Arizona Trip

First off, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to ABBY and DAVE to their new addition, Paige Abigail Thuet! We are thinking of you, and you are in our prayers!

Wayne and I were able to take a small trip to Arizona before we both went back to school. I had never been there before, and Wayne was dying to show me his ideal future place to live. (Flagstaff) We headed out on Thursday starting off with Wayne getting a speeding ticket.... he wasn't too happy in the beginning. We drove past Colorado city. Home of polygamy. I had never seen it before, and was so surprised at how UGLY it was! No one had finished houses... and the yards were just dirt. Anyway, it was just interesting, and definitely not my way of living. We continued driving, singing songs, and playing games It seemed every city we drove through Wayne had a friend he would like to stop by and see. He has too many friends to count. 4 hours later we were in Flagstaff where we enjoyed an AMAZING lunch at the Salsa Brava. One of the best mexican restaurants I've been to. If you go, TRY IT! But don't worry Nordstrom family, Rancho still has my heart. I did think Flagstaff was beautiful. Very green, mountains, just like Spokane. But we'll see about living there some day. We continued on to Phoenix to stay with our friends Sam and Amy and their cute little boy Landon. They just bought a beautiful house, and it made me ready to own a home of my own. I'm afraid that wont be for a while however. We drove around looking at the Arizona State University campus, which I loved, and also walked around the Mesa temple. Very beautiful as well, just like the Hawaii Temple. We enjoyed having dinner at a little burger joint called Joe's Farm House Grill. Also an amazing choice of food! Recommend as well! The restaurant is on the farm plantation where they grow all their own fresh produce. Plus, the atmosphere was enjoyable, and perfect weather outside. The next day we enjoyed lunch and took off to Tuscan to see my sister and her little family. Tuscan was interesting. One, it's right on the Mexican border, and it truly felt like we were in Mexico. The further we went into the city, the better it got. Where my sister lives, it was actually a cute city. We enjoyed seeing Emily, Greg, and baby Thomas. Greg and Wayne enjoyed playing video games, since they never get to besides these special occasions. We went to Trail Dust Town, which was a fun little western town with lots of little shops, food, candy, and a stunt show. It was very enjoyable. We ate delicious Gelato, at a place called Frost. This explains the picture of Emily and her dark lip liner. She didnt realize she had it the whole time. We thought she looked like a middle school gangster. (So in right now) The next day we did so much! We went to Tubac which is a little artsy town. Small small town. We had awesome mexican food, and looked at the art shops. We stopped by an old catholic church, San Xavier's, which actually freaked me out and everyone else! It was interesting to see the line of people outside the confession door. Emily wanted to ask them what they did.... that could have been interesting. We then went to the Desert museum. That was so much fun! Not at all what i expected. It was more of a zoo, with Spiders, Mountain Lions,Wolves, and all sorts of creatures. I was enthralled by the cactus personally. I'd seen them in movies, but never in real life. So big! Later that night we watched 17 again. If you haven't seen it, SEE IT! It really is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Plus, you fall in love with Zac Efron. That was pretty much it for Tuscan. It was a short stay, but definitly an enjoyable one. It was so fun to stay with Emilys family, and play with little Thomas. We stopped in Vegas and then drove all the way home to Salt Lake. We enjoyed playing more car games, and watching the beautiful sunset. Our trip was wonderful, and a nice break away from our busy lives. We are so lucky to travel as much as we do. We are now home, and will be starting school soon. I started my new job as a teachers assistant on tuesday and will let you know how that goes later on....