Our new home... Palo Verde Inn and Suites

Its been about a month since I wrote a post and in that time we moved to Tucson, AZ- the GHETTO-VILLE. We just don't like Tucson but we are grateful to have a job and it has been nice to be closer to my family. Too bad  you can't have the best of both worlds. Its been quite an interesting adventure living in a hotel. Just about every day or night something crazy happens. Kevin has been working the front desk and maintenance. And I just hang out here, or go hang out with my mom. I'm glad to be starting school tomorrow and for the next few months. It will get me out of this hotel and keep me busy, but with the way things are going here at the hotel, it sounds like I may have a job doing finances or housekeeping.  Extra money don't hurt.

We're just trying to make ourselves feel at home, trying to make our rooms kind of like an apartment. We've got almost everything we need for our place. We got our Christmas tree up and decorated and presents under the tree. I'm just grateful to have a place to call "home" even though it's not every one's dream to live in a hotel.     




Pictures aren't always what they seem.

  
As I was saying, we have had some interesting experiences as we been here at the hotel. Here are a few stories.

Our First Night

Our first night at the hotel we were put into this room that had 2 full beds, one was broken and the other was slanted, therefore, Kevin and I slept in different beds. Late that night, someone had slashed someones tires. Makes me nervous that we'd be next but somewhat comforting that it's a personal matter between that person's car and the person who did it. The next day, we got a different room that had a king size bed, thank goodness.

Kevin's First Day at Work

It was Kevin's first day of work and he worked at the front desk. The cops had stopped by asking about so and so and showed pictures. He found out a lot about the hotel from his co-worker. For a while I guess the cops stopped by everyday and were finding people they needed to bust. His co-worker told him, about the guy who robbed Circle K in southwest Tucson was staying here at the hotel. The swat team came and arrested him. The funny part of it is that the owner of the hotel was here for a couple days from California. I could imagine how he felt. 

Our Second Night

The second night, as you all know I wear a hearing aide, so at night I don't sleep with it therefore, I'm deaf. Plus I didn't find out until the next day, mid-afternoon what happened. The front desk forgot to switch our names to a different room and checked in this guy into our room.  Here it is, in the middle of the night, someone was trying to get into our rooms, thankfully we had the latch. He yelled out, "Is someone in here?" "Hello?" "Is someone living in here?" Finally, it dawned to Kevin what was going on while being half asleep. He replied, "Yes!" The guy, quickly apologized and shut the door. Kevin called the front desk to find out what was going on, the front desk had made a mistake and in the background Kevin could hear the guy saying, "Thanks for not shooting me!" LOL.

Also, someone stole a guest's truck but didn't make it far without the cop stopping him.

 Room #120 & 143

Rumor has it that there is a ghost in room 120, a woman was killed there and I guess she makes noises and she'll call the front desk but never says anything. The other day Kevin was fixing up the room so they could put the room back on market. He freaked himself out, but maybe it was her. Creepy.

In room 143, a man died in his sleep a year ago. His nephew kept calling the hotel asking for his uncle then asked them to check on him and when they found him, he was stiffed. He apparently haunts the hotel.

Hot Spot for Stealing

The hotel is a hot spot for stealing. Just about every night there is always an attempt of stealing a vehicle. We have these monthly renters whom are construction workers. They have their dump trucks, tractors and semi, and whatever else. Well, one night someone tried to steal the dump truck/semis. We worry, or at least I do every night that we are going to wake up to no car or when I leave the room and shop, our stuff is going to be gone. People break into the rooms all the time and trash the rooms. It's AWFUL!

Sunny-side Up

One day, Kevin was doing maintenance and was helping these weekly guest. This weekly guest, is quite LARGE. Apparently she was sun-bathing and was wearing a bikini with no top on the sidewalk with a radio blaring Christmas music. This sidewalk is not just any sidewalk, its out facing the road. She's a brave woman, but Kevin thought it was quite disgusting. I was disturb when I heard this story.

The Safe Box

There was this safe that a guest had put his personal belongings in and it wouldn't open. And He asked the maintenance if there was a key or something to open it up but they told him that they were unable to do so. The guest was anxious to open it up but had to leave, he was curious what was in it. He wanted Kevin's help to open it. They busted it open and there it was... DRUGS and a pipe to go along with it.