Going trucking with Tony & Sigrid

hi again

2008-06-30T19:23:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Today is Monday June 30th 2008, My b-day is on July 2nd just for everyones info!!! Wow these past couple of weeks have been busy been back forth from California to Massachuseets very hot and sometimes rainy, we have been doing good just staying busy. Anyways talk to you soon

Love the
Gies,s

Greetings from Tennesee

2008-06-20T16:58:00.000-07:00

Greetings everyone,

Today is Friday June 20th 2008, We have been busy than slow but we always seem to get trips back and forth to Calfornia, We are resting today in memphis Ten, will be leaving tonight to go back to California, yippi for us. Anyways the weather has been pretty good for us besudes all the floods, freeways and of course towns are under water. What a mess it is, please pray for them. Tony is sleeping and I am getting caught up on my e-mail, laundry and hanging out in the laundry room away from everyone because it is quiet in here and I like it, I have time to think and pray. Anyways we will be home in 3 weeks. Um... Please pray for me (sigrid) I got another scale ticket and I am not sure what's going to happen, that day I scaled 2 other times and I was not over weight but when I went thru that one scale I was over weight so apparently those other scales were incorrect, at the shipper and our swift terminal. They will either suspend or fire me, not sure but its in God's Hands. All I can tell you truck driving isn't easy and I am very frustrated but I can't let it get to me at least I have other options but I won't worry about it until the time comes, until then please keep us in your prayers and thankyou for all the phone calls and e-mails, it means alot to both of us.

God bless
Love the Gies's

Greetings from California

2008-06-14T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Today is Saturday June 14th 2008, Wow this year has gone by pretty quickly!! Anyways we are heading to Ohio. We will be leaving tonight so we are getting caught up on some things like cleaning the truck, checking e-mail, doing laundry, and relaxing which is very nice. We have been in Las Angelas Calfornia since yesterday around 3pm, freight is slow in this area so they are trying to get us closer to more freight. We are doing good! We went out for dinner last night and went out for breakfast so it was very nice. Anyways I am behind on my e-mail so I will talk to ya all later. Thanks for all of your prayers and surport, oh just to let everyone know we have been missing all of the Tornados and bad weather which is the grace of God but have been seeing alot of aftermath which is very sad and it breaks my heart and it tells me that God is TRULY watching over us and for that we are so every grateful and very thankful, we do ask that you please pray for all of those people and some how we can miniser to those who have lost so much.

God bless
Love always
The Gies's

Greetings from Edwardsville Kansas

2008-06-04T16:10:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Sorry we are in a hurry, we have gone from St Helens Ore to Nabraska then to Kansas, now we are picking up a load in Nabraska and going to Saltlake city, We are doing fine, will connect with you when I have more time. Thanks for all of your prayers and Surport,

God Bless
The Gies's

Waiting for freight

2008-05-27T11:46:00.000-07:00

Greetings from Phoenix Arizona!!
Today is Tuesday May 27th 2008

We are doing good. Freight has been slow, we have been here since Sunday night and we are ready to rock and roll but once again freight is slow again, so I sigrid is getting caught up on e-mail and laundry, hanging out in drivers room talking about nothing!! Tony is in the truck either resting, cleaning anyways you get the drift. We had a good memorial holiday but rather be with friends and family having a BBQ. Anyways not sure when we are leaving, will let you know where we will be going next, thanks for all of your prayers and comments and surport.

Love ya all
God Bless
The Gies's

New York

2008-05-23T06:24:00.000-07:00

Today is Friday May 23rd,

Greetings from New York, what a beautiful city. This week has gone by fast, in fact this year has gone by fast, anyways we are doing good. This weather is amazing and very weird this year!! We drove from Portland Ore to New York and we are driving from New York to Phoenix Arizona, then I am not sure where from there, It was nice being home for a week but I still did not get everything done. Meant with my sister and talked about her wedding, boy it sure brings back alot of memories from our wedding and another friend is getting married in July so that's when we will be back home. Anyways Tony cut his hair all the way off, in fact he is bald and he looks so cute. We miss all of you and we are thankful for all of our family and friends, we always enjoy coming to town and seeing some of you, we just wish we had time to see everyone. May God bless you and Talk to you soon.

