Leaving Las Vegas - Christina and Jamie Crim

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:PoughkeepsieHudson, New YorkThe Hudson ValleyQuebec, CanadaNorth CarolinaChicagoFord Heights, IllinoisThe Lincoln HighwayUnderground Railroad - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Heights,_Illinois#HistorySix Flags Great America, Gurnee, IllinoisSan JoseSolana Beach, CaliforniaDel Mar Fairgrounds, CaliforniaWyomingNew Haven, ConnecticutBakersfield, CaliforniaAmarillo, TexasReno, NevadaBrewster, New YorkLas Vegas, Nevada Also mentioned:CRST - https://crst.com/Aviation mechanicsAviation Institute of Maintenance - https://aviationmaintenance.edu/campuses/las-vegas-nv/COVID-19Warrior J TruckingC~Crim TruckingUniversity of Phoenix - https://www.phoenix.edu/Aveda Institute - https://aveda.edu/ Contact info, links and shout-outs:Crim de la Crim. [email protected] 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. CREDITSHost and creator: Christi CassidyContact: [email protected] by Phyllis BusellMusic by Eve’s Blue. Post-production help from Auphonic.com.Show notes written with assistance from Descript and Claude.ai. LINKS:More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.comPast episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram