We were pretty lazy today but did run a few errands such as checking out other gyms and getting a few household things we needed. Made that dreaded trip to Wal-mart. I hope I don’t have to go back before we leave. There are not a lot of other options in a two-Wal-mart small town! We did drive by our old Club 50 where we exercised last year and found out that it has been sold and is scheduled to open “after the holidays” I guess we’ll check on Monday to see if it is opened before we make arrangements somewhere else.
How disappointing it was to discover that the balloon festival scheduled for later this month has been cancelled. We enjoyed it so much last year and were really looking forward to it again. Apparently the economy was a big factor. It is expensive to put it on and I guess many of the balloonists are not willing to travel around as much as they were previously. Hopefully it can be held another year. It’s well worth experiencing. Of course there are other hot air balloon events in NM but most of them are held in the fall. I’d love to go to the big one in Albuquerque some day.
Went out to dinner tonight but there were too many people at La Posta so we’ll postpone that special meal again. Maybe we will try it mid-week when there should not be as many diners. Enjoyed the Mexican food at another restaurant we had been to last year, however.
Since we left Kentucky we have not seen another Prius! That is very unusual around Richmond and other parts of Virginia. I guess it just takes a little longer for folks out west to catch on to new fangled things!!!
Another beautiful sunset tonight. That is one of the things that I enjoy most. The sunrises are good, too, especially over the Organ mountains, but the sunsets are spectacular. Barbara Kinsolver calls them “five-alarm sunsets.” I really must try to capture some in photos soon. Being here I feel so much closer to nature. We can watch the sunrise over the mountains from our bedroom window and step out onto the patio and get a pretty decent view of the sunset. I love the night views, too. Although you feel like the landscape is flat, it is not. At night you realize that you are up on a plateau looking down on the lights of the city.I’ve even gotten use to the various shades of brown everywhere. All of the houses in our neighborhood are various shades of tan or brown stucco, landscaped with various colors of gravel and a few desert plants. This time of the year there are only a few green things --- those tall skinny evergreen trees that you see a lot of and a few other hardy plants.
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