Ciao!

Ciao!

Hey, how are you doing so far on this Taco Tuesday? 

Well, the AC Tech just left and here are a few pics of the Man Cave's new Splitter ACs. One is in the living room and the other is in the Computer Room. It is working nicely, smile!

My playmate is at her weekly (bridge) club meeting. I took care of my errands as soon as the Techs left. I even gassed up the "Bellezza Nera", and she has a smile on her nameplate.

Here are my latest rock creations. They will hit the hood tomorrow.

Here is what happened on our vacay in St. Louis. We spent two days here. Enjoy!

22 Oct St. Louis.

We left Joplin, Missouri at around 10am. We slept almost 9 hours. Ya Mon'.

We stopped along the way at Mikey Ds. I got a Filet O Fish Meal and Elise got an Ice Cream Sundae. It isn't raining here, and it is in the low 70's.

We arrived in St. Louis at 3:55pm. We checked into our hotel. We notified our niece Talia that we were in St. Louis. She said that her dad is going to totally surprised to see us when he got home.

We got to the house, which is very, very nice. They live in Crossview Estates. 

We knocked on the door and there was no answer. So, I opened the front door and said hello. Donna, my brother's wife came out from the back and she was totally surprised. And she said that Herman is going to beside himself. Timoty was at home with his granny and it was good to see him.

Well, a bit later Herman came home, and he saw the "Bellezza Nera" in the driveway, and he was wondering who was there with Arizona plates.

He came inside and he was so surprised to see us. It was a good feeling for Elise and I. He was looking good.

Herman, Donna, and Timothy took us to "Longhorn Steakhouse" for dinner. Talia was at work. The food was delicious. Herman is back moonlighting at "Marriott", so he has to work tonight. He used to work for them many years ago and we always got the Family rate when we stayed at a "Marriott Property". Now we are enrolled in the program again with our Bonvoy App. 

After dinner we returned back to the house, and we said that we will see you tomorrow. We will meet up again for dinner, but this time Talia will be with us. Talia knew we were coming months ago and she kept it secret.

We returned to our hotel, and we called it game over. A good day in St. Louis. 

Buongiorno!

Buongiorno!

Mood: Content!

Music listening to: Murder on the Red River a Book on CD!

Buon Lunedi!  How are you doing? It is a nice, sunny morning here in the valley of Tucson. Any plans for today?

The coffee is s good Colombian Supremo Blend, and a second cup will be downed later this morning. Alexa is awake and she reminded me that the AC Tech will be here this morning to install two splitter units in the Man Cave.

So that means that the blog will be posted later. The next entry of the blog will be St. Louis of or vacay. We were there for two days.

Enjoy the day and I will chat at you later. Stay safe.

Ciao...Jessie and Elise 

Ciao!

Ciao!

How are you doing so far on this Domenica?

We just got back from having a good breakfast at the "Egg Connection", good as ever.

We are checking our DVR to make sure that we are recording the "Chiefs" football game that starts at 11am.

We will be having lunch at "Applebee's" prior to the "Arts Express" musical at 2pm. We will be joined by Deb for lunch and the musical. My girlfriend Shoo Shoo will join us at the "Arts Express". My girfriend Edwina will not make it this time.

On a sad note, we were informed by Papa John that our friend Adavern Pullen passed away while we were on vacay. She will be missed.

 Well, I had better get set for the "Chiefs" game. Go Chiefs! IO will chat at you later.

Ciao...Jessie and Elise

Buongiorno!

Buongiorno!

Mood: Relaxed! Gummied! Rummied!

Music listening to: Murder on the Red River a Book on CD!

Buon Domenica!  How are you doing? It is a nice, sunny morning here in Tucson. Any plans for today?

The coffee is a good Costa Rico Blend, and a second cup will be enjoyed at the "Egg Connection", along with a good breakfast.  Alexa is awake and she said that I don't have any tasks to complete today. I asked her to play some "Down Home Blues" for me today.

We will be going to "Arts Express" this afternoon to see the live musical "Man of La Mancha". It is going to be a good one. We will be joined by my girlfriend Shoo Shoo.

Here is what happened on 21 Oct on our Midwest vacay. Enjoy!

At around 3:00pm we are now in Joplin, Missouri. It rained a while we were driving, but not a whole lot. We had breakfast at "The Easy Egg Stop". Elise had a very unusual oatmeal, and I had some very strange pork chops. It was good but different.

