Thursday being New Years Eve, is always one of reflection for me. You look back over the year at things that have happened and you think about they have changed the course of your life. It is always interesting to realize that things have worked out in ways that you did not anticipate. Being full time rv'ers changes few things. You always wonder how it would have been different in a stick and brick home. But, being a full time rv'er you have the option of changing your course of direction at most any time. We have often had a destination in mind and after a day or two on the road changed our route to that destination to see something we found or saw an advertisement, or just decided to see on the spur of the moment. For example, it took us two additional days to get from Hondo, TX to Mesa, AZ.
We did see the new year in, by watching tv. We watched a foot ball game, basket ball game and watched some of the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction from Las Vegas. To bed a little after midnight and up about 9am. Not a lot going on other than a trip to Superstition Mall for lunch. We were looking for carmel corn and understood it was available at the Dairy Queen, however they did not carry it but said that their store in Fiesta Mall had it. We went across town to Fiesta Mall and sure enough, they have carmel corn, so we bought a tin full. Quite tasty and easy to eat. Hopefully, we have enough to last for some time to come.
Today, we went to a local Charity car show at a local RV dealership. I would estimate 200 cars were there from late 20's to 2009 units. There were many customs and many classic cars. Our photos are of some of the more rare units, from the beautiful Karmann Ghia to the Kaiser Darrin with the sliding doors that go into the front fender to the Chevrolet Nomad and the '49 Mercury custom. There were several 49 Mercury customs there, probably
one of the more popular vehicles to customize. Several cars had high power motors with blowers, etc. Most
had custom paint jobs, several were exotic in appearance.
Later, we went to the Heart Attack Grille. Probably not a good idea, being a Saturday, on a holiday weekend
and with a lot of visitors in town for Bowl games, etc. The restaurant was packed with customers and we had to wait for a while and finally found a corner counter we could use. The burgers were quite tasty and the fries were delicious, being fried in pure lard. The condiments consisted of sliced tomatoes, onions, pickles and jalapeno peppers. No lettuce or anything healthy. They have a single bypass, double, triple and a quadruple bypass burger consisting of 4 half pound burgers with cheese, etc. I did see one fellow working on a triple and heard cheers from across the room as one finished a quadruple and got a ride out of the restaurant in a wheelchair. You could get photos with the nurses or with the doctor himself. A really fun place to go and the food is really tasty. We may go back another time during the week and maybe a more relaxed time to eat.