Staycation part two

On Monday the 12th we made our way to a Angles vs Dodgers spring training game. We had a great time. The weather was perfect. I got a bit pink from the sun. There was a little boy next to coach who was here with his parents from southern California. He went home with a pop fly ball. I'm sure it was show and tell when he got back to school the next day. It's been years since I've been to a game. We really need to do this more often. I think baseball is a great sport to get to talk to the people you are with.
On Tuesday we went to a resturant called the Barrio Cafe. It's on Thomas and 16th street in Phoenix. The food was out of this world good! I had the fish tacos with a salad. The salad was spring greens with diced tomatoes,cranberries and cheese. Sooooooo good. Coach had cheese enchilads with onxy mole sauce. We will be back and I've told everyone I know that they have to go there to eat. When we were done I took a few pictures of the art work on the block walls of the homes around the cafe. There was a couple from California who stopped to take pictures also.
We than made our way to downtown Phoenix. We went to see the Van Goah Alive at the Arizona Science Center. It takes about a half hour to see the whole thing. We stayed an hour. There is script on one screen, and so many others that show his artwork. You almost have to read first than sit back and watch the artwork to see everything. I highly recommend it. Coach now wants to read his bio and watch the documentary about him. Yes he is more than a football coach. We walked around Hertiage Square. I've lived in the  Phoenix area for over ten years and that was the first time I've been there. This was a week of firsts for us.
On Wednesday the last day of our staycation, coach had another surprise for me. A couple of weeks ago we were watching CBS Sunday Morning, and on that show they had a gentalman who owns a typewritter repair shop. I had told coach that I was thinking about getting an old typewritter. It was a very interesting half hour. I never knew there was so much to learn about them. If you ever need to talk to someone about your typewritter or want to buy one. Go see Bill Wahl(30 South Macdonald Mesa,AZ 85210), he will give you all the information you need and help you pick the right one for you. Coach said we'll be back. We like to go to small shop owners when ever possible. I have my eye on a couple he had in his store. My birthday is just a few months away. Who knows?
We also shopped a antique store where I picked up some milk glass. I think I'm going to start collecting milk glass. I saw an article in the new Matthew Mead magazine. I've always loved the look of it and it goes good with my white dishes. It'll just be fun to use the pieces for different things other than food or drink. I haven't taken any picture's yet. But I will and post them.
As we were getting ready to head back to the truck. I spotted a store called Mystic Paper (123 W Main St. Mesa,  Az). They had lots of unique papers and trims, ephemera. I didn't stay to long to wonder around. Coach was sweet enough to sit on a bench while I ran in to see what they had. I already told my daughter we were going back together on our next Wednesday off. The owner was very sweet. We talked about our blogs and she was kind enough to give me some helpful hints and websites to go to. If you want to see her shop blog go to www.mysticpaper.com/www.mysticpaper.blogspot.com.
All in all we had a wonderful five days of doing what we wanted or nothing at all. I can't wait till our next vacation. But this time it'll be in White Bear, MN. I have to start finding the shops I want to visit. If any of you know of some good places to go to please let me know. And of course we can't for get. Coach and I have been married nine years now, this past Thursday. Like other couple we had our ups and downs. But I can say we are very happy to be together. I can't wait to see what the next nine years will be like. He's the best! It's Sunday night and time to get ready for Monday morning! Can't wait to be able to get back here. Hope you all have a great week.

Question of the day

March 17;What was the last activity have you tried?
March 18;In three words, describe your spirituality.

Question of the day

March 15; What do you want to talk about today?
March 16; What do you want to buy?

Question of the day

Sorry I didn't get the questions of the day to you. So we'll start today and go backwards.
March 14;If you could acquire a talent(without any extra effort), what would it be?
March 13; What is your favorite thing to do on a Sunday morning?
March12; write down a new fact you  recently learned.
March 11; What sound effect are you most like today?
March 10; A chore you ignored today___________.

The staycation.

