By the time these two long-haul truckers met in Windy Wyoming, Christina and Jamie Crim were ready for love, ready for adventure, ready for a family. After a harrowing pregnancy, the Crims had a beautiful son, a "truckers' baby," and Las Vegas beckoned. The future was bright...until their dreams shattered. 

What could they do? Some of us leave by choice, some of us by necessity. This is a story of leaving by choice, and then by necessity. It is the story of a young couple with a baby who found the promise in long-haul trucking, having moved from California to Las Vegas. And the economic devastation that befell them in Las Vegas. Then came COVID and even more economic havoc.

Theirs is a story of true love, faith and family, of finding hope and strength despite being broke and homeless in Sin City. Together, they made the heartwrenching decision. To stay or to leave? How would they rebuild their life and business? 

Listen in to the Crims' story of the nomadic life, of hope, of homelessness, of the kindness of newfound friends and strangers and, ultimately, of leaving Las Vegas. 

Places mentioned:

Poughkeepsie

Hudson, New York

The Hudson Valley

Quebec, Canada

North Carolina

Chicago

Ford Heights, Illinois

The Lincoln Highway

Underground Railroad - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Heights,_Illinois#History

Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

San Jose

Solana Beach, California

Del Mar Fairgrounds, California

Wyoming

New Haven, Connecticut

Bakersfield, California

Amarillo, Texas

Reno, Nevada

Brewster, New York

Las Vegas, Nevada

Also mentioned:

CRST - https://crst.com/

Aviation mechanics

Aviation Institute of Maintenance - https://aviationmaintenance.edu/campuses/las-vegas-nv/

COVID-19

Warrior J Trucking

C~Crim Trucking

University of Phoenix - https://www.phoenix.edu/

Aveda Institute - https://aveda.edu/

Contact info, links and shout-outs:

Crim de la Crim. crimdelacrim1982@gmail.com 

https://crimdelacrim.co/

The people who kept Ni'Syah safe in Las Vegas:

Mrs. Benzena Brown, from Genesis II Church in North Las Vegas. Author of So I Will, So I Can.  https://linkedin.com/in/benzena-brown-1260b195  

Patricia Miles - a.k.a. Ms. Pat or Auntie Pat 

Mischlane Melton - www.mischlanemelton.com

Music by Eves Blue.

CREDITS

Host and creator: Christi Cassidy

Contact: christi@movingalongpodcast.com

Artwork by Phyllis Busell

Music by Eve’s Blue. 

Show notes written with assistance from https://podium.page. 

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