We got back to Las Cruces late afternoon on the 17th, having been gone only a little more than 30 hours on our Roswell/Carlsbad loop. We got back to Xmas preparations as shipping deadlines loomed. Chelsea ended up staying in Tallahassee because she wasn't feeling well.
We picked up Madi late on the 23rd at the El Paso airport, not getting back into the house until after midnight. After catching up for a couple hours I had to get to bed. Everyone else didn't give up until about 4a, just before my alarm started going off. I had a long day planned for Xmas Eve.
My family's mostly in Prescott, and this is the first time in decades Heather and I haven't had a base of operations between there and Las Cruces. I was going to make this trip with Chelsea, but she was back in Tallahassee.
It was still dark and cold as I gassed and coffeed up on the way out of town. I was approaching Lordsburg NM when the sun came up. I hit Mesa late morning with picture a little stuff to drop off at the storage unit, and to load the last of Chelsea's stuff to take back east with us after the holidays. I caught some lunch then headed to north Phoenix and checked into a hotel. I cleaned up a little but despite my best intentions didn't have enough time left for a nap because I wanted to be in Prescott by 4p. Up the hill I went.
Chelly and Chad have been gracious in hosting Xmas Eve for the last few years.
I didn't set an alarm because I wanted to get all the sleep I needed to do it again in the morning. I hit the road about 9a, gassed up south of Phoenix at the casino, and didn't stop again until McDs breakfast again in Benson. One last fillup and I was back in Cruces early afternoon. Counting returning to LC from the ElP airport about 1100 miles in a little more than 30 hours. We had a great Christmas dinner then opened presents and stockings. Merry Christmas! Hope everyone had a good holiday.
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