We must be having lots of FUN

There is an old adage that says " Time flies when you are having Fun". If this is correct then we must be having the time of our lives as it has been a month since I last wrote a blog and I don't know where the time went. It has been a jam packed month with a little of everything. On November 17th we went went on the single toughest hike for Kelly that we have ever done. It was 7.5 miles with a 2700 foot elevation change. We were either going up or down with very little flat terrain. When we got yo the top the view of the Valley was outstanding but we our knees paid for it.

June at the top of Murray Peak

On the 19th of November we flew home to Sidney for two weeks with family and as many friends as we could squeeze in. We spent as much time as possible with our grandson Linden!

Grampa K and Linden

Gramma J and Linden

Natalie and Reid welcomed us and we stayed for a total of 7 days. We even went across to Burnaby and brought June's mom Jean back to spend a couple of days with her grandson Reid and Great Grandson Linden. 

First Santa Picture.........Better luck next year

A "Selfie" with Linden

We were able to see quite a few of friends as we had lunch with the people Kelly use to work with and June got to go out with her ladies group. Unfortunately there just was not enough time to see everyone. 

When we started out on this years adventure I told June that if I had to wear jeans for more than 5 days in a row we would be moving on. Well this greeted us on day number 12.

This does not make us happy....

December 3rd came way to quickly and it was time to fly back to Palm Springs. It was also Michelle's 32nd birthday so we texted back and forth before we turned off our Canadian phone and hopped on Westjet back to the warmth. In our absence from Desert Hot Springs the weather had been cool and wet with abnormal amounts of rain. Most people tried to blame us but it was sunny when we left Sidney. We had to skip the Thursday hike as we were only about a week behind in our sleep, but the pickleball courts have been calling us regularly since we got back. 

On Saturday December 6th we went into Palm Springs to see the "Parade of Lights". It was billed as one of the top ten parades in the US. It was ok but not spectacular. The main difference between this parade and the Sidney Santa parade was the number of school bands and the helium BIG Balloons.

50 foot snowman.....you don't see that everyday

Well that brings us almost up to date. I am planning to set aside more time for this blog as so many people told me they actually read it! We are always amazed by this. We want to thank all of you who went out of their way to see us when were home. We are so lucky to have good friends. A special hello to the East coasters as we miss you all.

Thanks once again for reading this.

 Junkel