First of all, overall, this was a crappy winter, weather wise. The wind literally never quit. Seems like it was blowing 20-30 mph almost every day. That can make temps in the low 60s seem really cold.
At least we have numerous places we can congregate when the wind is blowing- sometimes the best place is the front patio….
and other times it’s the back deck, with the screens down and the heater on.
It’s great that the sunsets are not affected much by the wind, and can be amazingly spectacular here in Arizona.
Weather aside, we always find fun things to do:
February brings with it the Super Bowl, and this year we had the pleasure of entertaining our friends Deb and Al, from Michigan. Deb is a diehard Chiefs fan, and of course I am a diehard Patriots/Brady fan.
Tom and I were both smiling at the end of the game!
It took me a while to decide what I wanted to get to commemorate the win, but I finally made a choice.
The guys always have projects to work on, and they are great at helping each other getting them accomplished. Many hands make light work, as they say. And yeah, I guess we are spoiled a little, that we could set the saw up outside and use it there.
Keeping mostly indoors, “puzzling” became a favorite pastime, as did cooking, eating, and drinking.
When our favorite wine went on clearance, we all bought some.
We planned and cooked lots of meals together, with our most complicated one being the Mexican dinner we made.
We tried 3 new recipes- tamales, made from scratch, a Mexican salad, and Mexican rice. Other than the salad, which was just ok….everything else was awesome!
Many times the guys would help us out with meals, especially if it involved deep fat frying, or using the grill.
Towards the end of February, Paul turned 65. We had planned on having a huge party for he and Mike this year, but Covid caused us to cancel.
Our daughter Jess did come, and brought her boyfriend, Mike, so we still had a great time.
Taking advantage of a nice weather day, we drove down to Quartzsite to go on an ATV ride with Deb and Al, before they left for home. The last time we were on this trail, we were in our Jeep and it took us almost an hour to navigate this one particular turn.
Much easier in our Teryx!
Ride over, it was nice enough out to grab a burger at Beer Belly's . It definitely feels good to be able to go out to eat once in a while.
