Arrival!!!!!

 Blog post #22

On Friday November 19, after 5 weeks on the road and over 5000 miles put on my very dependable Subaru Outback, we arrived in Oro Valley,  Arizona just north of Tucson.  Our son Daniel moved here last year when he started his teaching job just 5 minutes from his home.  We were fortunate enough to find an AirBnB in the same condo complex that he lives.  It was wonderful to see Daniel again after 6 months!!  He and his girlfriend Lan met us and cooked us dinner our first night.  

Our other son, Mookie, flew in Monday to spend the holiday week with us. It was everything we had hoped it would be and the perfect culmination to this long, fun, educational, amazing adventure!  

We feel so blessed to have had fantastic weather (no rain after our first day), no bad traffic, no car issues, great places to stay (except Carlsbad), and amazing sites and experiences.  AND we weren't tired of being together 24/7 either!!! 💞 Grateful to God for all these blessings and more! 🙏

Arrived!
Our welcome toast! 
Our welcome rainbow! This was our view from our AirBnB
Daniel and Toby re-bonding!
Daniel and Lan cooking up our first night's dinner.  It was delicious!!

Mookie's arrival coincided with the Eagles on Monday Night Football!
I got the chance to cook again for my boys.  This mom was happy!
Toby liked his new digs
Mookie wanted Mexican food as soon as he got off the plane.  So we stopped at a classic Tucson spot for a Sonoran dog.


Thanks for following along so far....this isn't the last post though. I still have more to share so stay tuned! 




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  1. AlanaDecember 4, 2023 at 2:48 PM

    I'm so happy you had a wonderful adventure. You deserved all of it and so nice to hear you and your boys spend time together. God blessing always.

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