All the things.......

 

Our 50th Greek Festival was a great success!  From the left going right ~ tsoureki, paximadia, koulourakia, baklava, kourambiedes.  Across from the shelves are baklava cheesecake, combo packs, chocolate dipped paximadia.  Once again, the chocolate dipped went really quick, and we were out by mid day Saturday.  This is a three day festival from Friday through Sunday.  I worked each day until around 3 or 4 pm.  Each day I came home exhausted mentally (having to deal with my friend and coworker that is not good with technology) and physically (from running around and standing a lot).  I really don't know how many more years I can take this on.  I was so glad when it was over! 

My son and his fiance/girlfriend (not sure?) arrived late on Friday.  I still had to work on Saturday and Sunday, due to a mix up on what dates they were coming.  It worked out  though, as they were busy as well, visiting friends and seeing the sights, as this was her first trip to New Mexico.  They were busy, we were busy ~ my son bought a new game called Everything Ever, which was really fun.  The only real glich was the big fight they had on Tuesday night through Wednesday.  It wasn't a yelling fight, it was very quiet, and all I really knew was my son was very upset.  By Thursday, all was ok again, and Romeo and I breathed a sigh of relief.  I was glad they worked it out and stayed until today as they had originally planned.  

She's a lovely girl....very shy.  I  hope they can work out all their issues and stay together, because they seem very compatible.  Only time will tell.

We hiked the Sandia Mountain Crest Trail.  It was great with the fog, and not so great with the drippy rain.  The dogs got really muddy, so I guess I can say it was really a great day for them!  We had to give them another bath though.  

 

Interestingly my phone camera kept telling me to clean the lens, and it was only later I realized that the sensor thought the lens was smudged due to the fog. :-)

The kids (as we call them, haha) left this morning at 4am, so of course we had to get up at 3ish to say goodbye and send them off.  Being unable to go back to sleep I washed sheets, blankets and towels, loaded and ran the dishwasher, and then took off to pick up our champaign apples from Dixon's.   

They are beautiful and so delicious!  I am going to make some dried apple snacks with some of them, but mostly we'll just eat them and will make at least one pie!  

Dixon's Apples were originally here in New Mexico, which is how I first discovered them.  Unfortunately there was a fire at the apple grove, and then devastating floods through the burn scar.  The owners then chose to go to Wisconsin, and started over?  Or perhaps took over an existing apple grove, and then introduced the champaign apples there.  Once a year they come to New Mexico ~ and bring apples.  I look forward to it every year!  

Ok, I've got to go have an apple and some cheese.  Enjoy your weekend!

Love, 365