The flowers are open!

The flowers are open! The other bud is starting to bloom, as well. Wish I could get more close up, but I don't want to trespass and I'm not tall anyway. 😂

Paleta time!

Paleta time!

I got vanilla with Fruity Pebbles and fruit drizzled with white chocolate. Shaun's is coffee with Oreo crumbles and cheesecake bites drizzled with dark chocolate. Yum!

It bloomed!

It bloomed! And there's another bud coming up on the left.

The weather is gorgeous.

The weather is gorgeous. No heat or air conditioning needed - just open windows and a ceiling fan. Adrian loves to loaf in this basket. I kind of wish I could, too.

Our neighbors Yucca is going to bloom!

Our neighbors Yucca is going to bloom! I'll be keeping an eye on that. I've never seen one this large flower!

We tried to have a regular day today.

We tried to have a regular day today. The cats were excited to have their "wet food" routine restored. (They have dry food available all day, every day, but get to share a can of wet food once daily as a treat.)

Meanwhile, I slept until 4 pm which is not too "normal" for me. But I guess I needed the rest after several days of being on the go. 😂😂😂

Pictured are the downstairs cats. From the left: Scar (standing up tall), Harley, Balthazar, Calypso, Tobi, and Ashanti.

Not pictured (but still given treats): Sindar and Adrian, who both live upstairs. Also not pictured is Leon, but that's Kira's son and she is in complete control of what he eats.

Krystahl is heading home tomorrow

Krystahl is heading home tomorrow, so our adventures are done - for now. I really hope she'll be back, though, because there is a ton left to see!

This morning we went to Santa Fe. We had brunch at a restaurant that had some blue corn pancakes she wanted to try. They were really good - and yes, they were a pale blue color. We should've gotten pics! I myself HAD to try this Quattro Leches cupcake while I was there. It was tasty!

After that, we went ahead to Meow Wolf Santa Fe. I'm only sharing a couple of photos because I don't want to ruin it for any future visitors, but needless to say it was just as interesting this time as the last. I don't think it's physically possible to take in everything on the first pass. They don't call it "The House of Eternal Return" for nothing!

Me and Shaun ended up getting some really neat matching reversible jackets from the gift shop before leaving. I guess we are turning into THAT dorky old couple. 😂😂😂 I'm not complaining, though. At least we have style! We'll model the jackets for y'all one of these days. 😆

Then we went back to downtown Santa Fe to check out some of the shops. We saw some neat stuff. There was a ton more to see, but there is only so much time! Shaun bought me some rocks at one of the shops. I'm posting a video of the Rainbow Obsidian because it's so neat, as well as some pics of other cool finds.

We then went back to Albuquerque to meet up with Owen (Krystal's husband) for dinner. He didn't hang out with us a ton this week, but we like that dude. He took us to a Brazilian restaurant called Tucanos this evening. It was a really interesting experience with a lot of great food. Most of the food is buffet-style, but these people bring GIANT skewers of other foods to your table and chop off some into your plate (you have a signal on your table that you can flip to let them know to keep coming or to stop). I got to try some tasty stuff! I had some of the best turkey I've had in my life. My favorite was probably the grilled pineapple. That, or the creme brulee. I don't know. I can't decide. 😂

Anyway, we ate and then all promptly crashed. 😂😂😂 That meant it was time to say our goodbyes, so we did. We all need some rest. It's been 3 days of adventure and it caught up to us. But it was a wonderful time and I am so excited to have had our first visitors here. ❤️

MeowWolf, again.

Wolf Art

Druzy, maybe?

Snail sculpture, because why not?

A Bob Ross tile that regretfully did not come home with us.

MeowWolf, obviously.

Our brunch view at the Plaza Cafe

The most beautiful parking garage we've ever seen.