Gilbert Visit

We traveled north through Chandler to Gilbert AZ on Thursday to visit with a hunting friend that comes to Nebraska to hunt in the fall.
He is originally from Grand Island NE. and an avid Big Game Hunter also, as is reflected by the interior decorating of his house!
Very nice house on a golf course and overlooking a small lake that was complete with Geese and ducks walking about. Our host feed us appetizers and drinks on the patio by the pool while we waited for another couple to arrive to go to dinner with us. We had a good visit and enjoyed listening to some of the stories that he told about the many hunting expeditions that he has been on, and some yet to come. I quite honestly would be scared if I wandered in there in the dark!
A grey wolf stands guard right by the front entryway, a massive Kodiak brown bear stands in one corner of the living room and in the center as a coffe table center piece, there's a huge brown bear on rocks. Another grey wolf pelt covers a couch like an afghan and there's heads of deer, stuffed geese and a turkey in the family room.
He is waiting on a stuffed water buffalo, and I can't imagine where that will go! DH is not getting any ideas or longing for this, as I have nixed the wall space already! KayCee loved it there. She made herself to home as she was allowed in the house. She was afraid of the bears and wouldn't stray far from our sides, and I was proud that she didn't try to grab the birds off the tables! She's such a good girl! She didn't know what to think about the wolf, but the way she looked at it, she expected it to walk off! He also has a dog that was away at training.
She really enjoyed watching the geese and ducks on the lake while she pointed by the pool. Our host drove us to a steakhouse in Queens Creek called Trophy's for dinner. You guessed it! It was full of all sorts of mounts also! A fellow big game hunter originally from South Dakota owns the restaurant. At last we found a place out here for a good steak! We will go back up there when he gets back from Cabo San Lucas next week. We had a good visit with the other couple also, the gentleman took DH Quail hunting last month in the Coronado Forest down by Tucson. Meanwhile on to today. I have watched the happenings and events encompassing the Health Care Bill vote that will happen tomorrow. I am apprehensive at best, and fear it will pass. I talked to some people today, other retirees that are full time RVers...they are older and we can learn from the way they think of this. It's clearly something that now at this time we can't do anything about, so we must let it go and dwelling on this will not help. Later on maybe by voting them out, but the damage will be done. It's frustrating and I think no good will come from it. Not doing much this weekend. Will be tripping down to Tucson on Monday.