Greetings from New Mexico!

Today is day three of our five day four night trip to the lovely pines in Ruidoso New Mexico. Its raining at the moment so we are in the room relaxing and well doing nothing. But that's OK because it sure beats home. So far in the past three days we have walked, walked and the then we walked some more. I sure do regret getting off of that treadmill several months back, this is what I was training for.

 

We started our stay in the Ramada. My next post will be a review on that hotel but a quick preview will tell you that I give it one star. I know that I have a tendency to be a bit negative sometimes but thrust me on this one. We have since moved to the Hotel Ruidoso. Which is much better in both price location and amenities (and by amenities I mean breakfast)

 

Lets see, day one.

1. Got our room
2. Walked around
3. Took some pictures
4. We made and exciting discovery. A real Slush Puppy machine! I thought I was going to hyper ventilate I was so excited. I got one in pina colada, my favorite flavor from childhood.
5. Took a nap. And that's about it.

Day two

1. Walked around
2. Walked around
3. Had the best burger that I have ever eaten, hands down, no questions ask!!!
4. Took a nap
5. Took a drive in the mountains. That was a sad sight. Due to the recent forest fires the mountains are no longer lush and green but black and scorched. I was so saddened to see that. We were on our way to the lake but the road was closed. No hiking for us that day.
6. Did some antiquing
7. More walking
8. and then ate again. This time at K-Bobs. They have a fantastic salad bar.

Day three and counting

1. Did some more antiquing.
2. Changed hotels
3. took a nap, and that leaves us here where we are right now. Sitting in the room listening to the thunder and the rain outside. Maybe it will let up soon so we can go walk around more and do some trinket shopping.

This trip is all about restraint for me. I have been purging the house of all of the things that we do not need or want for the last several weeks, so the last thing I need now is to buy a bunch of tacky junk to fill those empty spaces. And I'm here to tell you that its hard for me to do that. I'm a sucker for tacky knickknacks and Indian jewelry. It will take up residence in jewelry box only to see the light of day when I open it to get something else out. That's a very sad existence for Indian jewelry. So far ,the only thing that I have acquired is a poncho, yes tacky I know but I have been wanting one since I was 15. Twenty years is a long wait. And a piggy bank for my pig collection. I had my eyes on a pair of earrings that would perfectly match my favorite western shirt but I still haven't made up my mind on those yet.

 

That rains still coming down.

 

Tomorrow we are planning a trip to the stables for some mountain horse back riding. Another nap, and of course more walking. Maybe some bowling or other activity if we don't do that tonight.

 

Well I'm off to write that review on the Ramada, be sure to read that if you are planning on heading this way and your not sure of a hotel.

 

Cheesing outside the hotel

 

Carved bears everywhere.

 

The last known Slush Puppy machine know in existence. Located at the Shamrock station next to the La Quinta in Ruidoso NM