Compare to 2014

Occasionally, it is nice to look back to see what we were doing on the same days exactly one year previous to the current day. Last year, we had completed the first full week of working at the Lodge and we had also just completed our first hike of the year - to Phelps Lake in the Tetons. It was the start of our third year at the Lodge and we were working with a new gal - Jill - who didn't last very long. It was a lot different from this year as yesterday we were sweltering in 105 degrees and trying to stay cool by staying in the fifth wheel. We are waiting to hear about our close date on the house and are concerned about being able to coordinate all the moving activities before we leave our space on June 12.

We were contacted by some friends of ours yesterday who are planning a trip from the east coast to CA and want to stop and visit with us while they are in this part of AZ. They plan to be in this area around the middle of August and we haven't told them yet about our new house. Of course, we don't have a new house yet and until we close and get the key, nobody outside of our family knows about it. This is a couple that we worked with at Amazon.com and stayed in touch with over the years. They are Sue and Roger Sandlin. All of our friends will know soon enough.

Today will hopefully be the day we hear about closing on the house. It may be a couple more days, but we were given some hope on Friday that we would be given a firm date either today or tomorrow. It is so different from 2014 at this time, but as soon as we get settled into the house, we hope we will look back and say it was worth it...