This story actually began in September of 2022. I was talking to my son, Demian, on a Sunday and told him that I was investigating taking a cruise around Thailand so I could see where his wife, Nok, was from but they were running about $5000 a person. He then told me that Nok goes […]
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Fall Foliage trip to Vermont & New Hampshire 2021 I’d been wanting to observe the fall foliage in New England for a couple of years. Last year with Covid 19 putting a stop to travel I had to postpone the trip but health restrictions eased up a bit this year. Melinda Avey, my house-mate’s sister, […]
I’ve been playing Texas Canasta at the Baca Center ever since I retired in 2015 and have made some good friends there. So, when Linda and Michael planned a Caribbean cruise for us canasta players I signed up even though I’d been on this same cruise twice before, but never on the Carnival Line. I […]
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There was only 8 of us high school buddies that got together to celebrate that we’ve made it to age 70. Becky and Bonnie couldn’t make it and Mandy and Ginger have died, they were all missed. We did have a good time though. I flew into Albuquerque NM on Monday, September 30th and Penny […]
Demian and his wife Nok moved to Chicago, Illinois a year ago and it had been longer than that since I had seen them. Due to the excitement about the trip I decided to take Toll Road 130 to the airport so I could get there faster. What I didn’t realize was that there isn’t […]
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I’d heard so much about the history and beauty of Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina that I planned a visit to both cities. I was talking about the planned trip one day at the Baca Center, while playing Texas Canasta when Sonya Counts asked if she could join me. I told her sure because […]
West Coast Cruise 2018 Gayle Boles This was a blessed adventure with my friend Melita McAtee, whose had a stressful couple of years with the death of her husband and having hip surgery. I met Melita at the airport in Austin Texas at 6:30 AM on April 3rd. had to be there at that disgusting […]
I’ve dreamed of going back to experience Budapest ever since Mom and I went on a cruise down the Danube River in 2008 and missed a day in Budapest because of some flight delays. I figured while I was in Eastern Europe, I would also check out Prague. I couldn’t find anyone else that wanted […]
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I got to go to my 50 year high school reunion in Dodge City, Kansas, which started on September 22nd. Each time I attend a reunion I become even more grateful that I was raised in Dodge City and got to go to Dodge City High School. There were 242 in our graduating class and […]
Tribute to Mom 2017 Gayle Boles My dear, sweet, strong-willed mother, Beth Marie Boles, died on June 7th 2017. She left this earth peacefully in the nursing home at King’s Manor in Hereford Texas. The past 6 months have been pretty hard on us, but I’m very grateful for every moment we had with […]