New Mexico

For the second year in a row, Sophia and I went spent the weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her parents during the annual Spanish Market. Her parents have been coming to this event for 30 years and we wanted to be there to help them attend again this year.

This year was much different than last given my father in-law’s stroke. It was tough to see at times. Sophia and I had much more alone time to explore New Mexico last year which we didn’t have this time around as we had to take care of him much of the trip. But despite moving a lot slower nowadays, he still remembers nearly everything about Santa Fe which was remarkable to see.

It was a fun weekend at times, but it was also a difficult one. We knew going in that this wasn’t really a vacation for Sophia or I. This was about spending time with family and ensuring her parents had a good time. It was great to see her parents really enjoying the weekend and have a sense of normalcy after a tough year.