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Sunday, April 5, 2015

March 2015 Report

 

Happy Birthday Kim!  Kim had a relaxing birthday this year which included talking to friends and family on the phone.  Both her boys called her from far away.  We went on a hike out at Saguaro Lake and had a nice dinner at RA.

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Brandon had his spring break from school (like he needed a break).  We haven’t heard a lot of details yet, but what we have heard, sound like he is having a great time.  For his break he and a group of friends traveled to: Prague, Ireland and Portugal.  I know, hard life right?

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What could be more fun then St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland?

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Outside of spring break he had several trips in Italy and took a weekend trip to Spain.

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I was in NJ and went to one of our favorite Bagel places and sent him this text.  Normally I would get a text back telling me how unfair it was, but this time he one upped me!

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I ran into this guy on a bike ride the other day.  Clearly he didn’t want to share the trail.  You can’t see him until the very end when you see his rattle, but based on the sound you can tell he wasn’t happy.


29 Years!

Kim and I reached the 29 year mark of wedded bliss this month.  We kept the celebration to a minimum this year as we have some things planned later in the year, so it was a nice low key dinner.  After 29 years, we deserve a break right?  As you all know, we couldn’t have done it with out Kim being the awesome person she is.

Dinner at the Fairmont Princess

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Hike to Tom’s Thumb

I took a hike up to Tom’s Thumb with a friend of mine.  It was a lot of fun in spite of the fact it was 12 miles (RT) and a pretty steep climb.  Ironically there is a 4 mile route that involves driving most of the way, but regardless it was a good challenge and we had a great time.

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Bakes In Arizona

We finished the month with a great visit from the Bakes.  It was fun to have them around and only wish we would have had more time to do fun stuff with them.

Hike to Kim’s Mountain

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The Bakes harvested this guys rattle, so ask to see it when you visit them.

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Pool time

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Game time with Auntie Timmy

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Happy Easter and hope you have a great April!

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

February 2015 Report

 

Happy Birthday Brandon! 21, Wow!

With Brandon off in Italy we didn’t get to celebrate with him, but it sounds like he had a good time with his friends taking care of him, and the last I heard they were getting Gelato in the middle of the night, so it couldn’t have been too bad.


We started the month with the Phoenix Open.  I didn’t have my boys to go with me, but Kim was nice and came along to keep me company.

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The birds get in for free and get prime seats

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I thought it might be a good idea to give an update on the Christmas puzzle.  Hmm, it is February and it doesn’t look like much progress has been made.  I’m just sayin…DSC_1995


I had to be in Chicago so I went early and Chayce drove down from Madison to spend the weekend with me.  It was so great to see and be with him.

Here is Chayce in one of the glass observation boxes at the top of the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower.  It is so cool to walk out and be suspended only by glass under your feet 110 floors in the air.

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Chayce getting his first taste of Chicago deep dish pizza.  I think the consensus was that it was good, but it isn’t NY/NJ style pizza.

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Frozen Lake Michigan

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Our final dinner at a Japanese BBQ, very fun and quite tasty.

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Trip to Pine, AZ.  Kim and I took a couple of days and used a friends cabin up in the mountains.  The geography of Pine reminds me of Bend, so of course I loved it. 

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It’s hard to believe this wooded oasis is just about an hour and a half from our house, which is in the middle of the desert.


It’s hard to keep up with Brandon as he seems to be traveling the world.  He visited Paris, Venice and Florence during February.  Of course he continues to explore places in and around Rome.

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Golfing one day this Coyote, came walking up to us showing no malice or fear.  I have a feeling he has been fed by many golfers in the past.  He was so tame.

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Have a great March.  See ya from sunny Scottsdale.