The retired life of Greg and Dona: Has It Been 16 Years Already!

Friday March 21, 2014
It was 16 years ago today that Greg picked me to be his wife! I am the luckiest woman on earth. I still can't believe it has been 16 years, where did the time go? It still seems like yesterday we just met. I am certain that I love him more today than I could have even imagined all those years ago. Happy Anniversary Honey and looking forward to many more!
This morning we woke to another beautiful day. We both went for a run: I ran just under 45 minutes from our camp across the highway to the main campground and around the lake. It was very peaceful. Greg ran for over and hour from the RV up the dirt road into the mountains (I am not into hills). It was 50 degrees at 8:30am and 56 at 9:30....perfect running weather. After breakfast, we left camp at 11:45, stopped at Walmart in Globe AZ (30 minutes down the road). We bought a new camera and groceries. Made lunch and ate in the parking lot. Headed on down the road 75 miles to Safford AZ then into Coronado National Forest. The campground we were looking for was not posted from the road so we drove past it. Turned around a couple of miles later and almost missed it again. The only sign for it was a blue generic picnic table icon; nothing to indicate camping or a campground. We drove into the area but there were no picnic tables and it didn't look much like a campground. Greg walked around and finally found the actual campground. It was further down the washed out/rutted dirt road that we were on. The campground (Stockton Pass) was nothing to write home about.... an outhouse and some concrete picnic tables. We were the only ones there. It's free to camp so what's not to like? We are at 5650 feet elevation so nice and cool. For dinner we grilled Copper River Red Salmon that Greg seasoned with salsa, olive oil and garlic salt. He also grilled stuffed poblano peppers (with cream cheese). I made brown rice and canned black beans. What a wonderful anniversary dinner. The only thing missing were the candles!