2015 Begins

Thursday - New Year's Day   We woke up to over 6" of snow covering everything.  What a change!  We had seen snow in the desert in some of our other visits through the years, but now it affected us with the motorhome and our scheduled travel for the day.  Gary went out and climbed on the roof, sweeping all the snow off the slide awnings and roof, before we went to Mass.  Luckily, the sun came out mid morning and melted most of the remaining snow and ice off the slides before we had to pull them in to drive out.  We said goodbye to Wally and Jan and left the park about noon.  The roads were all melted and dry by then.  We stopped for gas and propane fill ups, hooked up the car and headed north to Mesa to the Good Life RV Resort for our new job.
Arriving at Good Life, we were escorted to our space and got set up.  It was dry and sunny, but a little chilly air there in Mesa.  We checked in and were told to report the next morning to talk to our supervisor.  A long, busy day with new challenges - we were tired and went to bed.

Snow in the park, even on the palm trees

Snow covered everything

Sun and blue sky - melting has begun

Snow covered mountains - we have never seen this much on them

 Friday - We went in at 9:00 AM to meet our supervisor, Leanne.  We met with her for a short time and then were told we would have orientation at 9:00 on Monday.  She gave us our uniform shirts and name badges.  "Enjoy the park and learn about all the amenities" was our assignment for the weekend.  We spent more time at home, setting up everything for our stay and then rode our bikes around the park to see everything. Our neighbors, Ken & Vi, from across the street welcomed us and invited us to join their group at the park happy hour gathering that afternoon.  They told us who some of the other neighbors on the our street are and where they are from.  Most of them are from Canada - provinces of Alberta and British Columbia and have been coming here for several years. We also have Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowans on our block, so lots in common.
We went to the Happy Hour gathering.  The park hosts one every week day, providing entertainment with live music or karaoke.  The park does not have any concessions, so everyone brings their own beverage and snacks.  We found out line dancing is huge here, they have lessons in the park and many of the ladies were up dancing to every song.  Some songs were good for couple dancing, so we were able to get out on the floor a few times.

Saturday - We spent the day enjoying our new site in the park and watched football.  I went to a walking exercise class in the late morning.  They use videos by Leslie Sansone's, on Saturdays they walk 3-5 miles in the video. We ran errands and picked up groceries and then went to enjoy the heated pool and hot tub that night.

Sunday - We went to Mass at one of the many area churches.  Home again, we watched football and took naps.  That night, we grilled chicken in the NuWave oven and enjoyed sitting outside.

Sunset view from our new site in Mesa