Fall in Flagstaff and family gossip

Jimmy and I are in Flagstaff AZ and it is cool, colorful, and completely delightful. Drove up last Saturday and will stay till the end of this week at Dad and Mom's timeshare. The trees are changing their wardrobe and it is beautiful. At the beginning of the week we were visited by Randy and Nakaia for a couple of days, and then later Ernie and Sally came up and spent the night in the adjoining apartment. The weather has ranged from the 50s to the 70s, and it is such a wonderful change from the near-constant 100+ degree weather we were used to in the Valley. (Of course, my neighbor reports that it has cooled down since we left!) Today we drove to the SnowBowl to see the beautiful aspen in their golden splendor, and then went to Sunset Crater for a hike around the Bonita Lava Flow and realize once again how insignificant we are in the face of Mom Nature.
Speaking of moms, Emily went to Denver to visit Tom and Jan last week, and totally enjoyed herself. Tom was awesome, even flying out to AZ in order to fly back with her, so she would not have to travel alone, and of course did the same thing in reverse when it was time to send her home.
I hear that June has moved to the Seattle area because Google closed their local offices, and so now Rickey Lynn's house is too quiet according to her - she is experiencing Empty Nest syndrome. Maybe she and Jennifer should throw a big party to shake things up!
That's it for today, folks, I'm too tuckered to type. G'nite!

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Anonymous said…
Aye, Google closed the Phoenix office, and sadly, yes, I'm in Seattle now. I miss everybody, and I don't know anybody out here.

TBH, I hate the place, but it has taught me one thing: I will never make fun of ADOT again! The roads here are absolutely insane. O.o
Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:55:00 AM
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