It's The Holiday Season

Eleventh Day of Christmas (Part 1) -

Friday, January 4, 2019

Early morning hot tub with John. Dianne pointed out Venus and Jupiter. Beautiful how they made a kind of arc in the sky.

Nice morning walk with Dale after the sun was up. Supposed to be nice and warm today.

Harvey Ann seems to be settling in nicely (he's off Xanax).

Grocery store run with Brenda and Irv.

Tenth Day of Christmas - Unpacking

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Early morning hot tub with John. Dale and I had breakfast at IHOP.

Then to Brenda and Irv's for some unpacking and lunch at IHOP too. Target run to pick up some stuff for the new apartment.

Cocktails and dinner at John and Dianne's.

Ninth Day of Christmas - Moved In But Not Unpacked

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Woke up early and had breakfast at the restaurant next to the motel. I noticed the decorations came off the lobby Christmas tree between yesterday and today.

Photo taken near Tuba City, AZ.

Photo taken near Flagstaff, AZ.

Got in to Phoenix and headed to Brenda and Irv's new place. Had the truck unpacked around 6 p.m.

Time for a quick cocktail before Dianne, John, Dale and I headed out for dinner. Brenda and Irv were exhausted and wanted to stay in. We brought them back some dinner from the restaurant.

Cocktails and dinner at the restaurant. John and I each had a couple Old-Fashioneds with bourbon. They were quite amazing.

Eighth Day of Christmas - On the Road

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Got up early and had breakfast with Dale, Dianne, and John at the hotel.

Got over to Brenda and Irv's and finished packing up the truck. It snowed last night.

We left around 10:00 a.m.

Above two photos taken near Moab.

On the road most of the day but not quite as long as the trip up here since we're dividing the trip back over two days rather than one. Lot's of snow so it looked very Christmas-y.

We caravanned the whole way. John and Irv were in front in the truck. Dianne, Brenda, and Harvey Ann were in the middle. Dale and I brought up the rear and drove in Brenda and Irv's sedan.

Spent the night in Tuba City. Pizza with John, Dianne, Brenda, Irv, and Dale in the motel room.

Seventh Day of Christmas - New Year's Eve 2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

Got over to Brenda and Irv's house to pack and load up the truck.

Poor Harvey Ann was had a hard time with the move.

Some of Harvey Ann's toys were uncovered as stuff was getting moved around. I found this one with Santa on it.

After a hard day's work it was time for cocktail hour. Irv had his Canadian Mist. John had a gin and tonic. I drank gin straight. No coffee table so I improvised with a packing box.

We picked up Chinese for dinner.

I had two fortune cookies with NO fortune in them. Brenda was kind and gave me hers. What a gem! Three's a charm.

After dinner we spent time just hanging out. This'll be a New Year's Eve none of us will ever forget!

Back at the hotel I had a little fun with photoshop.

Goodnight and Happy New Year!!

Sixth Day of Christmas - Traveling with a Ghost Story to Read

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Hit the road quickly after an early breakfast. We have a long drive ahead of us. The car ride was a chance to catch up on some reading. I started a new ghost story for Christmas titled The Green Room by Walter De La Mare.