Adventure 911: Tucson Winter Two/19

It's a good news/bad news situation. The bad news ushered us out the door of 1339 Hopbush Way today. Our 2024 winter  stay has ended. The good news is our land lady informed us that we could have the house again next winter. Hurray! She had planned to sell the home, but has since revamped her plans in our favor. We enjoy this house, the location, the neighbors, the amenities, and the fact that we have the entire place to ourselves. We had a very good season, and after two years staying in Tucson for the winter, this will be our paradigm for the foreseeable future. This season we established good friends and connections at South Side Presbyterian. We furthered our relationship with our friends, the Kral's. We entertained most of our family, one cousin, a niece, and a few of our friends. I cemented my place as a little brother in the Tai Chi group. Judy put on several layers of muscle working with her trainer, Rob. We learned to navigate Tucson, and we made several trips to the desert to commune with the cacti. In all, it is once again true that every day proved to be good. For that we're thankful. Right now, we're on our going home routine. Day one is a 6.5 hour drive from Tucson to Las Vegas. We began with an excellent breakfast prepared by our friends, the Kral's. We stopped in Surprise, AZ for lunch with Russ and Kathy, Judy's cousin, and we rolled into our hotel in North Las Vegas a little after six. As tradition dictates, we then moseyed over to the local In and Out for dinner. Tomorrow we'll rise with the birds for a long ten hour leg to Boise. We'll pray for traveling mercies. In the meantime, we've scrubbed the road grime off with a hot shower, and we're enjoying the feeling of our jammies. Truly, life is good, especially today.

Highlight Photos

Good times with Falcon and Leticia.

Good visit with Kate, Scott, and Alden.

Good times with long time friends, Deb and Ed Drouin.

Great fun at Tai Chi class. Some progress.

Wonderful week with long time friends, Jim and Karen Cramer.

Fun weekend with my cousin, Joan.

Good times with Libby.

As you may know, we're foodies. Too much good stuff to name, but these Mole Enchiladas from Tumerico are quite yummy.

Angela invented sunset with wine at Gates Pass. Good times.

All trips seem to involve sister, Karen. Always fun and games.

Our host, Amy Weinberg, is a therapist who uses yoga. Her home reflects her peaceful impact.

Two fresh faced volunteers at Cross Street. 5 A.M. start Mondays and Fridays.

I caught this saguaro waving good by on our last trip to the desert.

The desert bloom is just beginning. Maybe one day we'll stay long enough to catch the full color, but I don't want to get greedy. I'm already the luckiest guy on the planet.