Finally...last trip to report on! My sister Tara and her family moved down to Arizona a few months ago. She is the second of my sibs to head out of state - look at the trend I started! 
I remember how tough it was for us when we moved out here, so I thought it would be nice for both of us to spend some time together. Plus, it was my niece's (who is also my godchild) 13th birthday, and I thought it would be fun to get to celebrate with her!
I got in late Saturday afternoon, so we just spent a quiet evening in catching up and chillin' around the dinner table. On Sunday, we drove up north a little ways to visit to monuments - Montezuma's Well and Toozigut. Both of these were the living places of the ancient Sinagua Indians. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and helped to make spending time outside all the more enjoyable. Here are a couple of pictures of the ruins:
Monday was my niece, Christina's birthday so we girls pampered ourselves at the salon and got manicures and pedicures.
Afterwards, we swung by the school my sister teaches at, and then we stopped at my beloved Swensen's on the way back to the house. Mmmm....ice cream!
That evening Christina opened her presents and we enjoyed some delicious cake! Because everyone had to be up and out early the next morning (except me, my flight was in the afternoon), we said our goodbyes that evening and turned in.
Since I had the house to myself (along with the dogs!) on Tuesday before leaving for my flight, I kept myself busy by baking cookies and brownies so that the Beckers had nice treats to come home to. Reports indicate that the treats were a huge hit! Whee!
And now I can breathe a sigh of relief at being home and staying put until Christmas travel comes upon us. Don't get me wrong - the traveling and vacationing has great been fun! But still, it's always nice to be at home and in your own bed.
(ETA: Link to pictures of AZ trip.)
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