Monday, October 22, 2012

A Weekend in Santa Fe

Favorites of Santa Fe....

Derek -- Hanging out with Kai in the playground, and just hanging out with my family. Green Chili Cheese Fries, seeing the southwest adobe architecture, buzzin' around Santa Fe,

Keith - The smells of the southwest....the showers were numero uno.

Abby - Green Chili Cheese Fries, HOT showers, sitting in the sun, (the rest....well, I was pms'ing so I didn't really care ;-)  )

Kai - Seeing the blue sky and white puffy clouds, playing in the playground on the PURPLE slide.

Jack - Playing in the dirt, having my sister push me in the stroller.

Diane - Being outside in the sunshine and warmth ~~ fresh, oozing with honey, sopapillas.  The good ole southwest.

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Today is Monday, we did a quick overnight stop in Holbrook, AZ --- which is in between Santa Fe, NM, and Flagstaff, AZ on Interstate 40 ( a long stretch of desert highway with a beauty all its own) ---- we are on our way to take a peek at the Grand Canyon.

Our weekend in Santa Fe was warm.  When we arrived, we opened all the windows and let the sunshine and warmth in......and each of us went OUTSIDE.  The kids played in the red-sandy-southwestern dirt under the Juniper trees, and the big kids found space to be just be "alone" and have some quiet moments.  Speaking for myself, and maybe for us all, we just needed a little space.

We spent an afternoon together in Santa Fe........walking around the downtown square, where native vendors sold their art, turquoise jewelery, and southwest clothing. There was a man who looked like he popped in from the 70's, as in 1970's, jammin' on  a harp ~~ the music, the Native Americans, the southwestern fragrances of  the dry-warm-air, roasting chili's, the adobe buildings ~~ well it was Santa Fe.

We ate lunch in a funky little take-out place.  The green chili was full of flavor, amazing ~~ the green chili cheese fries gooey and delicious, and the sopapillas fresh & dripping with honey.  We are certainly savoring the flavors of the different cultures (thinking back to lobster and chowder and crabs and clams and blueberry everything in New England ... mmmm).

Sunday, while the kiddos continued to play in the dirt ---- we cleaned up Maxine and Dori, and had a good talk around the picnic table, just being honest about the things on our hearts... desiring to make the next leg of our journey as meaningful as the first part has been --- realizing we must purpose to do so, and make adjustments along the way.  You can get in "ruts" traveling, just as much as you can get in "ruts" at home.  I am so thankful, and so very blessed by this family of mine.

We're excited about seeing  the Grand Canyon, the Lord's grand creation, --- and then traveling  on to some other spots that we've decided to visit in Arizona & Nevada. We've changed-up our Plan A ..... tweaking the journey and travel plans a bit. Stay tuned, everything, as always, is firmly planted in jell-o and subject to change. ;-)

Speaking of change, Keith noticed something while in Santa Fe.  He was commenting on the still-changing leaves on a very gorgeous-bright-yellow-tree.  "Since leaving, we have had about 7 weeks of fall colors.  We've followed the changing colors west."  How cool is that? The leaves/trees have been gorgeous along the way, no doubt about it.  Just one of the countless gifts we've received from above.

Times to press pause,
Thanks again for following our journey , we're blessed to have you come along ~~

 PS If you ever travel to Santa Fe and are looking for a campground or RV spot.  The KOA Santa Fe is definitely 5-Star ~~ beautiful, clean, super-friendly & hospitable, full hook-ups, and HOT showers....and a purple slide ;-)


2 comments:

  1. From the pilot currently in command:
    If you guys love green chillies drop down to Hatch (known for there chillies) and have a green chillie cheeseburger. There go west to Silver City (Billy the Kidd territory), up through the forest to the Grand Canyon. You guys are making me somewhat home sick (and hungry) for Cloud Croft. Leon says Hi

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  2. It's so fun to read about all of your adventures....and your gratefulness!! Both of you ladies are GREAT writers!!

    We were looking forward to a visit and a hug up here in WA...don't know if you'll go north again. It's not too cold here, but the rain has started....sunny days are glorious, tho!!

    Love you, Joyce

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