Said our Goodbyes to Grandma and Grandpa Nielson (nothing like giving them no warning before snapping this one)
and headed south where we had lunch at Cafe Rio.
The scenery through the canyon out of Cedar City was breathtaking.
Photos can't touch how incredible the colors looked with the sun hitting the trees just right. Once in AZ, Navajo turquoise vendors dotted the barren landscape. Talk about being in the middle of nowhere.
We pushed on through Flagstaff and stopped in Sedona to walk up and down the main street of the town.
Since this was our fourth and probably last time there, we bought a cute souvenir to remember it by. The first time we were there we bought this shirt that MK wore a whole lot when she was little.
We also bought some delicious fudge at the local candy kitchen which is impossible walk by without going in. It smells like heaven! It was actually a little overcast so sunset wasn't as spectacular in Sedona as it was when we drove through last year. But still quite stunning:
We wanted to eat at Red Rock BBQ, but the sun went down and we couldn't find the darn place. Everything in AZ is really low lit for some reason--I would take Vegas any day over this dim nonsense. In the end we ate filet o fish from Mickey Ds. We pressed on and after a 12 hour day on the road, we rolled into the Marriott Desert Ridge Resort at about 7:00. Our room has a balcony so we have been enjoying that. Today Bruce had meetings so I headed out in our rental car
(which incidentally has almost gone from Canada to Mexico) where I spent a fun afternoon with Kim Christensen and enjoyed lunch with her at this recently opened
Tia Rosa's. We also visited Ashby Hatch who has a beautiful home and three sweet daughters. I loved holding her 7 week old baby, Lily. It was great to see friends from Virginia! While Bruce is at dinner I'm chillin in the room watching the Texas Rangers whomp on the Yankees! Lets hope they can keep it up!
and headed south where we had lunch at Cafe Rio. 
The scenery through the canyon out of Cedar City was breathtaking. 
Photos can't touch how incredible the colors looked with the sun hitting the trees just right. Once in AZ, Navajo turquoise vendors dotted the barren landscape. Talk about being in the middle of nowhere. 
We pushed on through Flagstaff and stopped in Sedona to walk up and down the main street of the town. 
Since this was our fourth and probably last time there, we bought a cute souvenir to remember it by. The first time we were there we bought this shirt that MK wore a whole lot when she was little. 
We also bought some delicious fudge at the local candy kitchen which is impossible walk by without going in. It smells like heaven! It was actually a little overcast so sunset wasn't as spectacular in Sedona as it was when we drove through last year. But still quite stunning:
We wanted to eat at Red Rock BBQ, but the sun went down and we couldn't find the darn place. Everything in AZ is really low lit for some reason--I would take Vegas any day over this dim nonsense. In the end we ate filet o fish from Mickey Ds. We pressed on and after a 12 hour day on the road, we rolled into the Marriott Desert Ridge Resort at about 7:00. Our room has a balcony so we have been enjoying that. Today Bruce had meetings so I headed out in our rental car 
(which incidentally has almost gone from Canada to Mexico) where I spent a fun afternoon with Kim Christensen and enjoyed lunch with her at this recently opened Tia Rosa's. We also visited Ashby Hatch who has a beautiful home and three sweet daughters. I loved holding her 7 week old baby, Lily. It was great to see friends from Virginia! While Bruce is at dinner I'm chillin in the room watching the Texas Rangers whomp on the Yankees! Lets hope they can keep it up!
i love the shirt!!! did you get it for MK?
ReplyDeleteNo--it was too small. But it evoked such sweet memories of that child:)
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