Wednesday Night October 28

World Series game 2

Dan is at work

Looking forward to traveling tomorrow

Missing Pilgrim

Need to water plants.

What My heart sings to:

Waking in a new place

Meditation:

Sounds smells

Climate

Cuisine

Opportunities!

Exploration

Seeing with new eyes

Beauty in the sky 

Architecture

Culture

Georgia O'Keefe!!!

My birthday is past

But more importantly, i am reveling from my Great news from Dr. Godwin

Schedule of Events post mortem

Santa Fe Birthday Trip

Th 10/29

Starbucks sandwiches

Ranch House

Fri 10/30

Chimayo

Rancho de Chimayo

Abiquiu

The Ghost Ranch

/La Boca Tapas 8:00

Sat 10/31

Georgia O'Keefe Museum 9-5

Thunderbird Cafe

Randall Davies Audubon 8-4

And hike

/Pasquals 7:00

Sun 11/1

Palacio Cafe breakfast

Private Historic Walking Tour

Potluck with Ceasar Salads and Cerveza at the patio de la Posada

/Tabla De los Santos 7:00

Monday

Tia Sophias breakfast

A dough Be Pizza and Marble Brewery in Albequerque 

/ reservations

Monday November 2, 2015

Sleep in til 8:00.

We both shower and organize our bags, then walk to Tia Sophia for breakfast. We both order Huevos Rancheros Christmas style. Its water for me.

Wall decor over Dan's head. The mayor stops to say Hello. Where Ya from?

It's a nice stroll back to our hotel. Dan needs a ristra;) i want a lavender and juniper smudge stick. The one with rose petals is $2.00 more. The owner gives me 41 dollars in change from a twenty. I return the money.

I am smelling it in my carry on as i sit here in the Albequerque Airport.

We check out and bid Julia a fond farewell

Off we go! A stop at the Goodwill for good measure. I find pink tissue wrap for .75 so i'm content:)

We drive south towards Albequerque. 

Drive through the City of Coronado called Bernalillo.

Then i navigate our car to Marble Brewery. We taste a Que Fancy and choose the Wildflower Wheat. 

Dan orders a margarita slice of really perfect pizza in a square. (Fresh mozzerella basil and pesto on a red sauce.)

Then South for gas and the Sunpark Airport. We returned our car to Avis and checked in at Alaska. We had an easy preboard but my carry on fell over and all the careful packing went screwy on the conveyor belt. I lost it.

Then regrouped, found the bathroom and we are settled in at B-6.

We board for Seattle at 3:55 pm. Then into Portland.

Hasta Luego New Mexico;)  66 will go down in history as a Favorite Birthday Celebration 💛💙🌵💙💛

And welcome home! Dan hangs the ristra and I finish my book

Sunday November 1, 2015

We set our clocks back! So waking was at 6:30. I sat and crawled back in to bed for another half hour. Dan set an alarm.

We met Mike and Nancy at 8:30 and enjoyed breakfast at The Palacio Cafe. My first huevos rancheros with decaf this trip. 

Nancy arranged for a Historic Walking Tour with Steve Collins at 10:00 am

We walked in the sun and stopped for a mini lesson for three hours. So many sights and stories. He suggested a book about Bishop Lamy by a Horgan author.

We each paid $25. It was great! He answered many  questions . He also  suggested a. Train ride from Las Vegas to Santa Fe. We saw how adobes were constructed and saw an asecia.

The first NativeAmerican saint.

St Francis dances on water.

Black eyed susans near five graces

We regrouped for a breather, and then met up behind the Julia ( Staab) Lounge for lunch. We had planned to eat a picnic style but the family decided to order Cesar salads and beers with chips and salsa. Then, we pulled out last night's boxed leftovers and feasted on Pasquals.

After lunch we caught a lift to the Railyard to browse a flea market and met two artists: Raya and Douglas Johnson. we bought two boxes of Christmas cards. Her art was beasutiful. Mike might buy a piece, it was expensive;)

I tasted a El Pecos Porter.

Then home to chill, watch the Seahawks and prepare for dinner at La Tabla de los Santo @ 7:00. I wore Franny's taupe designer dress.

The restaurant was at the St Francis Hotel, and nearly vacant of diners. They no not serve cocktails, only beer and wine. We order d a delicious Tempranillo! I had a huge beet salad and a mac cheese lolli pop appetizer , which was ample! Dan offered the remaining pop to our driver who gleefully accepted;)

Once at La Inn de la Pisada, we settled into Julias for a nightcap and good

Byes to Mike and Nancy who leave early tomorrow morning. We returned to our room to watch the Kansas City Royals take theWorld Series in 12 innings, scoring 5 runs in the eleventh.

Good Night!