THE WORLD'S LARGEST BELT BUCKLE; Quartzsite-AZ

I drank my morning coffee with a smile on my face today, after reading the morning headlines:

YES!! GO TEAM TRUMP!!

And as soon as my coffee mug was empty, I got dressed and put some color on my face while Holland shook his morning fog cobwebs 😉

'Lt. Brown' Brow Gel; 'Glam Brown' Mascara, 'Born w-It' Lipstick, & 'Coral Ember' liquid blush.

Hard Candy's sparkly eye shadows: (1) Entire eyelid coverage (2) Inner eyelid accent (3) Outer eyelid crease; 'just enough' to brighten up the paleness ;-)

'White Diamonds' perfume; Holland likes the scent - it's the first perfume he bought his new Bride 😊 Light & feminine.

Red rash covering my entire leg - from sole to thigh; very annoying itch with a sting to it. Holland thinks the AZ dust id the culprit … I am convinced it's a combination of AZ dust, and my asthma inhaler steroids.

Shutting laptop down … and making time for today's scavenger hunt 👍 I am allergic to AZ's dust - but I can't be a hostage, stuck in my home.

Holland is really going out of his way to make sure "we see everything there is to see", before we leave AZ … on the surface, Quartzsite doesn't have much to offer besides the free camping desert land, from October to March - and the super vendor sales in January: but Holland always finds something else to check out 👌

Today, we went to take a look at what has been billed, "the largest belt buckle in the world".

It was displayed along Main Street, outside Quartzsite's Main Trading Post establishment.

It was pretty large.

It certainly was different … and impressive, adorned as it was with silver inlay - and chunks of turquoise & coral.

It is as wide as I am tall (I stand about 5' 2").

World's largest Belt Buckle: (#1170 West Main Street, Quartzsite AZ)

After getting a picture of it, I went in search of my husband 😉

I found him in the back alley, placing Pizza & BBQ Chicken Wings orders, at The Outback. We've tried just about every food establishment here - there are only 2 left, and he plans to try them before this month is out:

Outback Pizza; Quartzsite-AZ

Pepperoni Pizza & BBQ Chicken Wings~Outback Pizza; Quartzsite-AZ

Back home, enjoying the pizza and wings ... we saw the wind pick up, felt sidewind gusts rock Independence, and watched pretty large dust devils dance across The Pit Stop's parking area, before it disappeared into the dry wash that runs behind where we are parked.

A little breezy, this afternoon; Quartzsite-AZ~3:05 PM

Holland plans on adventuring this weekend, so, I did a few loads of laundry too.

And I started work on a new design.

I'm always thankful my husband agreed to this indulgence  when we purchased Independence 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

Hanging clothes dry very quickly in AZ

Redesigning a vintage pattern stitch, to fit my need.

MOD Daisy St. Graph

Daisy Stitch

I am glad to feel the joy that having color in my life again, gives me.

My heart is gladdened to hear my husband happily planning exciting adventures: he is finally relaxing, and fully embracing retirement ❤️

Today was a fun day.

Today was a good day.

STAY POSITIVE

I woke up this morning to a flood alert; we are getting some of the CA storm weather fallout :-(

Woke up to a Flood Alert …

La Paz County-AZ

Today's weather forecast thru PM~Quartzsite-AZ

While drinking my morning joy juice, I cruised some of the Handcraft Blogs I visit … and was happy to see that two of them featured 2 of my recent handcrafted items :-)

My recent handcrafted items (Thong Half-Socks & MOD Swiffer Mop Top) was featured on 2 other Blogs ;-)

Blue heard Holland waking up - so he took his 'com'on Dad, hurry up!' stance ;-)

Hark! I hear rustling behind the door; Bleu waiting for Daddy to appear …

When the sleepy cobwebs had cleared, we were both alert enough to communicate that today things might actually get done; so, we did it.

We'll be pulling stakes here, and moving westward Thursday morning - so this morning we were both feeling up to tackling the tasks that needed to be done. Holland has been doing so much around our Home, while my body regained strength these past few days … that after I rearranged the basement, I insisted that he let me heft, lift, and slip into place in Betsy's back bed a half-full 7-gal. propane can (Holland stood by, ready to help if necessary) - I was glad for my weight-lifting exercises; but he held the pour spout in place when again I insisted, hefted, lifted, and poured a full 2.9 gallon DEF liquid exhaust fluid into Beast Betsy. He's not comfortable with me doing these things, but he knows I'm comfortable knowing I can do these things to help ease the burden of what needs to be done for our journey forward Thursday morning.

I'm glad my manly man is relaxing enough now, to let me use my feminine body in beneficial ways; and trusting me enough to know the limitations of my strength - without overstepping male-female roles :-)

That was pretty much all we had to do today: so, we went for a short drive, and finally located the pizza place we have been trying to find. We ordered 2 pizza's to bring home to eat ... and did as much as we could do online before the rain came.

Recent vandalism; about 7 minutes from our current location.

We finally located the pizza place … strange location, and hard to find unless one actually stumbles across it.

Hawaiian & Meat Combo.

The storm arrived around 5 PM

Tomorrow we'll do the final wrap-up of tasks; and Thursday's pull out will be easy peasy :-)