We Are Back . . .

Got back yesterday about 6 PM or so.  Dumped of the Interstate to eat at Panda on Main Street in Weatherford, chugged over to the Walmart so Judie could get her some bananas for the next couple of days.  Got home about 7 PM, got the mail and newspapers from the neighbors and we settled in to wash the clothes.  That was Monday.

We had been to Tucson for a wedding of a dear old friend.  The wedding was marvelous and we stayed at the Westin LaPolma, a five star hotel and golf course with many homes located around it.  Nice place.  The wedding was in the golf club house, it is set up for that sort of thing.  So all we had to do was walk over to that affair.  It came with a catered lunch.

Later about 6:30 or so, we trucked over to one of the sons of the groom.  He has a beautiful million dollar plus home in the foothills not far from the LaPolma.  Short drive, valet parking and another nice meal and party. 

It was good to see J.P. and Jermy again.  Grown young men and their wives and families.  Nice knowing they are both doing well and life is treating them well.

We left the LaPolma about 9 AM, and started our trek back to Weatherford via Ruidoso.  We stop there for the night, visited our old neighbors and stayed at their house in our old neighborhood.  Our place now sports a metal roof, a nice paint scheme but is otherwise about the same.

We brought the rain.  That was very welcome as Ruidoso was very dry.  While not a lot, it is still something to help the situation.  Driving out we saw the scares of the big fire that ranged from  Ruidoso to Alto.  Alto was a nice housing area North of the city but got burned to the ground.  So the forest lands are on the way to recovery and needed the water badly along with the general mountain community.

As we cross the state line, the car clock changed automatically.  We had lost an hour when we left Arizona (Mountain Time), entered another time zone in New Mexico and  yet another when we crossed into Texas.  The car figured out the time for New Mexico and Texas but was stumped by Arizona time (never goes on Day Light Savings).

It was good to see all the folks. It was impressive to see all the changes to Tucson and Ruidoso.  It seems like everybody is moving to the Southwest of the US of A.  True here too.  Getting away from the high taxes and cold weather.  It was a good but fast trip out West.

Good to be home again.