Las Cruses, NM

This is the second time I'm typed this (before google new updates it would automatically save stuff so you didn't lose anything but not since the updates.. so everything I'd typed (three paragraphs) is lost.. so here goes again. I hope I remember to type a word then save it..

We left Apache Junction and headed south (I think) anyway it was toward Tucson.. We didn't plan to stop in Tucson this trip so we kept going till we got to Las Cruses.. It was a long travel day but in order to stop here it was necessary.. Our favorite Mexican Restaurant of all time is here.. it's called La Posta and they have the best Sour Cream Chichen Enchalida's I've ever had.

We arrived here around four (hit a time zone so we lost an hr) and once we got set up and the girls settled we headed over to Mesilla for an early supper. The food was as good as ever.
 The rest of the night was spend chillin and watching TV..I didn't sleep that well cause Molly didn't sleep as good as she had been doing but it wasn't too bad either.  She only wakes up when we do (we need potty breaks too) and most of the time she settles back down pretty quickly but only after a trip outside.. (don't what her the have any accidents on my bed).. By the time I get both the girls taken out and back inside it's been 20 minutes so you can see why I never sleep straight through the night. Once they were up at 7 and they'd been walked, treated and fed I went back to bed and Molly came too.. It was surprising to me that she napped again with me.. We slept till 10. I needed it.

We're going to La Posta again for a late lunch and then to Walmart for some Pepsi and Sundrop. It's an easy trip cause I can see the Walmart sign from my window..

Tomorrow we leave for Fort Stockton for an overnight..Then in to San Antonio for a couple of days.






 

Apache Junction, AZ

We arrived in AJ about 11 this morning and we had another good travel day.. We left Kingman and it was a cool, very cool but when we arrived here it was mid 90's so I was loving it.. I was actually too warm this afternoon as we were sitting outside visiting.
 Nancy and Bob headed over to our place about 1pm and we visited for a while and they played with the girls (they also brought toys for the girls, ) Molly loved hers but didn't quiet understand that Lady's squirrel wasn't hers too.. We all know that Molly hasn't learnt the fine art of sharing yet.

We headed over to Garcia's Mexican Restaurant for a late lunch. Bob and Nancy had eaten there before and thought it was good so we wanted to try it too and we both agreed it was good. I went with the Sour Cream Chicken Enchalida's.. that's my favorite...

We came back to the RV park after we ate and visited a while longer with Nancy and Bob.. We have an early day tomorrow cause we're going about 400 miles (yes in one day).. If we get to Las Cruses earlier enough we're going to our all time favorite Mexican Restaurant called La Postas. We don't get good mexican food in south Texas so we have to get it on the way there.

Travel day one

Today's travel day went great. We left Pahrump about 9:15 this morning and drove around the mountain instead of going over the mountain. The grade is steep so Reid wanted to try going around.. it was a little longer but worth it.. It was pretty scenery too so it was good to try another route.
We arrived in Kingman around 1:00 and after lunch at the Iron Skillet (yes a truck stop) we got set up and our campsite.. We actually had to pull out our sweatshirts tonight and that's too cold for me.

Tomorrow we head to Apache Junction, AZ.. That will be another overnight stop.. We're going to check out Garcia's Mexican Restaurant with Nancy and Bob tomorrow..

Last night was Molly's first night to sleep outside the crate or closed laundry room. She slept at the foot of our bed and did so for only about four hours but it's a start and we're hoping she'll get better each day.

Leaving NV on Saturday

It's time to head to TX.. We're all packed and we're leaving here in the morning.  A cold front moved through yesterday and it's been raining and cooler than normal. The mountains have snow on them. Sounds like a good time to leave but it's going to warm back up by early next week.
Lady knows the routine and has been excited the last few days waiting to get on the road.. Molly has no clue what's going on. We've been moving into the RV all day and I think we're done.. Lady is napping and Molly is exploring.
 We're going to Kingman, AZ tomorrow for an overnight and then stopping in Apache Junction on Sunday for another overnight stop.. Nancy and Bob are in Mesa so we'll be seeing them while we're there.
 I'll be updating this week as we travel toward Mission.. Stay tuned

Happy Anniversary Reid

Happy anniversary Reid.. it's been a fun ride.. The last 31 years (all of my adult life) have been wonderful. Here's looking forward to another 31+ years. I love you..
We drove into town today and went to Sam's to get Reid's meds. We also stopped by The Butcher shop for some steaks and then to Lazy Joe's Fish and Chips..  I was hoping for more from the seafood place but it wasn't to be.. the shrimp was ok but the scallops were not done.. Everything was fried and I try not to eat a lot of fried food. Reid had the fish and he thought it could have cooked a little longer too. It was set up fast food style where you place your order at the counter and they bring it out when it's done.. It was pricy for fast food but I"m glad we tried something new.. Now I don't have to go back there again.

