I am typing in the dark.

It is not really dark, the glow of the laptop screen is assisting me.

Sitting crossed legged on the big bed,

Libby, as always, is snoring next to me. 

The binds are open as I wait for the pink light of sunrise to fill my room.

I cannot wait for Tuesday to begin.

After such an amazing weekend away, I believe that I have come home with a brand new outlook.

How did that happen? I was aware of nothing.

Pehraps it was....SEDONA?

During the weekend, Larry and I stole away on a day trip.

We left Scottsdale and headed north to Sedona for the day.

The car trip was as fun as always.

We chat it up, listen to music and gossiped about the happenings on this trip.

When we arrived, we got a  "map" if you want to call it that, from a tourist place.

It is a copy of a hand drawn town of Sedona.

I love it!

The mountains are drawn with their names, it is charming.

We then went to a pizza restaurant, picking up take away.

 {a veggie, gluten-free pizza}

We had a bottle of wine and donuts for dessert.
Sodona was beautiful. I loved it, I loved the people, I loved the picnic, 
I loved my time with My Larry.
Sedona will hold a special place in my heart...I would love to go back and hike Cathedral Mountain next year.

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Larry came home tired yesterday. He was ragged out to say the least.
His request for dinner, Hot Dogs and Tots.
I thought,Oh my. That is never a good sign.
While I was cooking dinner, he was still answering email,
texts, calls and putting out fires.
Then dinner was ready.
We just sat down to eat when his phone went off again.
I rolled my eyes.
He sighed.
With a tater tot in my mouth I said, go on.
He opened his phone and read not saying a word. 
When he finished, he asked, May I read this to you?
It was a note from one of his salesmen 
who came on the trip this past weekend.
He is a young man, engaged to the most adorable girl.
Winning the Circle of Excellence was a personal coup for him.
He had written Larry a thank you note.
I am so glad that Larry read that last night.
That one small gesture reminded him why he loves his job.
OR
it could have been SEDONA!

Love you.
Me