For some reason, I can't get my images to upload this morning but I feel I owe it to my public (hi Mom and Dad!) to post an update. Well, here I sit in the parking lot of La Mesa RV in Harvey II, waiting for Jeff to get back from Walmart (filling a prescription before we go to Mexico). We're off to south of the border this morning. We had a low key Thanksgiving. Jeff made the most awesome lasagna using Mary White's (of Snapper's fame) fabulous recipe. We left Palm Creek, home of the Stepford Seniors, on Friday and let me tell you, it was bittersweet. LOVE that place! Managed to finish all of our Christmas presents there.
We arrived at La Mesa in Tucson Saturday. Tucson has some nice pockets but basically it is a huge sprawl of chain box stores and the number of homeless in many of the parks is stunning. We saw The Mexican Homeless Park, The African American Homeless Park and even The Integrated Homeless Park. So great was his White Man's Guilt, Jeff was practically throwing money at them. Let's see . . . something positive . . . hmmmm Oh! There are tons of excellent Mexican restaurants.
Well, we took possession of Harvey II and the moving process began - took about 12 hours over two days. Exhausted! How in the world did we acquire so much STUFF? I must admit I felt some buyer's remorse while moving out of Harvey I. Jeff said, Liz, you can't anthropomorphize an RV. Excuse me??? WE named him Harvey! Hello?
By the way, if you ever want to buy an RV, come to La Mesa and see Keith. He is mahvelous! Very nice, smart and cute too. I took his pic with Sophie and I'll try to post it later. OK
Lucy and Sophie went to the vet yesterday to get their health certificates for Mexico. Scary little office in a scary part of town with boarded up windows and acres of razor wire. At one point, we were in the waiting room and the door opened and these two really really tall women covered in tattoos walked through the front door and Sophie went insane, barking and snarling, "danger! danger!" Like I said, scary. The vet had these intense staring serial killer eyes and the exam room was at least 100 degrees. It felt like that show, One Step Beyond, remember that? Anyway, they both checked out fine although he said Lucy's eyes are a bit cloudy, meaning cataracts down the road.
Jeez, get us outa here!
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I graduated High School in Tucson. At every intersection there would be at least two homeless people on each corner. My mom would make me lunch everyday but it wasn't cool to bring your lunch. So I would buy lunch with my own money and give my lunch to a homeless person on my way home so my mom wouldn't find out I didn't eat her lunch. I have never lived anywhere with more homeless. But your right Tucson isn't that great.
My guess is that Tucson is exciting only at gem and mineral show time, and only if you're an artifactaholic like me.
Vaya con Goddesses!! Can't wait to see your Mexico pix. Mail's on its way to Dad's
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