Where have I been all this time? We are STILL in the process of moving all our stuff to our new home. Geez, we have a lot of stuff. Happily we are doing the moving ourselves and don't have to hear any negative comments from family or friends about all the things we have. I'm sure once we get settled, unpacked and have weeded through everything we will pare it down to a more manageable mess!
It's a wonder to me the quantity of things one can acquire. I've always been so eager to pick up "just this one thing" or buy only "one more of those"...but after packing all those onsies which have become half or full dozensies (?) I can see that I've overdone it a bit. (Understatement!) You can be sure we will have a gigantic yard sale and get back just pennies on the dollar of what we paid, but it will be so nice to get rid of some of this excess baggage.
Our new home is getting pulled together ever so slowly. I managed to paint most of the rooms last summer, with only the dining room and kitchen left to paint. This involves removal of some very stubborn wallpaper before I can paint so I've been putting this off for a while. We brought a new load of boxes with us this last trip, most of which are sitting outside on the patio because there's no place in my "craft room" for them...YET. I've got to organize this room so I can bring up my work table in a couple of weeks.
We have also had several visitors since we've become more moved in. My sister, her daughter and grand daughter came and visited us in March. We had a simply wonderful visit with lots of talking and reminiscing. The visit was short but oh so worth it. In May, we had a firefighter friend and his dad stay in our Bunkhouse for a night while they went fishing locally. They took my husband with them for the day but unfortunately they didn't catch anything.
Every year our town hosts Mule Days over Memorial Day weekend. A red hat lady friend of mine came and stayed with us for 5 days prior to her venturing north to Reno to visit another friend for a few days. We had a wonderful time watching the parade and visiting the mules at the fairgrounds. We got lots of fun pictures and I had a mule make me jump a few inches when he brayed right in my face. (Guess he didn't like having his picture taken quite so much!) That same weekend another firefighter friend and his wife stayed in our backyard in their camper and used the bunkhouse for showering and getting out of the heat. We all had a great time and I look forward to many more visits from everyone.
Today I had a short visit with a friend I worked with about 30 years ago. We have stayed in touch all this time, periodically chatting on the phone. He and his wife stopped by on their way home, after a week of sightseeing and fishing. It was great to see him and talk of some of the folks we used to work with. I amazed myself when I actually remembered last names of some of those long ago workmates. It was so good to see him again and finally meet his wife!
I am truly happy when I know people are coming to visit. It's been such a long time since I've been able to feel good about having people over. I'm hopeful that many more will come our way. We have lots of room and I plan on making some wonderful meals and baked goods to share with our friends and neighbors. I'm really feeling like this is the perfect place for us. Of course, I would go anywhere with my sweetheart...but the Eastern Sierras seem to be just right. We hope to have many years of loving fun here.
Tomorrow I will continue with my quest of getting us settled in prior to my honey's retirement in December. I am so looking forward to spending most every day with him. Being apart so much this past year is hard on both of us. It's funny, we really enjoy each other's company and like being together. We are both looking forward to being able to spend more time together after his retirement. There are many places to see and lots of territory to explore in his vintage Jeep. We hope to spend many days heading out for parts unknown and see what we can find. Just another day in Paradise!
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