The trip Santa Fe was 9 hours and just flew by, kinda looked up and ta-dah! we were there. None of us had ever been to SF but I have always heard it was great. And oh was it! I could have spent 3 full days there, and still been left wanting. But I'll get to our day in SF in a minute. First I would like to say that I knew the trip was gonna be fun, but we have done nothing but laugh and really enjoy each other. Sharon is such a blessing. I have been on at least 10 family vacations with her in my life, but never really known how prepared she is..... For anything, everything, or absolutely nothing. Mom and I (obviously) are exactly the same... We take all normal precautionary steps, pack all the clothes, shoes and make up we might need in case something happens and know that if anything does my dad will figure out a way to save us. Oh no, not with Sharon, she's a bona fide Mary-Poppins-eagle-scout! I might have gone with some sort of Mary Poppins military personnel, but I wouldn't let her bring a taser or pepper spray (I just had a hunch that we would find some way to set off the pepper spray in the car!) The Mary Poppins comes from the fact that she keeps pulling more and more stuff from her bag. The things that she pulls from her bag are the exact type of bare minimum items that I said they were allowed to pack. 6 plastic rain ponchos, an emergency reflective blanket, not 1 but 2 headlights, the kind that clips to your ball cap with a white, red and blue setting, and a nifty strobe light setting, a small fan, an umbrella, 3 pair of sunglasses, a pair of scissors, and most importantly, an incredibly well thought out plan for our trek. I'm sure there are more things that I'm forgetting at the moment... I'll keep you updated on what other items she pulls out of her bag! I did get a set of jumper cables from my dear friends Tracy and John Daem, so thanks to them, I do at least have those, in case.
We pulled into Santa Fe and stayed at the beautiful Inn at Loretto. Just off the main square, it was perfectly located. My friend Sam gave us awesome food recommendations, so we ate at The Shed, a very busy, authentic, spicy-as-hell, New Mexican restaurant with margaritas that really packed a punch. It was delicious! Conversation turns back and forth from humorous to serious quickly. As most of you know, my uncle (mom's brother) Scott passed away almost a year ago. Sharon was as close to Scott as mom and me. We have lots of discussed memories and jokes. We are planning the 3rd Annual Kids Safety Fair in memory of Scott on April 23rd (we are looking for volunteers, donations, or people who want to bring their families out for a great educational morning. Message me if you're interested! Unfortunately, I'm going to miss it, I was in charge of the balloon animals, dang it!!) But conversations turns back just as fast when Sharon and I bet on the spices in the soup, I won, it was oregano, we ask our waitress what she measures with the one-inch ruler pendant on her necklace (hehe), or we explain our vacation to just about everyone we talk to.
The second best thing in SF to the jewelry, is the window shopping, which involves a lot of jewelry, but still. All of the shops have great display windows that they fill with their best pieces that entice you right in the front door. Fortunately, it was late, so after deciding on what shops we had to hit the next day due to their windows, we headed back to our hotel for a night cap and a snooze. Note... All I've ever heard of is the La Fonda hotel in SF and unless I missed something, the Inn at Loretto was just as conveniently located and much more beautiful, just sayin'.
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