It's Aloha Friday and we are camped at the Riverview Campsite in Loveland, Colorado.  We have been here since Tuesday and are really enjoying our visit.
We have been spending time with our friends from Hawaii that have relocated to Ft. Collins, Colorado.  Tuesday we had dinner with Kathy and her daughter and son-in-law and grandbaby Zoe.  Zoe is just about the cutest, sweetest baby.  She will be 2 in June and has a vocabulary of a 3 year old.  Sweet disposition.  Wednesday we took Kathy to dinner and Thursday we went to old town for lunch and then to the party store to prepare for Dick Freitas retirement celebration.  After 9 long years, Dick has decided to finally retire and move lock, stock and barrel to Ft. Collins.  We are lucky to be here to welcome him home and spend some time with them before we head west.
Today we went to Kathy's to wait for Dick to arrive.  The front of the house was decorated with a banner and sign and Kathy's friend and neighbor Pam bought balloons.  She also bought silly string and we waited to surprise Dick. Finally he pulled up out front and Pam and I hid and waited for him to come into the kitchen.  Jack was working the camera and when he finally loads all our pictures for you all to see you will be able to enjoy Dick's surprise.  He walked in the kitchen and we hooted and hollered and blasted him with silly string.  To say he was surprised is an understatement.  He was so happy that we all acknowledged his retirement and we were so happy to be there to celebrate with him.  We had champagne and pupu's on the front porch and then when the sun moved we relocated to the back patio and enjoyed the afternoon.  Kathy made a lovely dinner for us and the family and then we came home so that Dick could relax.  What a wonderful day.
We will spend a few more hours with them this weekend then we head out on Tuesday and by Saturday we will be in Portland and we can hug Erin as much as we want.
Will keep you posted. Have a good weekend.
Aloha