WHAT? New Mexico? HUH? I've seen it on the map, but it actually IS a place? I know, that's exactly what I was thinking before I visited this state last weekend too and I'm here to tell you that it really does exist. It really is a normal place...sort of.
Yes, we're squinting because the sun is in our eyes
Why did we go? Well, there is a company located down there that Gary has been talking with over the past little bit and they wanted us to come visit them. Before I get into telling you about our trip, I have to say that I was actually quite pleasantly surprised at Albuquerque. It's much bigger than Provo and has just about everything we have, actually it has more. The only thing it would be missing is Bajio's and Deseret Book but I'm sure I could deal with that. The weekend started on Thursday afternoon. Gary, the owner of this company picked us up from the air port and the three of us met his wife for dinner (I know, nice name eh?). They are such a nice couple and we had a great time getting to know them. After dinner, Gary dropped us off at our hotel. Needless to say, we were quite impressed already!
Early the next morning, Grace picked us up and took us down to the office to introduce us to everyone, show us around, and an interview with a couple guys for Gary Fears. After that, we all went to lunch at this SWEET Mexican restaurant. I think the place was called El Pinos. Bill Clinton and George Bush both go there whenever they are in town (which is HOW often?) AND when ESPN does its 50 in 50 state tour thingy, that's where they broadcast from when they're in New Mexico. BIG Claim to fame...The food was really yummy though.
After lunch, Grace took us around town and showed us a few touristy spots. One was Old Historic something or other. This church behind us was basically the first thing in Albuquerque. It's 300 years old and if you'll look behind us...NO, those are not tourists. That is a funeral coming out...a little bit awkward.
Across the street from the church is this park that has two cannons. After reading the sign, we realized that they aren't just two cannons. These are cannons that were buried underground to be hidden during the civil war and later discovered. We thought that was kind of cool.
We then drove all the way up the back of a mountain and got to see the whole view of Albuquerque. It was really really cold up there. The sights were beautiful though.
Yup, one more thing worth noting here is that there is this lingo down there. HONESTLY! New Mexico is FAMOUS for their chilies. "Red or Green" is all they have to say and EVERYONE knows they are talking about chili sauce. And believe me, they put them in EVERYTHING. Scrambled Eggs, Pancakes, Flan, cheesecake, etc. you think it up, and they've done it. It's quite hilarious...but most of it was surprisingly quite delish.
So, that was our visit to Albuquerque. It was fun, we liked it...We'll be sure to keep you all posted on the job search.
The Toyota Prius. A 100% TRUE Hybrid Vehicle. And let me tell you, it's SWEET! This baby gets 48 miles to the gallon in the city! I'll take a white one please!
-98% Natural Origin (that's pretty good right!?!)