Weather here is in the mid 70's. We stopped at Micky Ds for lunch before we checked into our hotel. We were planning to go to a movie later.

At 7:00pm we went to the movies. It was very expensive: $26.00 to get in and $27 for popcorn and cokes. 

We returned to our room to rest and getting ready to call it a day. Tomorrow we will head for St. Louis.

Well, I had better get ready for breakfast. Have a good Domenica. Stay safe and I will chat at you later.

Today's challenge phrase is ( Cosa hai fatto ultimamente, fidanzata?)

Ciao...Jessie and Elise

 

Ciao!

Ciao!

How are you doing desert dwellers? It is a very windy Sabato here in Tucson. 

We enjoyed a good breakfast at "Bread and Butter" this morning. We were joined by my cognata.

We had a very nice dinner last night at "Doughbird". The food was delicious. We were joined by my cognata as well. Afterward we made our way over to the "Invisible Theater" to see the live play "Eureka Day". It was about a mumps outbreak that turns a progressive school's board into a battleground where facts become subjective. This razor-sharp comedy was excellent and the actors were fantatic.

DETROIT STYLE PIZZA

MARTINI

BIRRA

PIZZA WITH ONIONS FOR MIA COGNATA

GLUTEN FREE PIZZA FOR MIA MOGLIE

MIA MOGLIE CON COGNATA

Here is what happened on 20 Oct on our vacay to the Midwest area.

We are now in Wichita, Kansas. We stopped at Micky Ds for some lunch. It is chilly outside and rainy. The temp is in the low 60's and windy.

We arrived at our hotel at around 3:15pm. We went to Dorothy's of the Wizard of Oz Museum. We stayed in the car because it was raining so hard and most of the museum was outside, so we decided to pass on it. We did take a couple pictures.

DOROTHY'S HOUSE

WIZARD OF OZ CHARACTERS

THE FAMOUS RED SLIPPERS

Later we went to see a movie. It is raining out still. So, we ate so popcorn, and we were too full to go for dinner. We enjoyed a candy bar for dessert. 

We returned to our hotel, and we called it game over. We both slept for over 8 hours last night. The bed here was not as good as the previous one, but not bad. 

 

RAINY IN KANSAS

OUR ROOM IN KANSAS

WE HOPE THAT YOUR SABATO IS GOING WELL. STAY SAFE AND I WILL CHAT AT YOU LATER.

TODAY'S CHALLENGE PHRASE IS (MI MANCHI). I MISS MY GIRLFRIENDS. HOPEFULLY I CAN SEE THEM SOON.

CIAO...JESSIE AND ELISE

Buongiorno!

Buongiorno!

Mood: Content!

Music listening to:  Murder on the Red River, a Book on CD!

Buon Venerdi! TGIF!  How are you doing? It is a nice, partly cloudy morning here in Tucson. Any plans for today?

The coffee is a good Costa Rico Blend, and a second cup will be enjoyed later this morning. Alexa is awake and she said that I don't have any tasks to complete today.  I asked her to play some "Funk Jazz" for me today.

My playmate will be going to "Himmel Park" this morning for her "Tai Chi" class. Afterward she will hit the pool. I was glad to hear that my fidanzata is back at the "Tai Chi" class.

We saw the movie "Clayface" yesterday at Park Place Mall. It was very good. We will hit up the "Loft" today to see the movie "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York". It should be a good one.

This evening we will be dining at "Doughbird". We will be joined by my (cognata). After dinner we will make our way over to the "Invisible Theater", to see the live play "Eureka Day". It is going to be a good one.

We will start to paint Thanksgiving Rocks soon. My girlfriend Nicolette sent another perfect rock for painting.

We are in the process of preparing for our family "Thanksgiving Day". We will celebrate it on the 27th of November.

Here is went on our vacay to the Midwest. 19 Oct in Liberal, Kansas.

We are in Liberal, Kansas. It was a bleak drive through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. We are glad that we don't live here. Way too flat.

We checked into our hotel. It is a Best Western Plus. The night before I slept 9 hours plus and Mia Moglie slept for 10 hours plus. Wow, that never happens in Tucson.

Today was a day of rest. We did go for a for a mile, and a half walk in the area.

We dined at an "Applebee's". The weather here is in the 70's. We returned to our room, and we called it a day. We are content. 

  IN OUR ROOM

MURAL, WE SAW ON OUR WALK

Well, I had better get this day moving along, eh? Have a good TGIF! Stay safe and I will chat at you later.

