The time that DW spent there was Wonderful and Miserable, all at the same time!
Wonderful because she was able to see family, friends, and co-workers not seen for 6 months and Miserable because of the cold and wind.
As soon as she told people she would be spending 2 weeks living in Owatonna in a hotel, everyone she knew wanted to make sure she wasn't alone. Almost every lunch and dinner was booked by loved ones! And she was thrilled that she was able to eat at Taco John's again! 6 months with no Potatoe Ole's!! The only Taco John's in the entire state of Arizona is 1 1/2 hours away near Tucson on an Air Force Base!
It has been about 10 months since she had to deal with bitter cold and snow. DW groaned loudly when she picked up the rental car at the airport and there was an ice scrapper on the dash! It just confirmed once again why she and DH had left the "frozen tundra"!
DW's mom loaned her a heavy winter jacket for the visit because we had gotten rid of our heavy, heavy winter jackets! But thankfully, we had not gotten rid of her gloves, scarf or stocking cap that DH's mom had given to her last winter! Thank God for moms!!
These are pictures that made DH laugh when he saw them! And a Very good reminder that our decision to move to AZ was a Good one!!
What DW saw everyday when she parked her car at the hotel! Made her want to cry!
This is what the temperature was at noon on the Friday DW was in Twin Cities on her way to the airport to come back to DH! Yes, that is 3 above 0!!
Not a tear shed to be leaving this behind!
And this is the view to the west 5 miles from our house in AZ! Welcome Home!
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Omigosh! All that cold and all that wind. And now, a distant memory. In fact, it's still 32* here at 10:15 tonight. I'm still struggling with half a driveway due to wind-packed snow that was driven on and driven on and driven on... packing down to the point where it will probably be May before it comes loose! I was able to wear a lighter coat today to church which was nice! Miss Grace is having a grand time finding hidden things that had been hidden in the snow.
I'm envious of your temps but I do love spring in Minnesota and it's almost March madness time!
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