Their home had never seemed so small when I was growing up and had visited them from Nebraska. The home and yard were always immaculate, but times have changed, with the house becoming run down and re-painted a different color, the garage had been torn down, and the white picket fence in the front yard had been removed. There was a wire fence in the back yard, but it was filled with junk and a motorcycle. It almost brought tears to my eyes to see the place had changed so much after all these years.
I had used the GPS to get us to the house, but typically, the GPS either got us lost, or I knew more about the area than the GPS. The only one who managed to get me from place to place was Sheila, but of course, being a man and being a "Hand", I knew better. I must learn to listen to that woman!
We left Denver for Pueblo to see one of our dearest and oldest friends, Sam Valdez. For those who worked for Raytheon and knew Sam in the "Good Old Days", Sam may have aged a "little", but he sure hasn't changed! He is still the same ornery guy we have known all these years. He has had some medical problems, but that hasn't slowed him down a bit. Sam is 77 years old now, and is as fiesty as ever. We stayed over night with Sam, and then on to Taos, NM.
By the way, don't piss my wife off for any reason. She is able to also leap tall buildings in a single bound!
Ok I've got it in writing the man I'm married to will listen to me more and not P--- me off. It was great seeing Sam and Pueblo once more. Drove by 31 Chinook Lane once again, this is the first home we ever lived in as a married couple. It too seemed so small, but then again when we lived in it Ken and I were a lot smaller too. Red Rocks is such an awesome place, nice to see it again. Ken wanted to drive to the top of Lookout Mountain in Denver, a place I first saw as a new bride. I might add it's also a place I still get a cold sweat when I think of the narrow rode that takes us to the top, so I voted no. S
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