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
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 – http://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.
LINKS:
More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.com
Past episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/
Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram!
