Amazing Beauty . . . .

Taos - WOW - Everything I imagined it to be and more. It's quaint, the people are friendly and the landscape beautiful. Just look at what surrounded us....


























I know not everyone appreciates our desert landscape, mirrored with our mountains, but I'm not one of them. Our terrain is unique and soulful and it pulls all kinds of emotions out of me. Mostly, I just see God. His creation. He's amazing!

But of course this trip wasn't all about the landscape, there were parties that we HAD to attend! Pat's family didn't let us go hungry - there was always breakfast, bbq's and dinners! Seriously good food! After getting there Friday evening (we detoured in Sante Fe at our watering hole called the Ore House - our fav bartender made us our bloody mary's), we showed up at Pat's mom's house, just in time for dinner. We then got ourselves cleaned up for a very long night of partying. Went to three local bars and ended up at Pat's friends house until the wee hours of the morn. I think we strolled in about 5 a.m. (I know I'm too old to be doing this, but hey, I did pay for it the next day!)















Saturday was first spent at Pat's cousin's house Steve (after we woke at 10 a.m.), where his wife made us bloody mary's just to get us going. That afternoon, we went to Pat's sister's house for a fantastic bbq (food we really needed), and we looked and acted like zombies for most of the day and night. We even got home early that night (hey, 12:30 is early for us).

Sunday morning was breakfast at her mom's and then into town for more "fiesta's." We watched their local town parade....how cute is that!! I haven't watched a parade in many years. We hung out most of the afternoon at the Taos Inn on the plaza. A local band played after the parade and we just didn't want to leave, but alas....Chris had to get back to her kids and I had to work the next day! I want to win the lottery!

p.s. I tried to post more pics, but again, bloody blogger is not letting me!