I’m Tired

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So very, very tired.   So much so that I feel hung over – which is quite sad since I only had two drinks the entire trip (being the designated driver and all that). Our flight was delayed in Phoenix (of course!) for an hour and a half.  Of course, we had to sit at both ends of the runway since we were so late.  Needless to say, we didn’t get home last night until after 1:00AM.   So once again I will decry that I don’t like Phoenix airport.  I think they suck and everyone should avoid them at all costs.

Overall though it was a great trip.  I really enjoyed visiting with friends the whole weekend.  And of course, I was lovin’ the green and the sopapillas!  I’d post some more pictures, but Flickr isn’t working so well for me right now.  I’ll try again after I upload Leopard and hopefully that will make a difference (not that that makes any sort of sense).

Until then, I’m off to take a nap and sleep off this “hangover” I’ve got going on.  I’ll be back in a bit.

Oh Dear Lord…

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I am more than thankful for finally, FINALLY getting home and sleeping on our own bed. I’m also quite thankful that I thought ahead to pre-post Sunday’s post.

PS – this is a post-dated post since I wasn’t anywhere near internet until we just now got home at 1:00AMish

Back to the Land of Enchantment

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Last night I went looking through all my digital photos looking for something that represented Albuquerque to me. I remember all those years of taking photos in Old Town and during Balloon Fiesta. Well, turns out all I have digitally are my going away party pictures, my moving truck pictures and a batch from the last roadtrip that my roomie and I took before I left. Notice a theme here?

This photo above is what’s left of the army post at Fort Union on the Santa Fe Trail. We headed out there because I’ve always wanted to see wheel ruts from the Calistoga wagons. So we drove the couple of hours to get there and started taking pictures of what we thought were the wheel ruts. Turns out they were wheel ruts alrighty…from a pickup truck (see below). Yeah, disappointing.

Ruts from a Pickup

On our way back to the freeway, we stopped at the museum and asked them where the damn ruts were. Turns out, they’re right along side of both the road and the freeway. Um…but they look just like every other natural arroyo (as evidenced below). Which of course makes me wonder if it’s arroyo or ruts over on the Turquoise Trail into Madrid.

Santa Fe Trail Wheel Ruts

So while I may not have many digital photos of New Mexico in my arsenal, I do hope to get a couple good shots will visiting this weekend. That is if I can find the time between the margaritas, the green chile and the sopapillas!! Yum!  New Mexico, here I come!

Gone Daddy Gone

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Turns out I had a second (non-gratitude) post in me after all.  Let me just say, it’s awfully quiet in this house when the pupster is away.  I dropped him off at doggie sleep-away camp about and hour ago and wow, so peaceful.  Let me just say though, I was *this* close to sending him away without his dinner – this would have been tragic considering they only get once a day, AM feedings there.  But at least I remembered to pack his blanket and a toy that he can beat himself up with.  Word on the street is that he’ll have two doxies next door to flirt with.

The quiet is definitely appreciated, as it seems like I’ve got a migraine coming on.  Which sucks because today was the ONLY day I was going to be able to visit with A and her hubby from Cityview.  And now, between the migraine and the commute (and the packing that still isn’t completely done) I’m going to have to bail.  Bummer…I even had wine to give them (paying it forward and all that).

Oh well, I guess the hubby and will just have to head out to Chicago again some time soonish.

I’m Thankful…

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Just because I don’t seem to have the ooph necessary to write another post for today AND my post for tomorrow while I’m stuck in the air, I’ll give you a small list of things I’m thankful for (in no particular order)…

* I’m thankful for my awesome hubby and the three weeks that I’ll have him all to myself (while he takes vacation days to work from home).

* I’m thankful for the boys who I will miss both this weekend and next while we travel.  Pupster, I hope you enjoy your sleep-away camp and KitKat, I hope you don’t get too freaked out being home alone.

* I’m thankful that I’m able to leave tomorrow to go hang with my friends back in the Duke City!!  Oh, and green chile!!  Did I mention how excited I am to have green chile and sopapillas again???  Garcia’s I’ll see YOU tomorrow for dinner!

* I’m thankful that I no longer have certain people in my life.  It’s amazing just how good it feels.

* And lastly, I’m thankful that I can pre-publish (bwahahah!)

NaBloPoMo: Two Notes to Self

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Don’t forget to thank the nice folks that stop in and leave comments or they might never comment again (and reciprocate).

Don’t forget to visit other blogs and comment, comment, comment.

* I will catch up on just these very thing first moment I get (after I pack & run my errands, that is)

There’s Always a First Time…

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In the four Halloweens that we’ve lived here we’ve NEVER had Trick-or-Treaters. So this year, even though I had a coupon for free bag of anything, I decided to purchase nothing.

And yes, as one would only expect, the kids showed up – in costumes, no less! Luckily I had stopped by Trader Joe’s earlier in the day and picked up some 100-cal packs. Granted, I won’t be the favorite house on the street, but it’s better than nothing. At least the parents will have something to snack on!

I was so bad at the giving out thing that I totally forgot to comment on costumes!  Man, see what comes from hiding from trick-or-treaters for the past ten years?

I guess next year I go back to buying a bag of candy and hope the Griffster doesn’t devour it like he did our first year here (it was an entire back of Reese’s mini-cups – tinfoil and all!)

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WooHoo!!! My first official NaBloPoMo post!! Let the games begin! 😀

About this NaBloPoMo Thing…

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First and foremost, I’m really looking forward to it.  I’ve loved checking out new bloggers and making some new blogger buddies.  There’s some good stuff out there.  I’ll post my list of blogs that I’m following if you post your list.

I have to wonder though, with this whole once a day thing (at least twice for me since I’m also doing 30 Days of Gratitude posts) how bad would it be to either pre-publish or go and back-date stuff.  Typically, when I go on vacation, I like to pre-pub stuff.  But if I can’t, or I can’t get to the computer (I hate bringing two laptops with us, so we share) that leaves me with the option of back-dating stuff.

I guess if I didn’t say anything, no one would probably notice, but I’m just curious if anyone else will be doing any behind the scenes stuff to get it all out there on a daily basis.   Anyone?