Today's challenge word is (montagna). Not a one (montagna) in sight here in Kansas. We love the (montagna) here right fidanzata?

Ciao...Jessie and Elise 

Ciao!

Ciao!

How are you doing? We enjoyed a good breakfast at "Gus Balons".

My playmate left for her hair and man-pedi appointment with Nicolette.

The HVAC techs just left. They will return next week to begin installing the Spliter ACs in the Man Cave.

We will be hitting Park Place Mall to see the movie "Clayface" a Marvel movie. The previews looked very good.

We will be dining in Leo's takeaway for dinner. Yes, there will be margaritas.

Here is what happened on our Midwest vacay on 18 Oct in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Enjoy!

We left Truth or Consequences at around 9:30am. The time changed and we didn't realize it, so it was later than we thought.

Before we left, we sprinkled some of Chris's ashes in the park where Sara and Matt got married. Very nice.

We didn't stop to eat until one hour later. We stopped at a small truck stop, but the food was great and cheap. I had Pork Chops that cost $12.00, as opposed to $17.00 in Tucson. A steal!

We arrived in Santa Rosa, New Mexico at around 3:30pm. We checked into our hotel. We are now watching or Kansas City Chiefs play football.

It is now 7:30pm. We took a walk and then we went to a Mexican food place close by. The food was so-so and the server was a real (bitch). Elise asked her for an extra napkin and she never brought one. Elise asked her again for an extra napkin and she never brought one. Elise asked her for more salsa as well. The tip Elise gave her was not a good one. Oh well!

We returned our hotel and we called it a day, here in Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

  HOTEL BLUE ON ROUTE 66

INSIDE OUR ROOM
 

MARGARITA TIME

SILVER MOON MEXICAN CAFE

QUESO FUNDITO

OUR DINNER

OUR HOTEL

Ciao!

Ciao!

How are you doing? Well, the HVAC people will not be here until tomorrow morning.

So, my playmate and I went to Park Place Mall to see the movie "Wickerman". It was a different type of movie, but we were very much entertained, and we had the whole theater to ourselves was a plus.

We got a special invitation to attend the new casino “Casino Del Sol Vahi Taa’AM” before the grand opening date of 15 November . Our date to attend is 12 November .It is good to be a (Player). Cha Ching!

Here is what happened on day one 17 Oct of our vacay to the Midwest area. Enjoy! We did.

We left Tucson at around 10:00am. We ate a good breakfast at "Bread and Butter". We are on the road, and we are listening to a book on tape. Very relaxing.

We stopped in Lordsburg, New Mexico for a drink and a sundae. We arrived in "Truth or Consequences" at around 3:30pm.

We checked into our hotel the "Pink Pelican". We took a long walk around the area, and we went to eat at "Los Arcos Steakhouse" we have eaten here before. 

We shared a "New York Strip Steak", a salad, and a loaded Baked Potato. $53.60, for this very good meal.

Afterwards we returned to our room. We took a short break, then we headed for the "Pink Pelican Spa and Hot Spring". The water was nice, hot and soothing.

Afterwards we returned to our room to call it a night. It was a nice cool evening in New Mexico.

 OUR ROOM AT THE PINK PELICAN

ANOTHER SHOT OF OUR ROOM

THIS IS THE PELICAN SPA

OUTSIDE OF THE PINK PELICAN SPA

OUR ROOM WAS LOCATED IN THE PINK BUILDING

THIS IS THE HOT SPRING SPA AREA. VERY REFRESHING.

Buona Sera!

Buona Sera!

How are you doing? I am sure that you are waiting for some (voting) results, right?

My playmate just left for her book club meeting at "El Molinito's. I have placed my dinner order and my spoon and cold birra are at the ready. Smile!

Well, the "Bellezza Nera" is all set and ready for another 5000 miles, and then she will be back in for another scheduled maintenance service in April of next year. Ya Mon!

I am still looking through the vacay pictures. Here is what it looked like when we celebrated our return home. We dined at "Oregano's". It was delicious.

THIN CRUST PIZZA, WITH BLACK OLIVES, SAUSAGE, PEPPERONI, AND EXTRA CHEESE   

WE ENJOYED A COUPLE OF BELLINI'S FOR DESSERT

IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK HOME

WE ENJOYED A COUPLE OF MORETTI BIRRA'S

REFRESHING!

Enjoy your evening. Stay safe and I will chat at you later. I need to visit my girlfriends soon. I have missed them and I hope that they missed me.

Buona Notte...Jessie and Elise