Arizona Sun!

Fine.

I admit it. It says posted in March, but truth be told, I'm blogging retroactively from August 5th. Shame on me for having forgotten to post.

In March my colleagues and I flew to Arizona on business. While there we enjoyed work, fun, and the sun. :)

Photo Descriptions: 

1 - Airplane at Phoenix Skyharbor Airport

2 - Stained Glass at Phoenix Skyharbor Airport 

3 - Dessert Landscapes at the Buttes Resort

4 - The water slide at the resort (which I unfortunately didn't even go down)

5 - The Mesa Temple

6 - Me at the Mesa Temple

7 - Me at the Mesa Temple again :) 

8 - At Oreganos in Mesa, AZ (where I ran into a former graduate classmate, Holly, who works for the MIM)

9 - Another view of the pool at the resort

10 and 11 - Views of the Tempe Cemetary where I ran each morning

12 - Lounging at the pool after the a quick run 

13 and 14 - We visited Intel and saw some of their neat products and inventions

15 - Saw my beautiful grandmother, Ellen (can you believe she's almost 90?)

16, through 20 - Ate at Rustler's Roost in Phoenix where Heidi enjoyed the Cotton Candy because Ryan and I were off sweets for March

21 - A Saguaro skeleton at USAA (you have to have a permit to even move these, let alone have them as art)

22 through 25 - We visited the Musical Instruments Museum thanks to my friend Holly. It was wonderful and I can't wiat to get back. 

Photo Descriptions: 

1 through 9 - Dinner at La Racho Tia Rosa

10 - My wonderful friend Katie (who by the way is pregnant in this picture and you can't even see) and I (Fabio not pictured, he took the photo)

11 and 12 - Leaving the Buttes

13 - Tangerine Road in Oro Valley 

14 - The "A" in Tucson - where according to Nate, drug deals go down

15 - Eegee's -- making Tucson famous one unsuspecting customer at a time

16 - Boarding the plan

17 and 18 - Ariel view of the Grand Canyon (with snow and all)

19 - Home at last!

20 - Adrielle enjoying her new book, "Good Night Arizona"