Casa Grande, AZ: Travel 2000 Miles To See Your Neighbors

When we bought our first house, Sandy & Marshall were our next door neighbors. We lived next to them for seven years and then just three doors down from them for another eight years. You see, we liked our neighbors and neighborhood in Maryland so much that we purchased our second house on the same street. On the same side of the  street even! It had a lot more room, four bedrooms and most importantly, at least to the kids, a pool. 

When Christopher, our oldest started to complain about having to move I told him I didn't want to hear it. We only moved three house up the street for pete's sake. I told him he had no right to complain. I mean, he not only didn't have to change schools, he didn't have to change bus stops. 

I was a military brat growing up and attended 17 schools in the first 12 years of school so I didn't have much compassion for someone moving three houses away....

In any case, Sandy & Marshall were great neighbors and even better friends. You know how some people have the ability to bring life to a party? That's Sandy & Marshall. They are a lot of fun and you know it's going to be a good party if Sandy & Marshall are there. 

So imagine our surprise, sitting here in Arizona some 2000 miles from Maryland, when we get a call from Sandy & Marshall letting us know they would be in the area and wanting to know if we could get together. 

Wow - I always thinks it's a stitch to get together with your neighbors when you are 1000's of miles away from your normal circle.

We had a blast today. Sandy & Marshall brought Sandy's dad Bill and his wife Angie along with them. They really wanted to see our RV and the RV park where we are staying. And we had a great time showing them around before we went to dinner at Mimi's Cafe. The food was excellent however the best part by far were the stories told around the dinner table. I laughed so hard I thought I would bust. What a fantastic afternoon & evening.

You know you are with good friends when you are able to pick up your friendship and relationships after months or even years have gone by. Sandy & Marshall are like that. Sandy's dad is 87 and, except for stairs where he needs a little help, he gets around extremely well. We had a great time and all too soon it was time to say goodbye. So good to see all of them.

I said it before and I'll say it again, check out our travel map and if you are going to be in any area at the same time we are going to be in that area, give us a call. We love seeing family and friends, even if its only for a short time.

See Ya! 

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