A little vaca.

 Good morning. My Mom is expecting to see some pics, so I have to do a post.   :-)

We've just returned from a little vaca. Several days in New Orleans, and then a 7 day cruise to the western Caribbean. Out ship was the Norwegian Breakaway.

This ship normally holds 3900 passengers and 1600 crew. We had all the crew, but just 1300 passengers. That made it very nice when we went to eat, drink, shows and even lounging by the pool. Plenty of space.

Here's our balcony room....

I'll post more pics when i have more time. I'm still unpacking!   :-)

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Happy New Year!

Good morning and Merry Christmas!

Here's a few pics of our decorated community center.........

They really did a very nice job making it look so festive. Almost makes me want to go and work out more often.   Almost. :-)

And here's some pics from my morning walk around our community....

We're glad to see this year over, but next year isn't looking a lot better as of right now. But we can hope this virus thing gets defeated and we can get back to a more normal life. Although we really can't complain that much. Everything is open. At least we're not having to work all day with a mask. And we pretty much can do whatever we want to do. And....we have our health. So, we are blessed. 

Wishing everyone a healthy happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Good afternoon.

This is a heavy picture post, since I haven't posted in a while. :-)

We got the yard decorated for Christmas, and invited some neighbors over for the official lighting......

And a couple of days later, I finished decorating the inside of the house.....

That's a Christmas screen saver I put on the TV to add to the holiday mood.

And my Crystal Forest campground....

So, we're all ready for the holidays!

And yesterday, we went down to Fremont street with Dan and Daniel for some afternoon people watching and lunch at Nacho Daddy's. 

Fremont street never disappoints when it comes to people watching. And for a Friday afternoon, it was very busy! But it's a weekend, and the Wrangler NFR Rodeo is in town. So, we saw a lot of cowboy hats, boots and very large belt buckles.   :-)
 That, and all the interesting street performers.  🙄

But it's always a good time downtown, and nice to drive back to our quiet community. Living in such an exciting city has many opportunities for things to do, if you want to.

And with the mild weather, we've had several driveway get togethers.  I don't know why our house has to be the local hangout spot for many of our neighbors, but I'm happy they like coming over.

So, life is good in the desert!

My Nov post.. :-)

Good morning.

I see I'm late posting again, so I need to do a whole month of catch-up.

Since fall is here and temps have cooled into the 70's and 80's, it's pie baking time again!

So here's my first apple pie of the season. I used Fuji Apples and it turned out real good!

And gas has gone up here like the rest of the country, and probably more! It's running around $3.89 a gallon, but I got it for this.......

We shop at Smith's, and you get so much off a gallon depending on how much you spend. I also can do a survey once a week from their receipts for another $.5 off a gallon. And  one week, they were offering 400 fuel points with a $50 purchase. Well that doesn't take long with the way prices have gone up.Every little bit helps!

And we've been seeing a lot of these little butterflies on my creeping Lantana.....

And we just got back from a little staycation.

Spent 2 nights down on Fremont street at The D. Ate, drank, did a lot of people watching, and of course, a little gambling......

Which we did pretty good for a change! Paid for all our gambling, and some of our food and drink!~

And today, I have my monthly property and grounds committee meeting. We're starting the process of determining what to do with the grassy areas around the community center that have to go. The state has passed a law banning all nonfunctional turf. So, unless it's in a park, on a playground, on a golf course, or in your backyard, it cannot be watered starting in 2027. So that is the main focus of our committee for a while.

Then after the meeting, we'll meet at the 3100 Grill for a late lunch. 2 of the committee members are also friends of ours.

And we just paid the balance on a winter cruise. First one since Covid, and our Hawaiian cruise back in 

Jan of 2020. 

So I guess that catches you up for a while.
 

flowers blooming well this time of year.

Good afternoon.

The weather is great with temps in the 80's.

Here's some pics I took this morning of my back yard.....

This rose is called Purple Tiger. Every flower is unique in it's pattern.

The Vinca has done very well this year. It's almost time to swap them out for Geraniums for the cooler weather to come.

And a Raspberry Lantana.

Went on a bus trip to Bolder City for a massive Art Fair. Had a nice time, but didn't buy anything. The things I saw I liked, were way more than I wanted to pay. It's always like that at art fairs. But it was a nice day trip, and we didn't have to drive and find parking. It was the first trip we took that was put together by our lifestyle community person. She does many trips a month, but most we haven't been interested in. And we have a busy weekend coming up. Friday is shredding day at the community center, along with a Sketchers mobile truck, and food trucks. Saturday is our community wide garage sale, where Craig is hoping to find a cheap present for my birthday.  :-)

Then Sunday, we're heading to Laughlin for a 2 nighter. 

So a lot going on.

I got my booster shot for Covid, and they are also giving shots at the community center Friday.

We also got our flu shots a couple of weeks ago, so we should be in good shape for the winter.

And that's it for now.