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Being well past our two weeks for our immunity
to peak, the Woman decided she wanted a house guest for dinner. So, she invited
one of her friends, Elaine, who she used to volunteer with at Sunrise Hospital –
back in the day when you could actually do such things. The Woman whipped up
some enchiladas, and we had a nice, maskless dinner on our back deck
overlooking the glorious Las Vegas valley. It was awesome!
Talk to you soon.
After spending a wonderful Easter with Nick and Val,
Mallory and Rudy, we headed back to one of our favorite spots – Wrightwood California,
in the San Gabriel Mountains. We were surprised when we got there that the
Mountain High Ski Resort was still open. While only one chair was open and a
couple of runs, the parking lot was packed and the runs were busy.
Our main mission was to escape the growing heat
in the Vegas valley. However, as we always do when we are anywhere nearby, we
set out to find sections of the Pacific Crest Trail that we had not hiked before.
The big bonus for us this time of year is that folks through hiking from South
to North were often just setting out at this time of year. We actually stumbled
on, and talked with, a fair number of folks coming by on their way to the
Canadian border.
We managed to find quite a few sections of the
PCT that were new to us. Of course, the Woman was beside herself with joy. Even
the pooch wanted to get into the act. I don’t know exactly how many miles we
checked off on this visit, but I do know that it was well north of 6 (12 round
trip). What a nice visit, and the weather was awesome!
Talk to you soon.
Since the Woman and I had both received our
second Pfizer vaccination dose, we headed to San Diego for our first dining
indoors in over a year. The Woman’s niece Mallory also lives in San Diego with
her man, Rudy, so we got together for some cornhole and some Wizard. We even
found some time to head into the Gas Lamp District in downtown San Diego, and
even entered a few shops. It’s been so long since we have ventured into a business
for other than essential needs that we were a tad bit uncomfortable. But we
enjoyed the brief feeling of normality.
We also hadn’t had any hugs (other than between
the Woman, the pooch and myself) in over a year as well. Having a sit-down dinner
in Nick’s condo, sharing lots of hugs, and playing cards at the dining room
table are all things, again, missed for over a year. We had a grand time, and
look forward to when this may become more the norm than the unusual rare
exception.
Talk to you soon.
