Pam and I had been in touch on FB for some time now, but we hadn't seen each other...I don't know...maybe 15 years! Last time I remember seeing Pam and her family is when her 20 yr old was 4 or 5 years old....yikes! Well I stopped by yesterday going through the Phoenix area and met Pam and Bob's two other daughters. Got caught up on lots of current stuff and old news too. Rachel and Hanna were home when I arrived, but Sara was attending her college classes. I did get to see her just as I was leaving. Pam home schools her kids. What a fine job she has done. Those were the most relaxed teenagers I have ever been around. They were confident, polite and really the first time I have been in a space with Mom and daughter and not have to witness the standard dressing down that teenagers seem to feel entitled to hand out to their parents....Amazing! The love and respect they all showed for each other should be the standard not the exception. Pam should write a book about her experiences!
We went out for tacos.........OMG having real tacos after living in Florida where they don't know a taco from a sandwich, it was so yummy! We got a nice 4 hour visit before I needed to hit the road and get the next leg of my journey done.
I drove into the sunset...really! It was gorgeous as it dropped below the horizon I took this photo while driving I had to somehow capture the moment. I made a push to Palm Springs so I could be within a couple hours of San Bernardino where I am meeting another old friend, dating back to 1968. Mary and I were buddies in hight school, we were both on the cheer squad our senior year; she a pom pom song leader and me a cheerleader.....I haven't seen her since our 20 year reunion in 1991. Thanks to the magic of the internet we have arranged a visit. She happens to be down from Truckee visiting her dad in their family home for a couple of weeks. Great timing!! We have talked several times and when we first reconnected we had spent the entire day emailing back and forth getting caught up with the last 20 years. I am so excited to see her!
I found a Travel Lodge motel on Hwy 111 in Palm Springs. I was looking for my fav HIE, but got on a wild goose chase, saw this hotel and my car wouldn't go any further...it turned right into the driveway that was it for the night. I think it was close to 9pm. I got a nice swim in even so, lovely and alone in a huge lit pool. With that desert dry air and cool water, I was in heaven!! I find myself sipping water almost non stop and apply lotion often. What a difference from wearing the air to replenishing the moisture constantly.
Anyways, nice to be home in California, even if I haven't yet arrived at my destination. Friday morning I am headed out. Hopefully I can see my buddy Marsha for coffee Friday morning!
Happy Trails they have been! Only a few more miles to go..........
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