Very early this morning, as I sat at the kitchen table emailing and planning, a bright pink color seeped in between my closed blinds, and I pulled them open to see a sunrise unlike any I've ever seen before! (Yes, I know that many of you are saying "that's because you get up too late in the morning" - and that IS usually the case, at least sinc...

We have been having a wonderful time back here with old friends - lots of get-togethers, wonderful holiday gatherings, too much food (and maybe a little too much drink, too!) We know that, in less than a week, we can look forward to exploring more of Texas and then getting to Florida, where we know we'll have a ball with our old friend Pat, and...

One of our favorite events to look forward to each year is the the Christmas Party that Greg's company always invites us retirees to attend - it's such a great party, with wonderful entertainment (including a harpist and floutist during cocktail hour, friend Chris and her Sweet Adelines Quartet [part of the 2-time International Award Winning Ha...

After a few more days of swatting flies and dodging big puddles at our park in Menifee, we moved today back to the park in Redlands that we lived in the last 5 months we were working, and last December, too. It feels a lot like coming home, when the folks in the office know you by name, and the neighbors remember you from when you were here bef...

We left PIR yesterday and drove back to our membership campground here in Redlands - back in our old home town area. We took care of a couple of appointments today - got new tires on the Trans Am, and I bought a new camera - yay!! Had dinner tonight with friends Emily and Brett and their beautiful little ones - Madeline (2) and Charlie (a very b...

So here they are, the last words to be written while still on American soil. The next entry will be coming from Fiji! What a rush this process has been. The past week has been one for the books. After driving down to the Bay Area to hang out with family one last time for a while, we had a HUGE dinner back in Murphys, where friends and family con...

Celebrated quietly in the "home" after an early dinner out. Called my Mom and Jess and Tom to say Happy New Year in their time zones, and text messaged Keri. Watched a couple of movies, and went to bed before midnight! Must be storing up our energy for the milestone week ahead, and the start of our journey, next Sunday, when we leave Redlands an...