Life Update

Okay so I said to Master earlier today when we were out that I feel like we have been going and going. That we have been running around and staying up late and getting up early for days and days. And He said, "you know what hon we have." And we have.

Master's parents came to visit us this weekend. It actually was a very nice weekend. It was just a busy weekend.

Okay so backing up.....

Last week...Monday and Tuesday (Oct 3rd & 4th) worked hard on my new clients stuff. Wednesday early early AM Master had to get up and do something for work so it threw our whole day off. I really did not get much sleep that night so I slept some Wednesday after talking to my client. We both still accomplished quite a bit for work after being so tired on Wednesday. Thursday I cleaned. Friday morning I went to a doctor appointment and had a scare of high blood pressure -- so high that they had me sit and just relax for about 30 to 40 minutes so they could take it again. But I was stressed out it was high that it did not drop too much. After the appointment, we ran some errands before heading home to meet Master's parents at the house.

Master is going to be having some photos in an Arts and Craft shows and so we needed to get them all printed, matted and framed so that his parents could take them over with them to get them where they needed to be....so Friday we spent most of the day taking care of buying the supplies to get them all together. We had a great big lunch and so only had cake and ice cream for dinner.

Saturday I woke up with a migraine. But I was determined not to let it ruin our plans. We went to breakfast first and then came back and I made a picnic lunch for us. Packed it all up and then we headed out for a day trip. It is a long long day trip but one of my favorites. Master's parents were in awe the whole way. They had a ball. Master and I have developed a system. Some areas that are beautiful are not easily accessible to park with the car. So, I dropped them off and we had the walkie talkies so I would go park somewhere and then when they were done they would call me on the walkie talkie and I would come pick them up. They loved that they were able to stomp around and get picture they normally wouldn't be able to if I had not been there to drive.

On the journey there is now a nice resort type hotel - that they are making into almost a little village. The architecture and landscaping reminded me of Santa Fe so much. Made me miss Santa Fee too. The little village - will have an auto museum. It has 2 restaurants now and I think another is being added. And then a shop and a little grocery store with more in the planning. They had BEAUTIFUL hotel rooms. We asked the maids that were cleaning if they would mind showing us a couple and oh my they were gorgeous. The view to wake up to is incredible. So, Master thinks we should maybe make it a little retreat sometime. The place is new -- as in it maybe opened 6 months ago at the most. The first time we took this day trip almost 3 years ago there was nothing there just miles of land. Then the next time they started you could tell moving in equipment and materials and then the last time we were through they were just putting up the main building. Now it really on its way and it is beautiful.

After leaving the little resort area, we were driving on a back road. Master's Dad has video camera going and I am running Master's too. The trees and mountain view as we drove were beautiful. Soon we passed a car that was just parked back under the trees -- it was just sitting there like almost hiding but not anyway it kind of set off those internal anxiety buttons in me. So I was on edge as it seemed so strange. So, we drive a little further and Master enters a private property gate and well we are in country to me that would not have a problem shooting someone that came on to their property - combined with that with the anxiety I had from that car that was hidden off road - I was feeling even more panicked. And in my panic I called Master...."Master" in front of his parents and on camera. I know they heard me and even more so I panicked more when I realized what I had done so I said his name after saying Master. And so it made it even more obvious. I thought for sure his Dad would say something about it. But he didn't. Maybe again they thought they heard wrong so when they listen to the tape they will see they didn't hear wrong and then maybe ask Master about it.

I almost started crying but held it in. Because I have said it one other time and it something I really try hard to be very aware of what I am saying. And I can explain of course I was panicked so my awareness was down. Not a good excuse but I know that is why it happened.

So, at one of the pull overs where they got out and took pictures, Master reassured me everything was okay. That if they ask - they ask. He said it is hard for us to hide who we are and that he understood that. So, I am grateful He was so understanding.

The rest of the trip went well shortly after that we stopped and had a GREAT picnic and we all laughed while having our picnic. The first part of the trip we did not see lots of fall colors but the second part we did. It was just an amazing day. His parents were so impressed by the area and all the different terrain we covered. This trip does cover so many different beautiful areas. We have the desert area with tumble weeds, cactus, red earth and mountains, and then the second part of the trip we pass mountains that is known for looking like the swiss alps. They had snow on the tops. And that area had rocky rivers and gorgeous fall colored trees and elk and deer. We were warm in short sleeves the first part of the trip and by the second part we were all bundled up in coats and sweatshirts. But not matter where we were at in the trip we had a great time.

Sunday morning I made muffins and then we got busy on framing all the pictures. Master was cleaning glass, I was antiquing and repairing a few frames that had scratches on them. And also I made labels, business cards and a sign for Master's business. His Dad was fixing hardware on the backs so they could be hung. And His Mom was quality inspection as well has handing Master the mat and picture that went with the frame. We were a whole team effort. I felt bad that we were working them but they loved it. They loved going shopping with them on Friday also. They said Master and I have our own language. That they did not know what we were talking about but we knew what the other was saying with very few words. That is cool. I love it when we so in sync like that. We were able to just know what the other was thinking without even hardly talking.

I made garlic toast and salads for lunch on Sunday so that we could save room to go out to eat for dinner. We knew it would be a big dinner so wanted something light for lunch. Dinner was wonderful, I had been craving it for weeks but we knew we were going to take His parents there when they came so we had been holding out until then. We got all the photos framed. And they look absolutely amazing. I am very proud of Master.

So, this morning we had breakfast with Master's parents before they headed out. We were a little worried as it is snowing on their side of the mountains and even one of the passes was closed for a while yesterday. But they made it over okay.

I am making homemade pizza for dinner and we are going to be watching West Wing as Bravo is showing season 6 and I have been recording them all day. It is cool here so it feels like we should be snuggled up and having some cocoa but I think I will make some tea later.

I hope to get to the next SR post soon. I just have been too busy.