Houston Road Trip Day 2 & 3

 Hello Everyone,

This is what we look like after being in the car together for three straight days looking at cacti, sand and wide-open places.

We crossed into Arizona on Sunday and met up with our granddaughter and her boyfriend in Mesa, AZ.

They are both going to college and holding down jobs.  Our granddaughter is taking 17 units at Arizona State University, and she is one busy gal.  Her boyfriend is also going to college and holds down two jobs.  These two are very focused on school, work and each other.  Our granddaughter's boyfriend has a red beard which qualifies him to be an actor in Outlander.  His last name is MacDonald, so he is overqualified.

We also had the opportunity to watch #22 play in an ice hockey game.  Mesa has not gotten the memo that this is the end of October, and it shouldn't be 100 degrees outside! It was nice to be inside the ice rink.

We then headed to Las Cruses, NM.

We've seen a whole lot of this.

We have also seen some interesting land formations.

I call these naked mountains draped with soil.  Our mountains are covered with pine trees, so we never see what's underneath.

We spent the night in Las Cruses, and we were awakened by a thunderstorm that was so strong it shook a 4-story hotel!  It poured and hailed.  I listened to the news this morning, and the area received 1-1/2" of rain overnight.  The air should be nice and clear this morning as we head off to Texas.

Soon,

Lynn