'I have been invited by important people to sing...'

My great aunt and uncle, Jo and Bobby live in a nursing home in Albuquerque.  I have not seen them for roughly 20 years.  So, Chris (their son, who I am staying with) cooked up a spectacular spaghetti sauce with lamb, pork and sausage and invited them over.  It was great catching up as well as highly entertaining.  I got to hear a lot about Jo's singing and how she has been invited by 'important people to sing.' A few examples included the White House and Lincoln Center.  You have to take it with a grain of salt though as she is 88 years old and has some dementia.  Great to see them again and hear all about New Mexico's history and the fun things to do in the area.

My great aunt and uncle Josephine and Bobby

Dinner with Nansi, Chris, Nansi's 2 daughters and grand daughter

I have been amazed at how great the biking has been in Albuquerque as well as how bike friendly the city is.  It gets a little hairy crossing 6 lanes of traffic at times to connect to the bike path but overall, the bike route is good.  Drivers here are a little crazy.  I continue to exhibit my courteous driving skills from Maine, however on my commute to work I find the opposite to be true here in New Mexico.  When you put your blinker on to change lanes, the drivers speed up.  Makes for a rough and crazy commute (not to mention the very high rate of accidents).  Along the bike path there are numerous white bikes with flowers.  These are memorials for bikers that have been killed in the area...a little crazy how many there are but I find myself taking extra caution and stick to the bike path.  Sunsets continue to be gorgeous each evening...

Bike friendly community!

The bike path for my daily ride-Sandia Mtn range in background

One of the many memorial white bikes