There is nothing like driving down the freeway in shirt sleeves and looking at the palm trees to remind you, that you are in Texas. It takes a while to forget that it's January and there should be snow on the ground, but in a few days all this will seem perfectly normal and we will forget all about the great white north. 
We went to Sharon & Casey's for dinner last night. Which was a real treat, to not have to cook, after all that unpacking and shopping all day yesterday. It was also Dan's 70th birthday. I'm still only in my 60's you know. So, for the next nine days I get to brag about the fact that he is a year older than me.
I think today is the day that we will finally get a chance to settle in and relax, and maybe walk over to the pool for a while.
