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AMANDA AND LLOYD IN GILBERT

ELISE AND I IN GILBERT

How are things going so on this Sunday morning? We just returned from "Fini's Landing" having breakfast with Paula and Marty. 

The food was excellent and we will be making a return trip back in the near future. Thank you so very much Paula and Marty.

Elise is caring for Chris and I am doing some yard work behind Chris's house and in the easement. Chris is enjoying cheesecake this morning and he grubbing big time.

Later in the evening after Rosemary arrives to care for Chris we are going to "El Con Mall" to see the movie "Into The Storm". Bobby will be joining us for this one. it should be good and the trailers were very good.

Well, here is what took place on our stay-cation to Mesa and Gilbert, Arizona a few days ago. Enjoy!

20 Aug

We left the house at 12:30pm after Bobby arrived to care for Chris. We went to "Gus Balones" for breakfast before we hit the road. The food was as good as ever.
We are on our way to Chandler and we are listening to a book on CD titled "The Outlander" which has been made into a series on TV. One of Sheila's relatives wrote the book and it is a good one.
We stop in Chandler at JT's and Geoge's house. We chatted with them for awhile. JT is doing much better and he will be continuing his treatments. We gave them a gift certificate to the "Outback" and we are sure that they will use it soon.

We are now in Mesa at a Marriott Courtyard that my brother Herman reserved for us. We used two gift cards that was given to me by Herman for my birthday. So our stay for two nights cost only $40.00 what a deal. Thank you so very much Herman.

We rested up with a few Jack and Coke, but you knew that right? We left the hotel at around 5:00pm heading for the "Landmark" to meet up with our niece Sara for dinner. It is always a pleasure to see her and to see what she has been up to.

We enjoyed a nice bottle of read with our meal. Sara ordered a filet with new potatoes. Elise ordered a Lamb shank with mint sauce. I ordered the prime rib with mashed potatoes and au ju. It was a fun evening and Sara is so much fun.

After dinner we returned to our hotel to call it a night.

21 Aug 

We got up at 7:30am  after a restful sleep. Elise did not sleep as well as I did due to some heart palpitations that subsided so she could sleep. Elise's leg was hurting a bit when she got up.

We went over to "Mimi's Cafe" to have breakfast. Elise had ham, eggs and potatoes. I had sausages, eggs and cheese covered potatoes. Excellent food, but not as good as "Gus Balones" or the "Egg Connection' in Tucson. We are spoiled.

We left for the movies and after the movies we returned to our room and enjoyed popcorn and a few more Jack's. 

We leave and we are on our way to Gilbert, Arizona to meet up with Amanda and Lloyd  for dinner at "Rancho Tio Rosa. It was so good to see them, it has been awhile since we have seen them. They are as bubbly and funny as usual.

Elise and I downed two margaritas with our dinner. They were really good. Elise had the Queso Fundido and taquitos. I had enchiladas that were really spicy.

It is now 8:30pm we are back in our room. We are reading books before we call it game over for the day. It has been a good one.

22 Aug

We start the day by having breakfast at "Mimi's" again. Elise has oatmeal with all of the fixings. I have corned beef hash. Elise was having stomach problems and her leg hurt during the night so she did not sleep well.

We checked out of the hotel and we headed to Mills Mall to go the movies. After the movie we headed home but took a detour at the Wild Horse Casino off of I-10. We got a Jack and Coke and we played the slots for awhile. It was fun and Elise did well on a dollar slot. We even played on a few Keno slots as well. We decided to get a players club card, just in case we return in the near future. More than likely we will, smile!

Today is Bobby's birthday. We get home at around 8:00pm. We stop in Village Inn for a late dinner. It was very good stay-cation and we rested and relaxed as much as we could. Now we are thinking where to next?