December 21:<\/em>\u00a0 We arrived at Socorro, NM shortly afternoon; this is where my sister, Edith, was meeting up with Brian.\u00a0 After Edith arrived, we went to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge; it was a great place with fox, cranes, owls, hawks, geese, ducks.\u00a0 At sunset, we watched flocks of fowl settle in for the night; it was quite a sight!<\/p>\n Edith and Brian in happy mode<\/p><\/div>\n Sun is going down<\/p><\/div>\n December 22 and 23:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>On the 22nd, Edith and Brian headed to Las Cruces while\u00a0 I went to Tucson where Steev, Greta, and Josie greeted me with open arms and egg plant sandwiches.\u00a0 Check in at the Best Western Royal Sun resulted in an upgrade to a suite which was very nice.\u00a0 Went to Old Town Artisans for a couple short sleeve t-shirts because weather much warmer than I thought.\u00a0 December 23rd was Steev’s 44th birthday and I am very anxious for him to open my present of a quilt made out of his father’s t-shirts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After a long walk, he did open his presents and liked the quilt!\u00a0 Went to brunch and then Steev\/I went to the “Hobbit”;\u00a0 three hours of\u00a0 action.\u00a0 That evening, after delicious soup\/salad fixed by Greta, friends of Steev’s came over for cake\/ice cream.\u00a0 A very enjoyable day and evening.<\/p>\n Steev’s birthday party<\/p><\/div>\n Steev’s birthday quilt<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This past holiday season my nephew, Brian, and I traveled to the southwest for the holidays; Brian to Las Cruces, NM while I headed to Tucson, AZ to spend time with Steev, Greta, and their dog Josie.\u00a0 Since this blog is new to me, I am going to attempt to provide a daily accounting of … Continue reading ![\"Edith](\"http:\/\/jan.hise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0004.jpg\")
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