Arizona Vacation

Well we got home from Arizona tonight. It was such a fun little vacation. We got there on Tuesday night and just went to our hotel and ordered pizza in. The next day Brady had to go to meetings all day so I just hung out at the hotel and laid out by the pool and just relaxed (we didn't have a rental car at this point). I felt a little weird because I was so white but oh well, I won't see any of those people again, right? Anyways, Brady came home later that night and we went and got a rental car. Then we went and met his co-workers and got dinner. We went to a place called Qdoba. Brady loves that place so he wanted me to try it. It is a lot like Costa Vida or Bahio.
On Thursday Brady only had to go to meetings from 8-12 so I just went shopping and checked out of the hotel. Then I went and picked up Brady and we were off to see a baseball game (Spring Training). We went to Mesa to a game that was going to be played there but it was way too packed so we just decided to go drive around and shop and look for other things to do. We decided to go see the Mesa temple. It was weird because the temple isn't in a really nice area but all of a sudden you see this beautiful landscaping and there is the temple. It was awesome. After we saw the temple Brady wanted to go to the huge Bass Pro Shop so we went and checked that out. Then we just went to another mall and to In-N-Out. Our friends Laurel and Brady always talk this burger place up so we thought we would give it a try. Honestly it was a disappointment. The fries were the nastiest fries I have ever had. Maybe it was just a bad batch. . . After that adventure we went to our new hotel. It was the Pointe Hilton at Tapatio Cliffs. It was really beautiful but by the end of the trip we decided we liked the Best Western we were at the first two nights a little better. After we checked in, we headed for a baseball game. We watched the Padres and the Mariners. It was really a fun game to watch. We were able to see the teams up close and it was a good game.
The next day, Brady and I got up and went to Scottsdale and went shopping. I found this new store that I am in love with. It is called Z Gallerie. I was so excited to find out that there is a Z Gallerie store in the Gateway! I will definitely be going there for decorations for our house! There were a bunch of other fun stores there too but that was my favorite. After shopping, Brady took me to the Cheesecake Factory. We both got pasta and it was SO yummy! Then we got some amazing chocolate cake. After we stuffed ourselves, we went back to the hotel and went to the hotel's little water park. They have a water slide, like six pools, and a bunch of hot tubs. After the pool, we got ready to go and went back to Mesa. We went back to where the Mesa temple is and went to their Easter Pageant. It was on the temple grounds. It was a really awesome show that they put on. While we were there, Brady saw a lady from his mission. It is crazy that he saw her because there were like 8-10,000 people there.
Today we just slept in and after we woke up we went to one of the pools and hot tubs and just relaxed and played a little. Then we got ready, checked out, and got on the airplane to come home. Our good friends Ky and Shelby Close and their daughter picked us up from the airport and we all went to PF Chang with one of Ky and Brady's companions (Carrie) and his wife (Kara) and two kids. It was a lot of fun to see them and it is always fun for the boys to reminisce about the good ol' mission. Anyways, we are home now and it is back to work and school and everything else. Oh yeah, just in case a guy is reading this, don't worry, Brady did get to watch the NCAA games during the trip and the highlights every night.