bringing colorado to arizona.

I have a new hobby...  Trying to find ways to bring everyone I love to live here in Arizona.  This is proving to be somewhat difficult.  However, I did make some some progress over the last couple of months by having several of the future AZ residents come visit their home.

First, there was the infamous, one and only Jenny Jones.  Her arrival couldn't have been more perfectly timed as I was incredibly homesick that week.  As the weather was crummy (it DOES, contrary to popular belief, Snow in Arizona), we spent the time chatting and catching up on life.  Jenny and my life have this awesome/weird way of aligning, in that, we generally experience the same life occurrence one right after the other.  It is kind of hard to explain, but it is like we are living the same life, just one or the other of us is a little bit ahead.  Therefore, you can see why it is important for us to check in with each other because it is like being able to see your future.  We are just kind of cool like that.  :)

Yay for Polaroid pictures!  Note the amazingly awesome manicures that we got!

Jenny, I miss you SO much.  BUT, we are in the final stages of purchasing your home which, conveniently, is right next door to our house.  Yay!

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Next to visit was my older brother, Brian.  It was so much fun to have him here!  Just like the good ol' days, we went hiking... we just weren't wearing the dorky "desert hats" and tall socks that mom and dad used to make us wear on our excursions back in the day.

The West Fork Trail and Mormon Canyon.  Beautiful.

Favorite.  But, where is Franz??

I even went so far as to marry Brian off in hopes of keeping him here.  It didn't work...yet.  :)

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Finally, the baby brother, Jared, stopped by on his way to fame and glory in California.  It was a very brief visit which, unfortunately, did not include any picture taking.  But we ate a In-N-Out so, all in all, it was a successful visit.  I heart you, little 'mano.

All of these visits had 3 things in common:  1.  In-N-Out.  2.  Amazing people that I love more than words can express.  3.  Crying when the above mentioned returned to Colorado and I stayed here.

Now, back to CraigsList where I'll continue to find everything (and them some) I need to help expedite the process of getting everyone to move down to the AZ... 

keeping up with the joneses

Jennah and Nate came to visit a couple of weekends ago!  It was so great to see them.  It was a fun weekend full of hiking, exploring downtown Prescott and Jerome, trying out the local brewery, and getting a Mani/Pedi (just to clarify...that last one was just Jennah and I).

I didn't have my camera with me during our first hike at the Granite Dells along Willow Lake.  This is unfortunate because this is where Ice Bocce Ball was invented which, as it turns out, is an incredibly difficult and addicting sport.  I expect to see it in the next Winter Olympics.

However, the next day, I did have my camera as we drug Nate and Jennah to the exact thing they were trying to get away from when they came down from Colorado... Snow.  We headed up to Sedona and I can, FINALLY, say:  "The West Fork Trail?  Yeah.  Been there.  Done that."  And it was beautiful!  And, covered in snow.

This is the brilliance behind Ice Bocce Ball.

Yay for the West Fork Trail!

Since their visit, I have adopted two new favorite past times:  1.  Ice Bocce Ball.  I'm hoping to represent the US at those Olympics.  2.  Looking at local outpatient ortho PT jobs for Jennah, so that they can move to AZ.  :)