Last few weeks in Santa Fe

Hello all! We’ve had a nice couple weeks since I wrote to you last. Brenda’s parents arrived a few days ago and will be staying with us until we hit the road this weekend. We all went for a nature walk today (Rowan included) at the Audubon Center in Santa Fe, and this evening Brenda’s parents are seeing the penultimate Candide performance. Brenda’s aunt Marilyn and uncle Ron (and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) were in town a little over a week ago to see the show, and we had fun spending time with them. Rowan especially enjoyed having Ron and Marilyn ride on his pretend bus, which is made up of several pillows lined up in a row.

On Sunday I went for a hike with two of Brenda’s cast mates, Alek and Kevin. We hiked on the Dale Ball trails up to Picacho Peak and then to the top of Antalya Mountain. It was a fun day. My only concern as we hiked was that we didn’t bring enough water. It wouldn’t hve been good if two of the stars of Candide were hospitalized for dehydration, but fortunately we all were in good shape after our almost five hour hike.

We did a lot of laughing on that hike.

Yesterday Jim and Joanne helped me face my fears by taking Rowan and me to the bug museum in Santa Fe. If you’re into creepy crawly critters, this is the place for you. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed seeing all the different bugs and lizards, but I was not about to hold a tarantula in my hand like Jim did.

Yikes.

While we were learning to love bugs yesterday, Brenda was at a photo shoot. She felt it was time to get some new publicity shots, so she made arrangements to work with a photographer in Santa Fe. I haven’t had a chance to see any of the pictures yet, but Brenda thinks they got some really good ones. We’ll post some pictures here as soon as they’re available.

On Sunday we fly to Philadelphia for Brenda’s next gig. It’s been a really nice summer in Santa Fe, but I’m ready to move on to the next thing. Rowan is quite a bit older than he was when we were in Philadelphia last, and I’m expecting that we’ll get to explore a bit more of the city this time. It should be a lot of fun.

Until next time, have a great week!