Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

Girls Getaway in Flagstaff

A friend of mine has a house on a golf course in Flagstaff. The deck off the back of her house over looking the San Francisco Peeks may be one of my most favorite places on earth.
Two weekends ago several of my friends and I went up and spent the weekend at Marie's house. What started out as my card club (there are 5 of us) blossomed into 10 women getting away for a fun filled weekend. Fortunately Marie had enough room for everyone.

So Friday after work we piled into our various cars and drove 2 hours north. And the temperature dropped by 20 degrees...yahoo!!!! Friday night we went out for dinner -- Olive Garden, where their grill was broken so they could only do sautee'd and baked dishes, hmmm. And then it was late night chatting on the gorgeous deck while we watched the practically full moon cross the sky.

At this point I must mention Marie's deck chairs. She has two of the MOST COMFORTABLE deck chairs I've ever had the privileged of sitting in. They are SOOOOOO comfortable and they have nice big ottomans to go with them. They contribute to the overall appeal of Marie's deck.

Saturday was Craft Day...all day. My card group - Serena, Rhonda, Camilla, Elizabeth and I - brought up our "anything-but-a-card-craft" and spent most of the day assembling, embellishing, cropping, decorating and in general just having a great time. All the other ladies just kicked back and relaxed.

Saturday night it was dinner down town and then back to the house for games.

Sunday morning I engaged in my favorite activity...about 6:30am I dragged a blanket outside with me, onto Marie's deck. The air was still crisp and cold. I snuggled up on one of the FABULOUS deck chairs with the last of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book and read and read and read. I was in heaven!! I was out there for a good 2 1/2 hours. I really could have been out there all day.Eventually we did have to leave :(. I can't wait till next time.

A Good Clean Move

So I helped a friend move into her new home this morning. It was actually the easiest move I've ever helped with.

My biggest nightmare when I hear someone ask, "Can you help me move?" is showing up to help and the person hasn't even started to pack. AGGHH!!! I just want to turn around and leave and say "call me when you're really ready to move."

Definitely not the case today. It took 3 of us (interesting how NONE of the priesthood showed up to help) about 15 minutes to load things in to 3 cars. Her roommates brothers came and loaded up a bed and dresser in to the back of their truck and we hauled everything over to my friend's new house and unloaded in 15 minutes.

That's my kind of move. It also inspired me to go home and clean my room.

Have a great Saturday!