I've been too busy playing the last few days to find time to write! I drove first to Lubbock to spend a night with Nathan in his first house of his own! He bought it with the idea of renting out rooms to students as roommates, then to future students! He and his girlfriend, Chloe, and I had a nice visit touring the campus (by car), eating out, and their catching me up on where they are now--at 18 and 19!
Now I'm here in a beautiful house in Durango with Elena, Bonnie and Will--living the life! Elena boards Yancey at a nearby barn--and she did an amazing ride in the barrel race event at the Durango Rodeo Tuesday night. I absolutely loved sitting in the stands and experiencing a Colorado version of rodeo. The people here are so friendly that two families of their friends came to watch Elena ride, too!
Yesterday we drove to Mancos (about half an hour's drive from here) where peace just falls down on you from all directions! We had a leisurely lunch in an ancient building that has been all manner of businesses over the last century and is now a uniquely adorable bakery and restaurant. We walked around an art gallery shop on Main Street and then drove through the area where Bonnie has "found her people" through women's retreats and now a yoga teacher training program of six weekends.
Last night we enjoyed three hours at the Durango Hot Springs--along with some of their new friends, a family who moved here from San Antonio and opened a bicycle shop in downtown Durango.
I love the downtown area of Durango--and we're going to mosey around there today!
Then tomorrow we're going to Molas Lake and Silverton where we met Steve and Linda Kot and their children almost 40 years ago.
Somehow I still don't know how to get pictures to post, but for now, just wanted to say a few words about this spot of earth Will and Bonnie call Paradise and none of us is ready to leave!
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