Our new year (2012) began with fantastic weather here in Southern Arizona. We are able to sit out on our back patio, having coffee and reading in the bright sun... nice temps too. We are able to eat our meals outdoors on the patio, and in the evenings, we are having some dramatic and colorful sunsets that are wonderful to experience. We have an expression here locally, when the mountains turn pink (sunset), it's time for a drink. A great way to complete an afternoon of golf.
We like living in Southern Arizona and its daily life, but we also enjoy traveling the world and meeting new people. Our family had a good year in 2011. We traveled quite a bit and made many new friends. Our children are doing fine, cheerful and healthy and with decent jobs, given this economy. We realize we are very fortunate.
Our travel plans for 2012 include Northern CA, Chicago, and in Canada, Vancouver and Victoria. We made many good friends through our home exchanges and intend to continue traveling. We are grateful that we are able to do most of the things we want to in our retirement years. We have signed up for more adult education classes for this spring term. We'll have some more wine, and learn about the geology of Arizona, some physics and technology, and the structure and workings of the human brain.
One of our new year resolutions is to continue our pleasant and exciting home exchanges and meeting new people. Everyone we have met in these exchanges has been so helpful and friendly. We have established some long-lasting relationships.
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