Sun, Warmth, and Random Plants!

Sometimes life has….perfect timing.  I left for Phoenix this morning, and Hartley’s daughter came in for a visit last night; I cleared out of the guest room just as she needed a place to sleep.

I’m travelling for business, but because my world is all about finding and maintaing balance…I’ve got to take a couple of days for myself.  I like to treat ALL trips to thye airport as “vacation”.  I read pleasure books, I drink Bloody Marys, I chat with people who want to tell their story, I help old-timers navigate their way through the new-fangled operations of Homeland Security…I travel as if I’m without schedule.  Today I encountered a man in the bar who had just gotten off a blues cruise, so we chatted about music.  A gay couple with whom I shared a seat needed real estate advice (read: cute homes in the appropriate neighborhood).  I obliged.

I watched a movie on the plane.  I don’t even go to movies at home.  Whatever…I’m on vacation.

I drove into Scottsdale where I checked into a Hilton.  I had “gourmet Mexican” for dinner.  It was a l-a-r-g-e plate of meat with a few onions scattered about.  Whatever, today I’m on vacation.  I just-said-no to the guacamole.  Although I love a good guac (especially one made expressly for me at table side) I thought the portion of “enough for four” was a little over the top.  No Guacamole.  No cocktails. 

I have to be ready for tomorrow…