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<\/a>Blondie relaxes in the hotel room<\/p><\/div>\n
Acting on a tip from Hank, the Legacy Suites became our base of operations. \u00a0We reserved a suite of\u00a0adjoining rooms, one for us and the other for Felicity.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Our base of operations for this trip<\/p><\/div>\n
We didn’t realize the place had a pool, or we would have brought our swim suits. (ha, ha) The weather was great the whole time, with daytime temps in the upper 70’s and night time temps in the upper 40’s.<\/p>\n
When we arrived in the late morning, we were told we couldn’t check in until 4:00 P.M. \u00a0This gave us about 5 hours to kill. Felicity decided to take in a movie — the latest “Underworld” sequel — while Pam and I visited an IKEA store to pick up\u00a0up a few ideas about living in a small space (which we will need if our land hunt eventually leads us to owning a small cabin). You have to think ahead…<\/p>\n
We celebrated Felicity’s birthday with cake and a gift.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Felicity's birthday cake.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Felicity opening her gift<\/p><\/div>\n
We bought ice cream for the cake from the Dairy Queen located across the road, and had a small party. It was good to have a chance to catch up. \u00a0It’s been about two years since we last visited Felicity in Portland.<\/p>\n
The desert is renowned for it sunsets, and we were treated to some brilliant ones while in Casa Grande. \u00a0My point-and-shoot camera doesn’t really do justice to these kinds of shots, but here is one sunset:<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Arizona sunset #1<\/p><\/div>\n
Hank and Eli are of our parent’s generation, and, sadly, they have begun to have some medical issues. Because of this we needed to keep our 2 visits to about 2 hours each. \u00a0We found both of them as sharp and quick-witted as ever, and decidedly enjoyed our time with them.<\/p>\n
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