A week ago Sunday, Ohio received its biggest snowfall in years: 20 inches over 2 days. A verifiable blizzard. So as any self-respecting person would do, we promptly left for warmer climes. Andy had his Boys' Golf Trip to Alabama planned for that weekend and I didn't want to be stuck alone for four days in the snow, so we found some cheap SkyMiles tickets and Ben and I jetted off to Phoenix for some fun and sun with my sister. I am a total sun baby - I hate to even wear socks. We loved being outside in the 80 degree weather every day and tortured the bronzed Arizona goddesses (hello, Scottsdale) with exposure to our pasty white skin.
The highlights of our trip: Long walks, playing at a multitude of fun parks, Ben not being able to handle sand in his shoes, eating delicious food, visiting family and friends, late-night chats, What-Not-To-Wear and Project Runway marathons, my first experiences watching Top Chef and America's Next Top Model (lay off, we don't have cable!), hiking Camelback, sinfullly delicious chocolate brownie fudge gelato at the Gelato Spot, riding a pint-sized train, the desert in bloom with its breathtaking wildflowers, and savoring the smell of orange blossoms. There's nowhere better than Arizona in the winter and spring. Arizona in the summer is another story...
Here are a few of the pictures, I'll post more later.
From snow...
To palm trees.
Shoveling snowdrifts...
To playing at the Phoenix Zoo.
2 comments:
nice move ditching the snow! that's what i love about you, nollie! my kinda girl!
also, NICE shirt! :)
It was so fun to see you at church. I found you from Sarah Lewis's blog. I've been blog-stalking you for a while, so I thought I'd pop out and say hey!
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