Love the Gies's

Home at last

2008-05-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

Greetings everyone,

Today is Friday May 16th and we have been home since last Saturday. Its been a nice drive thru out the United States, we have been very lucky missing all of the storms and Tornados. God has been watching over us. We hope to see many of you this week even tho it's half over. We will be leaving Sunday May 18th or Monday May 19th, not sure where will will be going!! I am hoping I will get somemore pictures on the blog before we leave, if not there will be plenty when we get back. Well everyone need to go and meet my sister, hope to see most of you on Sunday.

Love the Gies's

On our way to South Carolina

2008-04-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

Today is Saturday April 19th,

Greetings everyone,

Hi, we are finally getting busy and we are doing wonderful. We are in California on our way to South Carolina. We just came from Florida which was very hot and humid. My sister called me and said she is getting married sometime this year. I am pretty excited. Her fiance proposed to her in Denver Co while they were hiking under neith a water fall. Anyways for more information just give me a call or e-mail me at gies_family@yahoo.com. Will be home in May for a week. Thanks for all of your prayers and comments. Gotta go, talk to you soon.

Love the Gies's

slow time

2008-04-07T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Today is Monday April 7th! WOW !! March went fast. Anyways we went to California, Florida and now back to Phonix Arizona. It seems to be slow and than we pick up freight again. Tony is here taking a class and I am checking my e-mail and trying to respond to everyone. Will be home in May for a week. Not sure where we will go next but will let you know soon. When I am home I will be putting more pictures on the blog. Anyways Thanks for all of your prayers and comments!!

Love the Gies's

Phonix Arizona

2008-03-29T19:01:00.000-07:00

Today is Saturday March 29th 2006,
Greetings from phonix,

It has been a nice and hot day. We have been here since last night waiting for a load. The freight has been very slow. We will be leaving late tonight, they are sending us towards California (a 300 mile run) The freight is better there. Been relaxing and e-mailing alot of people and catching up on my e-mail and of course laundry, not much but decided to do it before we get busy again. Anyways we are doing good and trying to stay busy but it's also nice to rest.

God bless
Love the Gies's

Always on the run

2008-03-24T21:33:00.000-07:00

Greetings,

Hi everyone, we are in Colorado and on our way to Ohio, had some time to update on us. Monday March 24th (today) I Sigrid decided to go down a wrong road and ended up stuck in lots of mud and we had to get towed out of the mud and It was not fun, let me tell you it has not been my week, but you know God keeps us going and We are thankful each and everyday. Today March 24th is Tony's b-day so we went out to lunch and then got icecream later that evening. Anyways talk to you later, better get rolling.

God Bless
Love the Gies's

Texas

2008-03-22T17:46:00.000-07:00

Today is Saturday March 22nd, we are in Texas until tommorrow and on our way to Colorado, so in process of checking e-mail and doing some laundry, will be home the middle of May or before. Weather is getting a little nicer so that's nice. Miss all of ya lots, thanks for all of your prayers and comments and phone calls.

Love all ya,
God Bless
The Gies's

Colorado

2008-03-16T10:22:00.000-07:00

Greetings,

Today is March 16th, we are in Denver CO at our swift terminal, We will deliver our load at 6am to the car dealership and then we will wait for a load, we are not sure where we will be going next but we will let you know. Anyways in the meanwhile we are relaxing. May God bless you.

Love the Gies's

New Pictures from everywhere

2008-03-07T19:00:00.000-08:00

Rayne LA- They use to have a frog factory in this town
Stopped at a rest area
Again, a rest area, I love stopping and exporing
This is little Hayley(our roomates daughter)
Visiting Umphress family, this is Tony playing with Renn and Zayvn.
This is where Our President is from!
Great place to explore and very beautiful, go thru this state alot!
Rest area in New Mexico!
Same rest area in New Mexico, isn't this a gorgeous little tree?
Frog City!!!

Going thru the Cascades in Washington.
Here comes the snow!!!
Truck almost went off cliff in CO Mountains and he was not wearing chains, so I am sure he got a BIG ticket!
The orange state, first time in this state, pretty excied and this is a welcome center and it was not very warm this day.

