Tucson AZ. or bust

Not the best picture I must admit but I thought about this much too late as the stewardesses were telling everyone that they had to turn off their electronic devices.  But if you look at the tower it does spell out Tucson.

I took a little trip last week to visit my best friend of 40 years.  She and her husband had recently moved to Tucson, AZ. after spending 37 years in Las Vegas, NV.  They needed a change of pace after suffering an unconsolable loss.  I lost my mother but she lost her dad, a child and her only brother in a matter of about 18 months.  I can't even begin to imagine how one deals with that kind of loss.  I told her as soon as they were settled and I could break away...I would and I did. 

I left on a Wednesday and returned on a Tuesday and had the best time doing nothing but spending time with my best friend from High School.  Oh, we did a little sightseeing but the important thing for me and for her was to just spend some quality time together, talking, cooking, crying, eating, drinking and laughing. 

There is really not a lot to say about the trip other than I think that we were both able to open up about our losses and cry openly without feeling that we were a burden to one another.

This is what the countryside looked like...her house is about where those clouds are casting a shadow on the land below.  She also had an incredible view from her backyard.  You are looking right at those mountains and somehow it's an incredible peaceful thing. 

It was wonderful to get away but it was also good to get back home and make sure that all was well here.  My dog Pepper is having some age related health issues and I'm not sure that she will make the year.  So it was good to see that she was not any worse for the wear. 

Next Spring, Candy will come to visit me and maybe Bob and I can make a trip out there in the fall.
Whatever happens I know that we will enjoy it.