A leisurely tour of the southwestern United States had long been on our bucket list. Although Alan and I had visited the Grand Canyon at least twice, traveled to the Dallas/Fort Worth area for business and to check in on friends, attended an adoption conference in Houston and driven through the southwest on our way to the west coast during our most recent National Parks trip, we had never actually vacationed throughout Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Well, now we have.
Before we left home on September 4th, I had scheduled a bunch of appointments between the date we planned to return home (November 2nd) and Thanksgiving. I was attempting to get the important stuff out of the way before the start of the holiday season. Eight appointments – four medical, one dental, three auto-related - and one wedding were on the calendar even before we left home in September. I thought I was brilliant. I was not. I forgot how much time it takes to process two months of mail and dirty laundry and empty the travel trailer for the season. Plus, we wanted to catch up with the kids, which is always a priority. We’re home, but we’re dragging. Thankfully, the trip itself was amazing and we happily crossed off another major item on our bucket list. Here’s the summary:
