April 7th my niece got married down in New Mexico, so I drove down to attend the wedding. In true Martin style, it was a court house affair followed by a picnic a couple hours away in the mountains. I had fun. Juanita and our youngest daughter and her kids stayed and worked taking care of a group that had rented the whole lodge.
In March I had gotten a call that one of my closest friends had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and was not going to be able to take his guests on a tour of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. He had 2 different 6 day tours scheduled and needed me to fill in for him, so from April 19th to May 5th I was in Arizona/Utah working with the local Navajo guides taking about a dozen people through some of the most striking real estate in North America. I had fun. Juanita and our youngest daughter and her kids stayed and worked taking care of several more groups that had rented the whole lodge.
I'm pretty sure I should be feeling really guilty about now.
Bill
You shouldn't feel guilty, Bill. You are a good man, Charlie Brown. Going to a family wedding and helping a friend in need are things that will hold you up. I'm sure Juanita was stressed, but was steadfast in what had to be done along with you. And I know you two...you supported each other no matter what and where. Lots of hugs to you guys!
ReplyDeleteThe wedding and trail ride are both beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! I'm sure you were missed though.
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