Judi!

 Judi has been one of my best friends since I was 7 years old.    We lived across the street from each other until we each got married.    I was in her wedding, she in mine.   She married one of Dave's good friends and we've stayed in close touch through the years.   We were so excited that she was coming out for a visit, her first time in Arizona.

The three of us talked and laughed and ate and reminisced for two weeks.  We drove off road, through the desert, to show her one of our favorite activities, ate at Lake Pleasant, (a lake in the desert?), we drove up to Prescott to show her that the desert isn't all sand.....and we went to Palm Springs to jiggle in the hot tub, enjoy the beautiful scenery and the great restaurants there. 

second cup

 Taos added her to his "pod" and stuck close by when she wasn't feeling well.   We rented a small transport chair for her to make the long walk down to Scorpion Bay Marina easier and more fun.

approaching the funicular

one of the wild Burro population along Castle Hot Springs rd. watches us pass by

We were able to rent the same Palm Springs house that we've used in the past.  Judi was supposed to join us there a few years ago, but it didn't work out, so we were happy to be able to recreate our aborted visit.     The home is located in a lovely quiet neighborhood, close to all we wanted to see and do.     Lots of sidewalks for Dave and Taos to do a bit of work.    All play and no work, ya know.....

The back yard is very private, surrounded by a tall, green hedge.   The pool and hot tub were perfect for us and Taos had plenty of place to explore and stretch his legs.

second cup, poolside

zoomies, poolside

Judi preferred the pool; Dave and I preferred the jiggly hot tub, especially Dave the Lizard.....

a hot and jiggly Happy Hour

Taos loved it all, except when his ball fell into the pool.   

help?

Sleeping is high on his list, once everyone is settled and accounted for.

We enjoyed some of our favorite restaurants and enjoyed the leftovers in our nice dining room.    Enjoyed the luxury of time with our good friend.

Blue Coyote's huge portions

Moules Frites makes Dave a happy man.

Judi flew home last week, and we all miss her.   

   

Here's another girl we miss.....

post Halloween fun?

  

 

  

Hmmmm....how did he get here?    My computer gremlin (or blogger gremlin) decided you needed to see Taos making eye contact with a parking lot burro at Lake Pleasant.