ABQ and Sneaking Through

Saturday we loaded up the car and headed down I-25 a couple of thousand feet in elevation to Albuquerque for the day. I made contact with Susan Baker Kirkpatrick, a former design student and 1978 studyabroader. She and her husband Ron met us at their design warehouse where we caught up on a couple of decades-worth of history. They were kind enough to treat us to lunch at Sadie's, a local favorite Mexican restaurant. It was so nice to see them again.

We made a stop at Costco on our do-it-yourself Breaking-Bad tour. It turns out that Anna and I were the only ones who have seen the series and consequently, were the only ones interested. For me it was not only fun to see the filming locations, but in the process we also got to see some of Albuquerque, which turns out to be a pretty nice city.  Anna and I decided we needed do the tour again sometime without the complainers. We finished the excursion with some hunting and gathering at ABQ Uptown, a nice upscale shopping center with all the chichi stores.

Sunday morning I woke up early to use the bathroom and looked at weather maps and forceasts. Powered with potent information, I made a game-day call. I told Kris to get ready. We had a window of open weather and clear roads and were headed home ASAP. We left in such a rush that we only got to say goodbye to Clara. The speedy departure was a good call because we didn't hit bad weather until Price and Spanish Fork Canyon, and we arrived home in nine and one half hours without incident. The caffeine pill was effective, the lunch was good, the scenery was beautiful, the podcasts were mostly great, the time flew, and we arrived home just in time for family dinner at Emily's. Tender Mercy.

 Designer Warehouse, Albuquerque

 Interior vignettes

 A very impressive faciltity

 Ron and Susan Kirkpatrick

 A good lunch at Sadie's

 We were not the only ones taking the Breaking-Bad Tour

 Walter and Skyler White's house sans pizza on the roof

 Octopus Car Wash where they laundered more than cars

 Jesse and Jane's duplex

 Jesse Pinkman's house

 Old Town Plaza

 Old Town

 ABQ Uptown

 Past the Apple Store...

 To the GAP

 Thinking about Madeline, recent of the GAP

The lads post-dinner at Em's

This was a very fun spur-of-the-moment trip to New Mexico. Thanks to Anna, Rob, and all the Hastings gang for a wonderful holiday. We loved it all!

Debra Sue Darling Gibbs is coming to town soon, so there will be more. This, however, is all for now.

OXO

D.