Campfires...

Sittin' with the lady I want to be with by a campfire, what more can you ask for, huh? Karen and I made a trip to her property in Greenville and had lunch sitting by the fire. You needed a fire to keep warm since it was quite cold there and another thing, the gas prices in Greenville were $.48 cheaper than in Susanville. Gas there was $2.09 which was a real bargain compared to the price fixing situation in my town. I thought price fixing was illegal! OK, I'm off on a tangent, enough ranting for now.

So I've been hanging out with the lady I love and going for walks and just being with her before she has to head back to Idaho. I have to tell you, I'm not looking forward to that! But I have to stay in the moment I guess, so for now it it's all good! We are going down to Redding in a few days for Thanksgiving so she will be able to meet my family then, in fact all of them all in one fell swoop. Life is good! (For now!)

Walkin' and Talkin'

What could be better? Walking in the woods with a pretty lady and sitting in the sun on a rock is a great thing to do. We went out to the Dodge Mine area and had a nice walk and some good conversation. This is the good life! As you can see it was nice and warm and comfortable. Ya gotta love it... and I do, both the good times and the lady!

Enjoying Karen's visit!

The last couple of days I have been enjoying the company of the lady I am getting very attached to. I guess I could word that a little differently but I won't just yet. Anyway, we haven't been doing anything too special, just spending time together and that's what has been so enjoyable. Tomorrow we are going down to Downieville to have services for her brother Jim on Saturday. I'll be meeting her other brother Steven then and I'm looking forward to it, even though the occasion will be a solemn one. Karen has had a rough year and I am really hoping that her life will take a good turn now, she is a special lady and she has a special place in my heart.

Fishin' story

Well, it turned out to be a good day for my first fishing trip up to Eagle Lake this year. Due to the fact that I have been spending as much time as I can with Karen, I haven't had time for this until today.

I got out there before I could see my bobber very good after leaving town about 5:15. I got my first bite about 20 minutes later but that one came off. I hooked another a little later that I played for a long time but before I could slip the net under it, that one also came off. Finally I hooked one that stayed on and I ended up keeping that one. It was around 2 lbs and was the biggest one I caught today. I caught 2 more a little later but both of them were too small for me to keep so I let them go. I also had several other bites that I missed and one other fish that broke me off. All in all, it was a pretty good day and I left to come home about 9:30.

Before leaving some guy came walking up to me and when I turned to look at him I saw it was Gene Shannon. He had come up from Redding to fish with a friend of his and they both caught pretty good ones, they were much bigger than the ones I caught. Gene and his friend came over to my house when they were done fishing and we went up to the casino and had some lunch. It was good to see him and contrary to popular belief, he hasn't moved to Vanuatu yet.

So I caught 3 total and had lots of action, which is always good no matter if you hook them or not. Now I won't get back out there for a few weeks, probably early December at the soonest since I will be having Karen staying with me and I really don't want to drag her out there as uncomfortably cold as it was this morning. Besides I have all sorts of other stuff to do with her that is more suited to spending quality time together. Less than 24 hours left and I really can't wait!

2 more days!

Ok, I'm chomping at the bit, I admit it. Karen is coming on Monday and it's not getting here soon enough for me. I guess it's funny how my life is so different now than it was just 6 months ago. It just goes to show you how quickly things can change, in this case for the better. This lady rocked my world and she continues to have a huge impact on me daily, and I love it!

Tomorrow morning I think I will get out to Eagle Lake for the first time fishing there this year. We have a little storm going through and that's usually the best time to catch a few, and maybe it will make the time go by a little faster. Making time go faster at my age? What am I saying? Well, you know! It's a matter of the heart.

My life keeps getting better!

Today Chris and I had a great hike up into the Skeedadle mountains near Wendel. We intended to hike into Spencer Basin and we got pretty close but time was a problem. We didn't want to come down after dark so we had to turn around about 2:00 to make it back to the truck before it got too late. We were also looking for some chukars, which we found and we even got some shooting in. I got one but Chris missed his. It started snowing around 1:00 and it was light so not much of a problem for us but it was not warm up there. The weather got worse as the day progressed and we did end up getting a little wet but not too much.

We tried to follow the ridge but the rocky terrain was slow going and in many places we had to drop over the side and work around rock piles. It was a grand adventure and I even brought home a little dinner guest.

But the real reason my life is getting so good is an impending visit from Karen. She is coming out to California again next week and I will get to spend some more time with her. I am so totally jazzed about that and have been a very happy guy ever since I got the news. Like I said, my life keeps getting better and better. I hope that doesn't end anytime soon. Ya gotta love it and I surely do!

Las Vegas with Karen... Yeah!!

I just got back from a fantastic weekend with Karen down in Las Vegas. I got to meet her sister Judy and Judy's husband Kirby as well as her nephew Brad and his new wife Betty. Brad and Betty were there to get married and that was the occasion for this trip. I couldn't make the wedding but I got there Thursday night and stayed till Karen flew home Monday. I stopped and slept in the desert Monday night and the stars were beautiful and it was nice and warm.

We got to visit Red Rock Canyon, go up to Mount Charleston to get some mountain air, and also drove out to Hoover Dam. No matter what we did it was all about the company.

On Saturday we went out to see Paul and his wife Pon and had dinner with them, which was a good time for Karen to meet my old high school friend. He's such a big kid and he had to show us his dog... a mechanical one that he says poops zero's and pee's ones... digital.

So it was a wonderful weekend and another memorable event in this crazy life of mine.