Hello to all my dearest friends;

I would like to thank all of you with your prayers that will make a dream come true!

I am leaving Milwaukee Saturday evening and will be in Tucson Arizona some time around 10 PM Mountain time. I will be in contact with Isaac when he picks me up at the airport and drive me to my hotel. As of now I do not know when Isaac and I will actually get to spend some time together after I check in. I will find out that evening on route to my hotel on the heart of down town Tucson.

I will be away from my computer from November 13 (Saturday) to November 17 (Wednesday). I am arriving back to Milwaukee some time around 7:45 PM.

Thank you all for putting up with me when the months turned to weeks, then to days and now to hours! Isaac will be thrilled to hear of what we have been doing here to keep Freddie's memory alive, along with us still enjoying Chico and the Man after all these years. I wish you all could come and be with me during my visit with Isaac. I may need your support when I freak out at my first glimpse of Isaac live and in person! LOL! I'm going to promise myself I won't cry!

I know I will be very anxious and edgy all day Saturday waiting patiently to leave to go to the airport. So if you see me on line Saturday, I sure could use your support as I suffer from being edgy and anxious! LOL.

As soon as I return I will update you all on my trip to Tucson, (the hotel, scenery, and one of my personal favorite places will be the art galleries in downtown ( There art gallery season has kicked off!) and of course how my visit with Isaac went.

See you all later!!! - Suz :wave:

You lucky girl!! I'll be thinking about you; I'm sure you'll be on pins & needles!
We'll be anxiously awaiting updates....Tell Isaac we say HI and loved him in CATM and everything else he's done! Not to mention being a friend and "big brother" to Freddie! :wave:

I'll be waiting with bated breath.......... (?) :lol: Give him a big hug and kiss from me......... GOD speed and take care amiga............. :wave:

OMG Suz I am sooooooo jealous! :eek2:

I hope you have a safe trip. Give Isaac a big hug from us and let him know we appreciate him. :D

You lucky girl! Have a good trip & tell him HI for us! Do get LOTS of pictures! :) He is cute... :) You'll have a great time! Can I be a bit envious LOL? :)

See you all later! I'm off to the airport!

Bye bye!:wave:

Have a safe trip................... Have fun............. :wave:

Have a good trip you lucky girl! You may never want to come back home lol... ;) :)

Well I am here at the hotel buisness center and thought I would give a little hint of how was my drive back to my hotel with Isaac was. OMG! He looked great and I got a big hug and a special gift from him. He drove me around Tucson taking the long way back to my hotel. It was great and I discovered a number of cool things about Mando and the area of Tucson. I am meeting with Isaac later for lunch and hopefully will have pictures taken. Was I nervous when I met him? Details to follow when I return back to Milwaukee!

See you all later!:wave:
Suz

You're having lunch with a hottie! Lucky you! Have a good time & you will! :) I think Mando could melt any taco... ;) Along with Frederico... ;) :)

WoW I'm getting the chills just thinking of you...........

OMGoodness You and Isaac............ YAY................

All I have to say about what I have been experiencing with Isaac. Alot of conversation on his part and a great deal of laughter and excitement. I was a bit tongue tied with him today as I guess it was from all the jet lag and just seeing him live and in person. Isaac is a gem and sweet guy! I will be taking more pictures of him and hopefully of the both us tomorrow. I am very fortunate to have Isaac as a friend. Well gotta go!

Hey Suz, sounds like you are having a great time. While you are in the Tucson area, wave a hello to the south east for me.... to my son stationed in Fort Huachuca, AZ. I wonder if Isaac knows where that is? My son, PFC Kenneth Crim is stationed there for another 18 months. Boy do I miss him!

I hope you have a wonderful time and come back with lots of stories and pictures. I agree with Jennylee, I get chills reading your posts!

Tonight is my last night here in Tucson and I have to say, I have missed you all dearly. Isaac and I were fortunate enough to spend each day I was here together. Tomorrow before I fly back I am taking Isaac out for breakfast for his endless gratitude and generousity. I have so much to tell you about what we all did together and what our conversations were about. Isaac is a true friend and I will really miss him when I fly back tomorrow morning.

See you wednesday evening!

Glad you had a good time! He sounds like such a nice guy! Can't wait to read all about your adventures when you get back...

I can't wait to hear of your experience with Isaac. Will he be going to the Hollywood walk of Fame for Freddie?

I wondered about that........

Have a safe trip back home...... :wave:

Hi everybody!

Well I am back home and happen to have a few pictures developed already! As a sneak peak to see how our Mando is doing, here is Mando at the Desert.

Enjoy!

Thanks for sharing! Mando still looks good & looks like a friendly person. It makes me wonder what Freddie would look like if he were here today...

He's still LOOKING GOOD............ What a beautiful back drop. I'm glad to hear you're safe back home.......

I have pictures and a journal of what happened with Mando and I in Tucson. It is listed in the page "Roaming the desert. Suzanne's visit with Isaac" Enjoy!

Isaac "Mando" Ruiz (http://isaacruizjr.tripod.com)

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you had a great time & Mando is a wonderful guy! :)

Hey everyone thanks for welcoming me back. I edited my trip log so it isn't so descriptive again. LOL. It has been reposted same site same page! I will be adding more information regarding Isaac as well. He gave me his resume. Quite impressive I must say!

Thanks soo much, Suz, for sharing your wonderful and special memories of your trip with us. Isaac sounds like a really nice guy and it sounds like you both had a great time together. It just goes to prove that our little Freddie family is truly a special group!

I am glad you made it back home safely!

Thank you so much for sharing your pictures and telling us how the visit went! Isaac is really a gem! I'm glad you had a safe trip!:wave:

Oh Suz you are so lucky............ I enjoyed your time with Mando....

The pictures were great. I especially love the last picture. It said it all.

I have brought back the forum board that used be in Isaac's main site. If you would like to leave him a message you can do that there. Isaac will be informed that the board is up and running in his site

Thank you all for your kind comments and responses regarding "Roaming the desert. Suzanne's visit with Isaac". Most of you who were on my email campaign list , made this recent emailing campaign a big hit. Of all the ones I've done, (i.e. the 30th anniversary, Ed drinks too much.... and Isaac's recent one) His (Mando's) received the most response! I thank you and behalf of Isaac thanks you too. Thank you for those of you who replied by email to me about the trip. I am sorry for some of you who couldn't receive the email campaign. They were bounced back to me. I have tried to email those again who could not receive them the actual campaign. Well anyhow, thanks again for your support. By the way for those who have wanted to leave Isaac a note. His forum board will be shutting down soon due to bravenet. I have added a guest book if you still would like to share you thoughts to him. Isaac has always told me he would write back to those who write to him.

Thanks a bunch!