell, Melissa Cary, Denise Lenau, Angie Hudson Nadeau, Colleen Cooper-Barren, Tisha Hess, Missy Rippeto, Connie Kitchen, Marge Hein Hasko, Ila Marie Hopper

You’re the bestest,

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!Pamela Arthur Moxley, Jamey Hankins, Tim Lamb, Sharon Sutl...
09/11/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!

Pamela Arthur Moxley, Jamey Hankins, Tim Lamb, Sharon Sutliff, Judy Osborne, Amy Baker, An Na

Big shout out to my new rising fans!Betsy Rohaly
09/11/2026

Big shout out to my new rising fans!

Betsy Rohaly

I’ve spent a lot of time reading through all of your comments and stories today, and first I just want to say thank you ...
09/11/2026

I’ve spent a lot of time reading through all of your comments and stories today, and first I just want to say thank you for sharing them with me.

It’s kind of crazy when you really think about it.

25 years ago, we were all doing completely different things.

Some of us were sitting in classrooms. Some were at work. Some were home with babies. Some were driving. Some were sleeping. Some were getting ready for the day. Some of us were kids ourselves.

Just thousands of people scattered all over the place, living completely normal lives.

And then suddenly, somehow, we all ended up in the same place.

Standing or sitting in front of a TV, watching the same thing, feeling the same shock, trying to understand what was happening.

People who had absolutely nothing in common suddenly shared a moment none of us would ever forget.

And 25 years later, you can ask someone where they were that morning and they can still tell you.

Thank you for telling me where you were when the world stopped turning. 🇺🇸❤️

I read your stories. I felt some of them. And I’m really glad you shared them with me.

09/11/2026

Today We remember.

Where were you when the world stopped turning?

I don’t know why, but September 10th hits me differently the older I get.25 years ago tonight, thousands of people went ...
09/11/2026

I don’t know why, but September 10th hits me differently the older I get.

25 years ago tonight, thousands of people went to bed having absolutely no idea what was waiting for them in the morning.

They set their alarms. Packed lunches. Got their kids ready for bed. Probably bi***ed about having to work the next day. Made plans for later in the week. Kissed someone goodnight and said “see you tomorrow.”

Just a completely normal Monday night.

Somebody went to bed excited for a flight the next morning.

Somebody laid out their clothes for work at the World Trade Center.

343 firefighters went to sleep not knowing the next day would be their last shift.

Nobody knew.

I was a teenager and I skipped school that day. I slept late and woke up to a crazy message from my mom, who was out of town. She sounded scared and like she wasn’t going to be able to get home.

So I called my dad.

He told me to turn on the TV.

It was around 1pm by then.

And I don’t think any of us really understood yet that the world had just changed.

2,977 people were killed that day.

And what I don’t think we talk about enough is that 9/11 never really stopped killing people.

Thousands more first responders, recovery workers, survivors and people who were exposed to everything at Ground Zero have died from cancers and other 9/11-related illnesses since then. The FDNY has now lost more people to those illnesses than the 343 firefighters they lost that actual day.

And people are still getting sick.

That’s fu***ng insane to think about.

But tonight I keep coming back to the night before.

Because right now, 25 years ago, they were just living their lives.

They didn’t know those were their last goodnight kisses.

They didn’t know they were making plans they would never get to keep.

They didn’t know when they walked out the door in the morning that they weren’t coming home.

They went to sleep thinking tomorrow was just Tuesday.

And then Tuesday became a day the entire world would remember.

Tomorrow we remember the 2,977 people we lost that day and the thousands we’ve lost in the years since because of it.

But tonight I think about who they were before they became names, numbers, photographs and stories.

They were just people going to bed on a Monday night.

They thought they had tomorrow. 🇺🇸

After a not-so-great experience with a KOA we interviewed at before, I’ll be honest, we had kind of a bad taste in our m...
09/11/2026

After a not-so-great experience with a KOA we interviewed at before, I’ll be honest, we had kind of a bad taste in our mouths about KOAs in general. Sandusky KOA completely changed that for us.

We stayed in the Bayside area over Labor Day weekend and this campground was honestly better than we expected.

The sites were nice and well kept with plenty of room. We had a nice patio, a clean fire pit and everything around the campground was taken care of. The restrooms were clean, the pools were nice and clean, and there was SO much to do.

They have a really cool playground with one of those big bounce things, three dog parks, pickleball and basketball courts, golf cart rentals along with other rideables, events going on throughout the campground and a really nice camp store.

They also had trash pickup, firewood delivery and security around the campground. One thing I REALLY appreciated was that they sent out texts when weather was coming in, including warnings about high winds. When you’re sitting in a camper with awnings and everything else outside, that little heads-up is actually a pretty big deal.

Everyone we dealt with was kind and the entire place just felt well managed and cared for.

Location-wise, this is definitely NOT a quiet country campground. You are very much in town, but somehow the campground itself still feels shaded and tucked away once you’re in there. And honestly, the location ended up being perfect for us because we spent the week exploring Sandusky, Port Clinton, Catawba, Marblehead and Put-in-Bay.

We had all five dogs with us and having multiple dog parks was a HUGE plus for our crew. 😂

We went into this stay not really knowing what to expect from another KOA and left genuinely impressed.

We would absolutely stay at Sandusky KOA again and truly recommend it, especially if you want a campground with plenty of amenities while still being close to everything there is to do along Lake Erie.

Sandusky KOA definitely redeemed KOA for us. 😂


Sandusky KOA Holiday

09/11/2026

Leaving Put-in-Bay like… wait, we have to LEAVE?! 😭⛴️

I waited years to come back, Kelly had never been, and somehow one day was enough for both of us to decide we’re definitely not done with this place.

Watching the island disappear behind us was a little rude, honestly. 😂

Until next time, Put-in-Bay. 💙🌊

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