I always feel the need to pronounce Phoenix as Phō Nix. So, that is how it will be spelled for the duration of this post.
I can't believe I haven't written this post sooner, but better late than never, right? Well, in early January, I flew to Phō Nix. My sister, brother-in-law, and niece were already there and we figured it would be a good meeting point/vacation. So, I stayed with them for a few days at a resort north of Phō Nix. It was lovely, the weather was pleasant, and Arizona is a beautiful place. The sights were not the highlight of my trip. This was the highlight of my trip:
I can't believe I haven't written this post sooner, but better late than never, right? Well, in early January, I flew to Phō Nix. My sister, brother-in-law, and niece were already there and we figured it would be a good meeting point/vacation. So, I stayed with them for a few days at a resort north of Phō Nix. It was lovely, the weather was pleasant, and Arizona is a beautiful place. The sights were not the highlight of my trip. This was the highlight of my trip:
My niece, Lily has the best giggle in the world. She is one of the most expressive little girls ever and she has so much focus, it's amazing! She will pick up a wooden block and she will focus on it, figure it out. She won't just stare at it, she will read it. I've never seen a child with as much focus as Lily. Gosh, I love that little girl. Here are some more pictures of her:
As it always is, it was great to see these wonderful folks. I look forward to seeing them again... hopefully sooner rather than later. I only got to see them for a couple days, but that wasn't the end of my trip.
After they left, I went to stay with one of my good friends from high school. I spent a couple hours on the road and drove from north of Phō Nix to much further south. She is somewhat new to Arizona, so we took the chance to go see some touristy things that had nothing to do with Phō Nix. The first day of tourism, we went to Black Canyon. I'll be honest, there is no black canyon. I looked. I asked. There is no black canyon. Doesn't mean we didn't have fun! We drove up into the "mountains" and I got to see snow for the first time in a long time. We spent a lot of time driving that day. We got a lot of funny looks and did some "off-roading". We have many amusing strings of photos.
After they left, I went to stay with one of my good friends from high school. I spent a couple hours on the road and drove from north of Phō Nix to much further south. She is somewhat new to Arizona, so we took the chance to go see some touristy things that had nothing to do with Phō Nix. The first day of tourism, we went to Black Canyon. I'll be honest, there is no black canyon. I looked. I asked. There is no black canyon. Doesn't mean we didn't have fun! We drove up into the "mountains" and I got to see snow for the first time in a long time. We spent a lot of time driving that day. We got a lot of funny looks and did some "off-roading". We have many amusing strings of photos.
Our next day of tourism led us to Wickenburg, AZ which is the home to a bunch of very amusing statues. I don't mean to say that the statues themselves are amusing, but the pictures we took with them are.
Good times. I'm really glad I got to see everyone, and I had some great times. I took lots of pictures, and you can find them on my Arizona photo page.
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