So much to my dismay, I have to go back to work tomorrow. I have to say, this was a great staycation, as my husband keeps calling it.
Dinner was wonderful on Saturday with my in-laws. I had the baked ziti, which I had never had before. Amazing! My in-laws loved Pestos. Said they will eat there again when they come back next fall. They will be going back to White Bear, MN at the end of April. We'll miss them loads. But will get to see them this summer, as we have plans to visit them and my sister-in-law and her husband, before Coach has to go to football camp and practice starts.
Earlier in the day we went to the movies. We went to see "This Means War". Very funny even coach liked it. Funny though, I think we were the only two people laughing out loud.
On Sunday we went on our Hot Air Balloon ride. The whole ride out there I kept thinking that I should be scared. But I wasn't, it took a while for us to get going. It's been kinda windy around here, so we had to wait for a while. I think it was about eight when we watched the balloons being filled with hot air. Hopped (not gracefully) into the basket. And still no fear. I didn't even realize that we were going up. It's so smooth and quite. No bouncing or jaring movement at all. There were seven of us in our balloon. One being the piliot. He was a hoot! Very nice man. There was a young couple (med students) here from Nebraska. They were celebrating her birthday and have only been married for three months. While the husbands were helping roll up the balloon, she asked if we had any tips on marriage. Myself and the other lady with us asked "does he make you laugh?"  She said yes and I said there you go. The other couple was from Canada, here for the week, their first visit to Arizona. We gave them directions to the Mesa Swap Mart. Coach didn't understand why they would want to go to a swapmart of all places. I said that I would go to flea market's, thrift shops if I had the chance. I'm always looking for things I could use to craft with or fabric to make something with. He shook his head understanding then.
So after that I said we should go to the Coffee Shop to eat. The owner was on Cupcake Wars and won! After coffee and a egg and potatoe burrito. We were both ready for a shower and clean clothes. Boy! do you get dusty landing in a balloon in an hay field. I was disapointed that she didn't have any woopie pies on Sunday. She makes the best strawberry woopie pies you've ever had! Stop by if you get the chance.
So I'm sure Jet (our boxer) didn't understand why all weekend we kept coming and going. But he figured out that because of it he ws getting extra treats. You know he was taking advantage of that.
Showered and clean clothes on, we made our way to Scottsdale. They had their art festival going on this past weekend. Sooo many pretty thing's. We picked up a few business card's up of artist's we like. When the time's right, i'm sure we'll be making some phone calls to aquire some new art for the house. I'm going to end here for the night. Need to get ready for work. I'll see you tomorrow.

Vacation!

It was the longest seven hours ever. But work ended at 4pm today for me. And I now have the next five days off. Don't have to set the alarm!  Well maybe one night i'll need to. We will be going on a hot air balloon ride early sunday morning, 6:15 on the nose we will be drifting up to get a birds eye view of the valley. I can't wait. Have any of you done this before? I'll take lot's of pictures. One thing checked off the bucket list. Funny, I really hadn't started that list till now. I'm going to have to add more thing's to it.
We are also planning to go to a spring training game. Haven't done that in a while. Coach alway's gives me a hard time, because the last game I went to. Mark Grace tossed a ball to me. Lucky for me I turned just in time to catch it. You should of heard all the little ladys around me (the senior's love the spring training season). They were so excited. Don't think that will happen again, but it's still going to be fun to hear the bat's crack again. Thank's to my dad and the Tiger games, I enjoy waching( mostly talking and people watching) a good game.
We're having dinner with my in-laws tomorrow. I think a Pesto's. I LOVE that place. Great lemon blueberry martini's. There food is soooooo good. The owner's are the best, very lovely people. So I say if your ever in Chandler and find yourself on the corner of Ray Rd. and Dobson. Stop in and say hi and get the cheese platter and some wine, and sit back and enjoy.
Not sure what the rest of the week will hold for us. I think we'll just wake up and see what we feel like doing with the day. I'd like to try some new restaurants and do some junk hunting. Maybe I'll find the next plate and glass that need's to be made into a cupcake plate. Plus I need to find some thing's for the guest room's. I hope you all have a great weekend. I'm sure going to make a great effort at doing the same.

Question of the day

March 8th; What's the last song you listened to?
March 9th; A person you wanted to ignore today?

A bit windy around here.

Hello all! The last two day's have been very windy. Up to fifty miles an hour at times. And to our dismay we've had our first brush fire. It's been so dry around here, I can't remember the last time we had rain. Don't want to think what this summer is going to be like.
I've been a bit under the weather for the past week. I think this 60 to 80 degree weather we've been having hasn't helped a lot of us. Seem's every other person I know has been having issues. 
My son's wedding went off with out a hitch. Bride and groom looked very happy. They both have been busy with work. And when we last texted (cause that's what you do now) they also were not feeling well. Hope to see them and my grandson's soon.
Coach is busy with track at the moment. The good thing about track is he's home early. We actually eat dinner together. His trip to Vegas went well. But I think he missed me. He came home and said that he didn't think he'd be going back next year. I guess he liked listening to one of the coaches from UNLV. Said he was very interesting. So he's on spring break next week. I took a few day's off. I can't wait! It's also our 9th wedding anniversary next Thursday. It really feel's like we just got married. I can remember not to many years before that I figured I'd never marry again. And than there he was in those wrangler's. My roomate said I had to meet him. She was right. Thank's to her and my determination, we make each other very happy. And he never let's me forget that one of the reason's we're together is that he makes me laugh. There are day's I wish I never let him know that (not really). So he has it in his head that for our anniversary we need to go on a hotair ballon ride. I've never been in one before. Kinda of thought of it, one of those bucket list thing's. I'll let you know what happens.
Now it's time for the question of the day. Ready? It's not a good idea to  experiment with_____________.  Fill in the blank. I haven't come up with an answer yet. There's so many thing's you could write in that blank.
I hope you all had a good day. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a great Thursday!

Question of the day

My daughter gave me a Q & A book last year for my birthday. So everyday I write the answer to the question. I thought I'd start asking you the question. It makes you think a little. So here's todays question: Who's your nemesis?
So I'll be back tommorrow. See you than with the ?