Life on the High Plains

It's May 1st and the snow is coming down...not sticking to the roads thank goodness. It's a good thing I have these beautiful roses to look at (and smell) in my office.  They give me hope that summer will some day arrive and there will be green grass, flowers, and trees with leaves outside.

36 years ago in a little chapel on the campus of the University of New Mexico I chose to love, honor, and cherish my best friend til death parts us. 36 years later I still love this man more than life itself.  He's working nights this week so we aren't going to celebrate until this weekend.  He has planned a wonderful weekend getaway in Denver which is going to be especially nice since I don't have to worry about homework and can just enjoy myself. Me?  I didn't do anything special (except order him a really great gift that is late arriving). Happy Anniversary Darlin!  You make me so indescribably happy!

One of the best (and also one of the worst) things about visiting family is the food.  I'm on a low-fat, five small meals a day plan to help combat the pain that SOD causes.  However, when you're in Albuquerque you have to have Mexican food and lots of it. My favorite restaurant in Albuquerque is Gardunos.  During our last visit there I was told they had all closed, but since I had a hard time believing this, I looked it up myself.  Yes, it is true that a couple of their locations have closed, but two were still open.  With a little prodding, we convinced Irv's mom and dad and his sister and brother-in-law to join us. Of course no Mexican food dinner is complete without a margarita. Irv had a burrito. I had my favorite--cheese enchiladas with green chili sauce.  Yummy!  (So much for making wise low-fat food choices.) In New Mexico no m...

I just submitted the final research paper as a Colorado State University Global Campus undergraduate.  After nearly four years I am done!  Assuming I pass this final class I will soon graduate with honors. It feels really good.  I must admit that I am very proud of myself!  It's been hard at times, but it's well worth it. My final paper is entitled "Module 8 Final Portfolio Project: SQL Server 2012 Proposal".  It's extremely interesting.  Let me know if you'd like a copy for your library. My favorite class during the last two years?  Environmental Conservation.  I loved that class and because of it I've become more aware of my environment and what I can do to preserve it for the future.  If I were 30 years younger that is definitely the career route I would have pursued.  Instead, I'm a complete computer geek with both a Computer Science degree and a Information Technology degree. My second favorite class?  Art ...

Could those be rain clouds on the horizon?  Or is this just another tease? Spring has yet to arrive in Colorado as you can tell by the brown, dry landscape. I'm doing my rain dance.  Happy Skywatch Friday !

This weekend we're hanging out in Albuquerque with Irv's family. We had a fantastic family dinner at The Cooperage to celebrate some family birthdays and our 36th anniversary.  Yes, I said 36.  Can you believe it?  Funny thing is that Irv and I celebrated our 1st anniversary at The Cooperage 35 years ago.     This morning we had a fantastic breakfast at the Route 66 Diner on Central Ave. near UNM. I finally got my fill of green chili with "half a pile".  It had potatoes, cheese, bacon, eggs, and lots of green chili.  Yum!  I ate about half of my half pile.  Next time I'm going to see if I can get a quarter pile. The best part is hanging out with mom and dad.

  Oh, how I wish we were still at the Magic Kingdom.  What a great time we had with Mr. Beans!       Happy Skywatch Friday!