Sunday, July 27, 2014

RETURN to AZ

I'm backkkkk!!!!  Had a fantastic time these last few days in England and my friend K. again drove me to the airport in her little sport-car with the top down, so it was a fun way to arrive to begin the trip back home.  I kept my last day low key and did a long walk along a canal... a different one (from the 8 mile canal walk! I did before) and I had to cross a golf course to find it (got lost twice and had golfers giving me directions).   I found this neat PUB,  with tables beside the canal and ended up having a lunch of a delicious steak pie with a Pimms to drink!  As I crossed a small bridge I met a lady walking with her groceries and she was heading towards her 58 ft. canal boat which she and her husband live on and travel in all over Britain.   Hey, I think I now want to buy one and see Britain that way!

Managed to deal well with the 10 hour flight from London to Phoenix ... it was the wait for the shuttle and the 2 hour ride home that kinda did me in.  By the time I got to bed I'd been up for almost 24 hours!   But taking a direct flight without stopovers was well worth it.  I took British Airways and it was good except for having to climb over sleeping passengers, as I HAD to have a window seat!
Son #1 was there to pick me up and he seemed to deal well without me, and even had all the dishes done and the bathtub scrubbed when I arrived!  It is hot.  It was 44 C (115F) in Phoenix when I arrived at 5pm and it hasn’t felt much cooler here even with the altitude.  But then…. guess I brought English weather with me as we've had really bad thunderstorms and we had to shut down and even unplug computers one day as it was really close and LOUD!  Now it’s hot AND humid!

Have been spending time catching up with friends, reorganizing my closet to accommodate my new purchases and generally getting back into the swing of things.  I've loads of work to catch up on so no major time to relax now... I'm had my relax time!

It hasn’t taken long to slide back into the old “normal, comfortable” life.  I no longer need to have a map to figure out the streets, I know where to go, where the stores are, what the signs say, and even where the light switches are!  However, I do miss the Spanish Tapas, Hot Chocolate, almonds and thin slices of ham!   

Was I really gone…?  Oh yes, the old clothes in my closet managed to shrink while I was gone!  Guess I will have to be happy with looking at the pictures, recalling the memories, wearing the new clothes and using my Spanish fan I bought, to remind me that I've actually been somewhere else. Oh and of course keeping in touch with all the lovely new friends I met along the way.  It will be interesting to see what "evolves" from having taken this trip.  I gave my business card out to EVERYONE I met, hoping to see if another life / path would turn up.  But… for right now, its head down and full steam ahead to get ready for the new college semester.  Hope you have all enjoyed reading this.  I will adjust it and add more photos when I get a chance.
Wonder what my next adventure will be?!!!

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