Having fun again at a rest area! The home of my friend of Annie Mae and also people talk funny here!

What a nice day to put those chains on, trying to stay warm, going thru the cascades in Washingon.

Today in March 7th Friday, in town until Saturday night early Sunday morning, then not sure where we will go next but We will let you know. Trying to get alot of things done while in town, hope you enjoy all of these pictures. Thanks for all of your prayers and comments. Please fell free to call us anytime.

God Bless, love the Gies's-

Memphis, Tenn

2008-02-20T18:28:00.000-08:00

Dear Family and Friends,

Today is Wednesday February 20th, it has been acouple of days since we wrote in the blog, our headlights were out in our truck and our windshield wipers were not working right so we are at a Volva shop getting it fixed, we will be heading to South Carilona and PA Tonight. Tony is taking a nap and I am checking e-mail and doing 1 load of laundry. We were home last weekend which it was nice, we were lucky because we had a load go thru Portland. Anyways nothing really new here, just enjoying the drive and all the wounderful world around us. We will be heading home for a week on March 3rd thru 10th. Anyways see you then, thanks for all of your prayers and surport, we love all of you very much.

Love the Gies's

Driving and Driving

2008-02-10T16:06:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

We are on our way to Lousina, away from the snow for a bit. We were stuck in the Colorado Mountains for a 1 and a half days. It was nice to relax but not in the middle of the freeway at least there were plenty of people to talk to!!! I-70 was closed so no one could get thru. But anyways we finally got to Denver and now we are running again and again. Taking a short break checking e-mail and doing laundry. Anyways we will be home the beginning of March for a week, looking forward to that time. I Sigrid did see a lot of Elk so I was happy.

Anyways love all of you and thank you for all of your prayers and comments, we really enjoy them.

Love the
Gies's

Going thru Washington

2008-02-05T16:12:00.001-08:00

Greetings everyone,

It has been busy and slow going coast to coast, snow, ice, rain, you name it we been thru it, well bad weather that is. I sigrid have been very nervious driving thru this weather but God and Tony helps me thru it. Tony is not so nervious because he has drove thru it many times. We are in Spokane Washington getting a tire fixed on the trailer Today and Monday night be meant with some friends who lives in Spokane, went to their house and enjoyed their fellowship. Anyways thankyou for all of your prayers and surport. We will be leaving sometime tonight and there is a storm going thru west coast, well everywhere I guess a storm is going on. Anyways I am tired and I Sigrid is proberly not making sense but thats ok, you all love me anyways. When we leave here we will be going to Colorado. Take care and God Bless.

Love the Gies's

South Carolina

2008-01-27T20:15:00.000-08:00

Greetings,

We are doing fine. WE left California, drove to South Carolina and to California again. So here we are again, can not deliver until Monday morning. So we went shopping and out to dinner and now I am checking my e-mail and doing some resting until I have to drive again tommorrow. We have had good weather so far, not sure where we will go next. Anyways not alot of new news, I did take more pictures so when I get home I will put it on the blog, will be home in March. Anyways your all great and may God Bless all of you.
Thanks for all of your comments, e-mails, phone calls and prayers.

Love the
Gies's

In California

2008-01-19T16:47:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

We drove from Maryland to California, very good run, hardly hit bad weather allthough my brother in law was in Wyoming and they shut down all the roads due to bad weather so he had to shut down for 1 1/2 days. We actually missed all the bad weather!!! Praise God. We are here in California waiting to deliver our load on Monday so we are relaxing and checking e-mail. So I am hoping to find a church we can go to on Sunday if not God Understands. Anyways you all take care and God bless.

Love the Gies's

In Texas

2008-01-13T13:47:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

I Sigrid was driving early(4:30am) this morning and I saw 2 semi trucks flipped over (sorry I did not get a picture of it because Tony was sleeping and I was driving) , I also saw 2 dears on the side of I-30 eating and also saw a fox running across the interstate. Anyways we are now sitting here for a day in Texas because our load delivers Monday Morning at 1am. So We are just resting and checking e-mail and just sitting around. We are at Loves truck stop. Anyways not sure where we will be going next. I will let you know.

