Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thanksgiving in Phoenix



We headed out to Phoenix on Wednesday. It was an amazing time. One of the best part was being in the car for five hours with our kids. We had great conversations. I think we talked the whole time. There was a lot of wedding talking and/or planning going on. It was great! We arrived at Lon & Sandy's in the evening, had a great meal, sat by the fire pit in the backyard and then spent the remainder of the night in the spa. Just heavenly!!

The next day, we went to Jan & Clare's for the "BIG" meal of the year! My Aunt Jan out did herself, and everything was unbelievable delicious!! I was so excited to just regular food and not worry about counting calories! Of course, I over did it - but who doesn't??








Here, we are working on round two...

Played a new game of "Skip-Bo" called "Golf" It was fun!

The next day we went for a hike. It was a good way to burn off some of those Thanksgiving calories. Just a beautiful day!






After our hike, we journeyed back to Lon & Sandy, where Lon prepared an incredible breakfast, only Arizona style, on the outdoor grill in their beautiful backyard.



The amazing chef, Lon, at work...


After "brunch" we headed to the "Retirement Fun Zone". Some went bowling, worked out, sat in the giant spa, walked in the walking pool, played miniature golf, or lounge around. I opt for lounging around!!



After all that lounging, of course, we had to eat again! We enjoyed Glenda's homemade chili and Lon's famous Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches! Yummmm!

Kevin had his turn at the grill. Lon made it look so easy!


The night ended with "Seasoned" musicians having their hand at Rock Band. It's a lot harder than it looks! It was a BLAST!

Can't wait until next year!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Wow! It's Been A While!

The month of October began with a call from my cousin (from Az) asking if they could come out for a "Fall Break", stay at our house, do Disney, (her husband has never been) and attend her alumni Homecoming football game. Of course, we were game! We love Lon & Sandy and it was a great excuse to go to Disney and renew our annual passes!


We met Sandy's brother, Jeffrey, at Disney. The last time they were there was at their "grad night" in the "80's. That's a loooong time ago and things have changed!

I love Disney around Halloween. The decore is awesome! We went on a Friday, and it was extremely busy, which was a bummer. Ben & Kimberly were going to meet us in the evening but it was "sold out", so they ended up going back home.

We got to go on all the rides that "count". Saw Fantastic, and the fireworks. It was a great time!


Saturday, November 14, 2009

So My Daughter Called me Tonight...

...and told me she's ENGAGED!!! I'm so happy! I love Ben, and I know that God has a plan for their lives. Congratulations!