Vacation Day 2 - On The Road Again

We drove and drove and drove! We drove in the rain most of the day from Roswell to Glendale, it took us a little over 12 hours but we did make a few stops along the way. We stopped in White Sands, NM, and guess what we saw... WHITE SAND! Unbelievable, I know!

As we were approaching AZ, we kept seeing billboards for "The Thing" that's all they said except an exit number; and we past lots of them! Brilliant marketing scheme I tell you, because sure enough we stopped to see what it was! First of all it is a gas station, a Dairy Queen, and a huge tourist gift shop... who'd have guessed! But there also were these big shed type buildings full of old antiques. Everything from cars to type writers to beds! So I guess those were "The Things"!
We drove around Tuscon for quite a while trying to find something to eat; it really is a pretty town. There are shapes and designs on all the bridges and walls, and just lots of neat stuff in downtown. We finally decided on a place and ate, and then got back on the road again. Our hotel this time isn't quite as nice as last time... but it also was only about half the price!!

Vacation Day One

Today we drove from home to Roswell, NM. Took us about eight and a half hours. Pretty uneventful drive, though we did pass a huge area of wind energy turbines. They are HUGE! The hotel is nice (even had cookies and milk this evening). The Alien museum was closed by the time we got here, so we will go to it tomorrow morning. We did find an alien gift shop though! We also found a real fun (and free!) zoo. The had what seemed like hundreds of prarie dogs running all over the place! They were real cute! And then we ate at Farley's restaurant, it was a real cool place, had an old motorcyle & car and neat decorations. Successful first day!!

Pre Vacation

John and I are headed to Roswell, NM (and then to Glendale, AZ) tomorrow morning. I will try to do a daily blog of our trip. Tonight we took the puppies to their Grandma & Grandpa's house in Cove where they will have their own vacation! We got home and started packing, and I think someone wants to come along...

Camping Part Deux

We went camping at Inks Lake this past weekend and had a blast! We did some fishing, hiking (ok, I didn't really go hiking, but John, Pinky & Val did), paddleboating, the boys got to swim, and of course we did alot of eating - John & Pinky are quite the excellent grillers!

Flower Power

I'm Appreciated!

Since Administrative Professionals Day was this past week, we (the staff at GDHM) were treated to a weeks worth of fun stuff! There were gift card give aways, goody bags, ice cream, and the main event was a cruise on Lady Bird Lake (which is just a few blocks down from our office). It was alot of fun, and the weather wasn't bad, a bit windy, but not bad at all. It's nice to work at a place that cares so much! The picture is a zoomed in view of our building from the lake. I work on the 22nd floor.

Camping

This past weekend we went camping with our friends, Pinky & Val and their boys Nathan & Alex... and our dogs, Tina & Einstein, and Pinky's dog, Princess. It was the first camping experience for John & I, and we were really camping... in a tent! It was quite windy & chilly Friday night and Sunday morning, but Saturday was great! The guys & kids flew kites, played ball, and we all went on a hike along a trail (we were at Granger Lake). The puppies did great! It was their first camping trip as well. I'm so glad that warmer weather is finally here!!