Getting ready to start packing up the rig.. we'll be leaving here on Oct 13th heading toward Texas.. 
I'm ready to get back in the swing of things in Leisure..

In case you missed it on facebook today...Molly ran away today..but I ran after her.. Steph has just arrived and I was outside walking Molly.. she was happy to see Steph and jumping up on her
so we were heading back to the door and I took Molly on her lease expecting her to head on in the house like she'd done dozens of times before..Well this time she starts running by Reids truck and she just kept going.. down the drive way and out the open gate.. I'm running along behind her screaming her name at the top of my lungs and she's just running.. I started saying "Bad" "Bad Molly" and she stopped at the driveway down the street from us.. she just laid down in the driveway and waitied for me.. For some reason she's always stopped doing whatever she was doing wrong when I've said "bad"
so it's my go to word now and it worked when it needed too today..
 Believe me it was a lot more stressful for me than Molly.. it was a game to her..

Happy Birthday to me

It was a very happy birthday.. but then all of them have been. Reid decided to take me to Vegas. We really wanted seafood (we're so missing The Shrimp Basket in Gulf Shores AL) but the place he found was closed on Sunday so we ended up at a buffet. They are fine and usually have a lot of choices but it was Brunch and I usually want either breakfast or lunch but not both so I stuck with the lunch portion.. They always want to service you champange and I don't drink that stuff anytime I sure don't want it for breakfast..

The girls and I are taking it easy this morning. Reid took my car in to town to get the tow thing put on so I took a three mile walk earlier and I guess I'll get a few groceries today.. Gotta figure out what to fix for supper first..

We're going to be leaving here around mid Oct so I'll need to start getting everything organized for the trip. That will keep me busy a few hrs each day.. Most of the stuff that has to be put back in the RV can't be done till closer to time to leave.

I can't believe how quiet the girls are.. one is napping (you can guess which one) and the other is playing with a chew bone. If Reid was here trying to work they would be barking at every sound known to man.

We'll be taking the same route back to TX so I don't expect any special outings other than hitting a couple of our favorite restaurants along the way back.

Our weather is still very warm.. We're getting to the high 90's to 100's still most days but I can still feel the fall in the air.. The heat (it's a dry heat) isn't as stiffling as it was and the evenings are cooling down nicely.

Fall is in the air

It's it really, who knows for sure.. But what I do know is once the sun went down yesterday the evening cooled off to a comfortable 77 degrees and that hasn't happened in weeks.. This morning when I got up or better yet when Molly woke me up it was a wonderful 57 degrees..(I don't like it any colder than about 55)  This is the time last year that the mornings and evening get real comfortable outside.. The days are still heating up to the 90's (it's the desert after all) but I love the trade off with the evenings and mornings.

We're going to be leaving for the winter in about 6 weeks. My park activities pick up Nov 1st and I do like to be there on "opening day". We'll take about a week to 10 days to get there and be ready for Nov. I have missed the gang so much and will enjoy getting back into my routine with golf, line dancing and biking.

Molly has a whole new world waiting for her in TX.. She'll get introduced to Lady's golf cart and our walks around the block.. She'll also enjoy being back in the RV where she can sit on the dash and watch people go by.

This was labor day weekend but we didn't do much.. Just sat around the house watching TV.. Steph worked all weekend and she'll also work tomorrow.. She wont mind working tomorrow since it's double time and a half..

We'll probably take a trip into town this week to shop and find a place to eat out.. We are so limited here in Pahrump with restaurants.. Only a few chains to chose from.

Reid and the girls are doing fine.. Reid takes advantage of the pool every evening and if the girls aren't sleeping, eating or barking they aren't having fun.