Meeting New Friends In Santa Fe

When making plans for our trip to NM, there were serval things I wanted to do. One important event on the agenda was meeting up with Luanne. Luanne is an internet WW Buddy from the online WW message boards. She is also my Birthday Buddy as we share the same birthday. I've been talking with Luanne for a few years and finally had the opportunity to meet in person.

I always have to visit the Coach outlet in Santa Fe so Luanne met us there. We shopped and talked and had a wonderful time. I ended up not finding a new purse but I did find a pair of new boots at another store at the outlets. Guess I just felt the need to spent money!

We had a delicious lunch at Plaza Cafe Southside. I ordered the falafel and hummus. It really hit the spot! While dessert was tempting I was full and passed. Maybe another time. We enjoyed our extended visit over lunch. It was hard to say goodbye. I will be seeing Luanne again on future visits.

Our vacation is quickly flying by! We have the Balloon Fiesta today. I can't wait to share lots of photos. So far my breakfast have been the healthiest part of my day. Some things never change!

Enjoy your weekend!

I've Reached The Summit

Unlike other vacations, this New Mexico trip isn't a very active one. Occasionally we fly but this time we drove. I was actually surprised as to how many steps I logged on Tuesday despite sitting in the car all day. While I knew in advance this trip would involve less steps, thankfully over the last four weeks I was able to get ahead on my 250,000 steps for the Mt. Everest Challenge. I have officially reached the summit! YEAH! I'll fill you in on the final week of the challenge after it ends on Sunday. I still have a few more days to log some steps.

During our vacation there is no formal exercise plan on the horizon and both Kenyon and I have come down with a nasty head cold with chest congestion. I hope we will soon be on the mend and I do plan to get in as many steps as possible.

Three State Tour

Hello. Sorry for the delay. We are without WiFi so blogging will be hit/miss for a few days.

Tuesday and Wednesday after driving through Utah and a few miles through Colorado we arrived in Albuquerque, NM. 

This is a view of Sandia Mountain.  Kenyon and I were married at the top of that mountain.

The drive is really long and I'm not the biggest fan of road trips. Here is some of our road food.

I didn't buy this Reese's but I sure wanted to.  It was a big as my new big iPhone.

My Aunt Barb moved from Denver, CO to Albuquerque, NM a few months ago. She was headed to CO for a visit as we were coming to NM for our visit. We saw her briefly for dinner last night. We had to get our fix of green chile and sopaipilla. We will return before our vacation is over!

I love my Aunt Barb's house. She just bought a house in the Nob Hill area. We went for a short walk this morning through the main street. It was hopping last night when we drove by. Such a fun little community.

Walter is not very happy with our visit. He is a bit of a “scaredy cat” and runs and hides every time Kenyon blows his nose, coughs, or pretty much shows his face. I used to kid that Kenyon's nose scares small children and pets. Now there is some truth to that.

Can you spot the cat behind that bulge in the curtin?

Visiting with family, meeting new friends, and seeing hot air ballons is on the agenda for this trip.

I'll check in when I am able to.