We made it back from vacation and are settled back in to our daily routines.  We had a great time!  We first drove to Disneyland for a couple of days and stayed at the Paradise Pier Hotel for the first time.  It was nice.  We then flew from LAX to Tucson, AZ to visit family on their beautiful ranch, just outside of Tucson.  The picture is from their ranch of a flowering cactus I found especially interesting.  We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving and met new family, which at the end of the day, felt like old family.  On our last day, we drove to the Mexican border and visited Nogales and did some tourist shopping.