Three of the Husband's old friends flew into town for the weekend. It was a big social weekend.

Friday we went to the Can Can-- a great dinner & burlesque show.

Saturday we threw a large, combination Birthday and Halloween party-- my mother-in-law and one of our guests are both Halloween babies.

Sunday we visited other friends. In the evening, we tried to visit a Haunted House, but that turned into a nightmare. We purchased our tickets and then waited in an outdoor line for about an hour. Then as it started to rain, we realized that we were going to be in the line for at least another hour. We bailed. Very frustrating. 

On our drive home we became trapped between trains-- a train blocked our route home. I did a U turn to take another way. That route was also blocked by train. We sat there for at least 30 minutes.

Modern problems.

This blog has been up for 24 years.

It's a little strange reading the oldest entries. I hadn't lived long in Seattle. I was struggling to date. Honestly I was a bit of a jerk to those that I did. 

My career in the tech industry was just staring to grow. I avoided the dot com bubble and didn't fully realizing how special that was. 

Cheers to the next 24 years. 

Andy was up for the weekend. I haven’t seen him since the month before Covid.  Covid was hard on Andy.  He got it early on. He had long Covid. It dragged his energy down so he retired early. In the past six months he has had heart and lung issues and has been in and out of the hospital. 

Mentally and emotionally, he is all there. He is more focused and curious than I’ve seen in years. I wish him well. 

Saturday we had dinner with our AA friends who live west of the sound. 

Sunday, the weather was wonderful. Windy but warm, with a beautiful sunset. 

We are back in Seattle. Back to work. Back to Pacific Northwest Weather.

New Mexico was hot and dry. I enjoy the cool weather. My body is happy when the temperature is in the fifties or sixties and there is some humidity in the air. 

Our New Mexican host is a great tour guide. He has been showing off the beautiful parts of NM plus adding color commentary to the ugly. NM is indeed a state of breath taking beauty and fine arts with occasional hints of Breaking Bad. 

We’ve visited Ojo Calliente, Taos, Tesuques and Santa Fe. Our host is dedicated to not using a GPS or map apps. This frustrates my husband and I as we are efficient drivers who prefer to travel straight from point A to point B. 

We have been eating and drinking too much. Our host is a foodie. He has brought us to many fantastic restaurants. He also drinks heavily in the evenings. It’s hard for me to say ‘No’ when he offers one more glass of fine wine.

More New Mexico

 

Hiking in New Mexico…

We are in New Mexico for the week. The husband has an old friend in Albuquerque who is giving us a tour of northern New Mexico.

This friend is an interesting character. In the past year, he fully recovered from a tough cancer. One of the consequences from the treatment is that his allergies and his tastes in food have greatly changed. Old favorite dishes now taste weird to him. So, he is rediscovering himself, so to speak.

While in NM we ran across two friends from Seattle— the artist who helped my husband build his stained glass window, as well as Clem, my old neighbor. 

We hung out with Clem on the first morning of the hot air balloon festival. The festival is magical. It’s awe inspiring to watch that many hot air balloons rise. 

Albuquerque NM

 

We are in New Mexico for a week visiting an old friend. He’s giving us a tour of his home state.