God bless
love the Gies's

A new thing

2008-01-08T14:10:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

We are in Phoenix Arizona until Thursday morning at the terminal. We are taking some classes and just to let you all know we are in the process of buying our truck, we are becoming owner operaters, so we are pretty excited. We are in the process of signing papers on thursday. God is good. We really enjoy your comments. We love and are very thankful for all of you. See you soon, will let you know when we will be going next.

God Bless
Love the Gies's

On the road again

2008-01-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon everyone,

We just came from Florida and now in Denver Co. We will be leaving in the morning to go to Sydney Nebraska then to Arizona, so Tony is actually sleeping and I am checking my e-mail and took a shower at the terminal. We will be here until morning so We might just hang out. Anyways I have a funny story to tell you, we were on our way to Denver and we ran out out gas 90 miles away, talk about being embarressed, We have never ran out of gas before but apparenly our gas gauge was messed up and I was driving of course and all of a sudden our truck shut off On I-70 and Tony was sleeping but I got to the side of the road. We waited 2 hours for onroad came and saved us and boy was I glad to be on the road again. Anyways until next time. You all have a good day and God bless.

Love the Gies's

Taking a break

2008-01-01T13:03:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

We are doing good. We drove thru Colorado mountains where the roads was bad and we had an empty trailer, not good for this kind of weather and I drove. I was sliding all over the road and thought I was going to Jack knife, We did see another driver in an accident, in fact he went almost off the cliff and he did not have chains on so before the police got there he was trying to put on chains and just for your information it is a $1000 dollar fine for truckers if they don't have them on. I hated that day, it took us 5 and half hours to get from Vail Colorado to Denver Colorado and of course they close the road after we were on it. At that time I had second thoughts about being a truck driver because it is a very dangerous job. But God always reminds me there is nothing he gives me that I can not handle and I praise God everyday because he is always there and always faithful and his love never fails. We are in Kentucky at a truck stop doing laundry, checking e-mail and planning to go out to dinner and a movie because we do not have to pick up our next load until 3am Tuesday Morning and then we will be on our way to Jacksonville Florida, which we have never been there so We are pretty excited, well I am anyways, really looking forward to all the rest areas (heehaa heehaa). Anyways we love to hear from you and please continue to pray for us when we go thru the not so good weather and we will talk to you soon.

Love ya and God Bless
The Gies's

Pictures from everywhere

2007-12-26T18:02:00.001-08:00

Pennsylvania Rest Area ~ I (Sigrid) love to spend hours at the rest areas. Tony always wonders what takes me so long.
Waiting for a load at Jubitz in Portland, OR ~ met up with my cousin Trudy
Another rest area that I visited ~ poor Tony
Do we even have to ask?
Future trucker ~ Zayvn, Trudy's son
Sissy's lunch ~ Anybody have any ranch dressing? ~ New Mexico
Tony the Stud Muffin
Snapping alligator turtle in South Carolina ~ Sigrid tried to pick it up
Tony & I helped these other truckers who had been in an accident ~ Outside Weed, CA
Jack knifed truck in Wyoming

Heading home

2007-12-22T09:32:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

We are in California headibg home. We made it thru the storms ok. We had a scare on Friday going thru Wyoming, It was snowing very hard, roads very icy, I Sigrid was going on I-80 east toward Utah going around between 20 to 45 miles per hour depending on the road and it was also foggy out all of a sudden I came across another trucker no hazzards on going about 5-10 miles per hour had to make a choice run into him, go to the left or go onto the shoulder praying that we will come out ok. By the way my brakes were all the way to the floor and my trailer sliding all over the interstate, Trucks passing me on the left and I had to react fast, I had about 20 sec I decided to go on the shoulder which the snow stopped us. Praise God, I was a little shook up but let me tell you I believe God took over and protected us. We were half on the shoulder and on the interstate and cars coming towards us. We did get on the CB and warned them what happed and boy was I mad and about an hour later they finally closed that interstate and of course I had to call my causin Trudy and I lost it. Ever since we began driving truck God has Protected us in so many ways and we are so thankful for everyones prayers and kindness towards us.

May God bless all of you,

Love to hear your comments
love the Gies's