Remember our special Hotel on the Hill south of the Airport. We had magic times twice, both by chance.
I wanted to take you out for a special evening and I could not remember the hilltop restaurant we had stopped at on a layover in Phoenix. Our RV was in for repair and we had to find a hotel to stay in. It was prime tourist time and we were sent to a hotel, which was supposed to have space. You stayed in the car and I walked in. It was completely booked. They sent us to sister hotel which was suppose to have space. We went there and they were full and sent us to another. A little discouraged we continued to the next one. You were saying that the universe would do the right thing. The next one was full but they called ahead and set us up another hotel with a discount rate. We followed directions and drove right up to the special hotel/restaurant I wanted to take you on our special date. The head Bellhop remembered us. We had a wonderful evening. You teased me about paying more attention to the Gold Fish, "OK! Koi!" then to you. The fish were only a foot from the table in a pool. I never made Eye Contact with a fish before. With one of the most beautiful women in the world, in a spectacular setting, in our magic Phoenix place of true romance.
The first Balloons in Arizona were from Thunderbird Campus. They moved the location of the annual balloon regalia away as the city moved in on the campus.
============= Treece Jeanice =============== Roland James =========================

Kachina dolls are Arizona. Arizona Bank used them as the Bank Logo.
Hopi Indians sued the bank for using Kachinas. That was forty years ago.
Hopi are now customers I love. They use my tribe accounting facilities.
Lillian my friend lives by choice as her ancestors, without major utilities.

Thunderbird Graduate School, Glendale, MBA International Management.
3 years owned International Management Inc. No money to pay the rent.
Learned failing pissed me off. Later set up company now lasting 25 years.
Have customers all over the country & learned to work through my fears.

Red Mountain Gun Club and seeing red splendor with sun and shadows.
Mountains at daybreak had me just gawking while leaning on my elbows. Rock Arch attracting us, to see petrified wood fireplace, was auspicious.
Green Rocks called peridot we found on the Apache land were precious.

The Hot Air Balloons are out in mass this morning. They must have some special event. Sure is a nice visual plus.

ARIZONA

(Grand Canyon State)