Saturday, Baxter had his first groom in Arizona at his new daycare/groomer/puppy resort, Malinda's Pampered Pets. He looks so cute! Here is an updated picture:
I can't believe my baby is 2!
We had the opportunity to meet Malinda, get a tour of the facility, sit with Heidi his new groomer, and get him all set up for next weekend when we will be travelling to Michigan. Everyone in the facility is very professional, very loving to the puppies, and considerate of Baxter's individual needs (Heidi noticed and was very careful of the paw he favors - the one that had gotten hurt last year). His cut is actually better than the one he received back home (not as shaved looking), and price was very comparable to Troy.
While Baxter was getting groomed, Matt and I looked at houses. We found a few more to place on the radar. We also heard from Diane. We are not hearing about all the showings any longer because of the time difference (and we have given her approval to just show without calling), but she said that there is still a lot of activity. The one woman that saw our home a few weeks ago is still interested, but no offer yet. We just continue to pray.
Saturday evening we headed over to Scottsdale to the Culinary Arts Festival. One of Matt's faternity brothers lives in Scottsdale, and he invited us to join him and his friends to the festivities. We had such a great time! We met everyone at his house and then rode our bikes down to Scottsdale proper where the festival was held. We sampled some really good (real) Mexican food, lots of home made beers, and ended the night with a treat from The Melting Pot. Everyone made us feel so welcome and part of the group. We look forward to hanging out with them again soon.
Sunday we took a drive through the Apache Trail. The Apache Trail was originally a stagecoach trail that ran through the Superstition Mountains. It was named the Apache Trail after the Apache Indians who originally used this trail to move through the mountains. Here is a little history (for you, Dad - cause I know you love this stuff like me!):
The State of Arizona, under the leadership of Governor George P. Hunt in 1919, decided to build a transportation link between Phoenix and the cities of Globe and Miami. Governor Hunt wanted to open the Globe and Miami copper industry to the Phoenix market. The only road in 1919 linking these two important economic centers was the Mesa-Roosevelt Road (Apache Trail) or the long rail route through Tucson, Bowie and Safford. The Apache Trail was not an efficient roadway for moving goods from place to place. The roadway originally was built as a haul and service road for the construction and maintenance of Roosevelt Dam.
For the most part the Apache Trail was a single lane road with occasional pull outs; however the roadway fascinated tourists who visited the area.
In 1919, there were several stations along the Apache Trail that serviced the tourist making the long journey by way of motorcar. There was Government Well, Mormon Flat, Tortilla Flat, Fish Creek Lodge and Snell's Station between Mesa and Roosevelt Dam. The completion of the Phoenix-Globe Highway through Superior in May of 1922 completed the famous Circle Route that allowed drivers of automobiles to circumnavigate the entire Superstition Wilderness Area, an almost road-less region.
Our tour ended with a trip up to the indian ruins of the Salado people. With erosion carving out recesses in a layer of siltstone partially exposed on the hillside, the floors of these alcoves were littered with debris from the ceiling. Bonding rocks with mud, the Salado constructed apartment-style dwellings adequate for sleeping, storage, cooking, and protection. The pueblo now called the Lower Cliff Dwelling consisted of 16 ground floor rooms, three of which had a second story.
It was an amazing 5 hour drive! Make sure you check out the photos to the left. The trip took our breath away. With every turn in the road, you saw different colors, different shadows, different rock formations and different bodies of water. It was just so pretty...God's hands at work to remind us how much he eternally loves each and every one of us!
We finished our weekend with a nice chat with the kids and a dip in the hot tub. Another great weekend!! We are really looking forward to heading back to Michigan this week to see the kids, and spend some time with the family.
Today was my first (quite long) day of work without the person I replaced. I have A LOT of work, and a big learning curve, but it was nice to be on my own. I got a phone call today that my car had come in, but it is getting serviced, so I will probably not receive it until next week...which is good because the Murano is quite dusty from our trek off road :-) They installed my tinted windows today (legal in AZ because of the sun), so I am sure it looks really nice.
It is 10:15 p.m. right now and it is still 85 degrees. Tomorrow it is forecasted to be 101!!!! It's starting to get Arizona summer hot :-) I love it!
Miss everyone...can't wait to see most of you this weekend. Only 5 more days!!
3 comments:
i'm glad you are having a good time and settling in nicely in AZ! love following your updates!
He you! Miss you lots! :-) How are you? Can I call you tonight and we can catch up?
yes!!! that sounds great.
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