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Altaira
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4:11pm
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Let's have some Fiesta Friday fun!
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Greetings, everyone, and welcome to Fiesta!
This is the 3-day Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S.. B.G. and I will be enjoying a BBQ with my brother's family. We spent much of the week at their house pet-sitting while they went on a short 'beat the holiday crowds' trip. Included in my brother's and sister-in-law's bucket lists is visiting as many national parks as they can. This week they went to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (as in Gunnision river) in western Colorado.
I haven't been to that one myself, but I'd very much like to. So, we're looking forward to hearing about it at the BBQ.
What plans do you have for the weekend? Did the past week treat you well? Take a pass at the bountiful, BBQ buffet, grab a drink from the bar, and let us know!
*puts quarters on juke box* play us a celebratory song!
Have a wonderful weekend!!   
(This post was edited by Altaira on 4:13pm)
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dernwyn
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Happy Memorial Day, to all who will be celebrating the long weekend! I'm not familiar with the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, it looks deep and dark - and dangerous! I hope your family has some good stories to tell!
Let's see, any chicken shishkebob on that grill? I need to make a potato salad and decide on whether to have sausage dogs or hamburgers on Monday. There's lots of tag sales going on around here on Saturday, always fun to browse at. Sunday it's supposed to be cool and rainy here, but Monday should be fine weather for the parades and cook-outs.
This coming week we're going to take another senior citizen day trip, this time to the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts for lunch and a history tour by trolley. This area is very familiar to me, it's right along the road we'd take between my parents' house and hubby's parents' house. The reservoir was created back in the 1930's to supply the Boston area with water. It "drowned" four towns - one of which was where some of hubby's ancestors lived, so we're very familiar with the story.
We'll be singing this on Sunday, I always need a tissue when rehearsing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQx8A69rOQg
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Altaira
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5:16pm
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Can you have *both* sausage dogs and hamburgers? Is a sausage dog essentially a sausage link, or some kind of sausage hybrid? B.G. wouldn't care, lol.
The sales, parades and the trip next week sound fun! I bet it's a nice drive to the reservoir. Do you stop for lunch along the way?
That song gave me chills. My father is buried at a military cemetery, so I'm very familiar with those white stones.
Have a wonderful weekend and trip next week!
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dernwyn
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Have both the 'burgers and the 'dogs! We like the chicken andouille sausages from Costco for a nice bit of spice, and they fit well in a bun.
We'll be having lunch at an old renovated train station in that area. I'm looking forward to seeing what their chicken pot pie is like!
Is your father buried at a local military cemetery? Bless them all - it does give one a feeling for the enormity of their sacrifice.
Have a great weekend with everyone! 
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Altaira
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Yes, the Costco chicken sausages are delicious. Good choice. What a fun addition to the trip to eat at that train station.
My dad is buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery. They'll be having flyovers by the Colorado Air National Guard F-16s on Monday. I've gone to it a few times. They give out little American flags to put on the graves, and make sure they all have a flag. My mom is buried there too, above him in the same lot, which is something they offer to military and ex-military wives.
It's humongous (over 148,000 people buried there so far) and old, having Civil War veterans buried there. It's quite the impressive sight with all the flags on the headstones:
As a teenager I used to walk there occasionally and take flowers from my mother's garden. I'd put some on my dad's grave, then go to the oldest grave and put some there too, figuring it had probably been a long time since any were put there. I don't remember the details of that person, but they were definitely Civil War era. It's a bit of a drive now, but maybe worth another visit.
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dernwyn
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That is quite a cemetery! May they always be held in our hearts!
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