Baseball Paradise

We got back from AZ today after three days of sunshine, friends, baseball, margaritas, good food, and three nights of peaceful,uninterrupted sleep. We stayed the first night at the W Hotel in Scottsdale. It is a really modern hotel and definitely "too hip" for us (but it was really fun mocking the pretentiousness of the people around the pool (called, "Wet") and the pool bar (called "Shade"). That night we enjoyed what was quite possibly the smallest portion of food for dinner at a ridiculous price than we had ever experienced at Roku Sushi (in the hotel). 19 dollars for three scallops??? 7 dollars for two tempura shrimp? We felt like we were on candid camera. We actually went back to the room and ordered room service: french fries, dessert, and diet coke. (And I wonder why my treadmill workouts aren't working????) We had so much fun the first afternoon/evening just hanging out without the kids and laughing and talking while wandering the streets of Scottsdale in search of a drugstore (we forgot our sunscreen and 2 miles down the road we finally found a Walgreens) and hanging out drinking mojitos at "Wet".

The next day we met Sheila and Wayne downtown for the first of two baseball games. The weather couldn't have been any better. We even got to see Lincecum working out with Rigetti behind the ballpark before the game (that's him- ant-sized- in the above photo). It was so great to spend time with friends and catch up without herding the kids! No interruptions.... unheard of in our daily life!

The best part may have been that while we were in baseball paradise, the kids were being spoiled by Grandma Mary, Auntie Sue, and Nana. I don't think Jake and Tanner missed us at all! They played countless games of Uno and Old Maid and Go Fish and had Movie Night and sleepover night (complete with new jammies, of course!). The relationship the kids have with their Grandmas and Auntie Sue is so great. I love watching them together. It makes me so happy to see how much they adore my kids and how much my kids adore them.

We came back on Sunday to dinner having been prepared and weekly grocery shopping already done. There was a "Welcome Back Mom and Dad" sign that the kids created and handmade bookmarks for each of us.

We had an amazing time in Arizona and having time alone was wonderful, but there's nothing like going away to remind yourself how much you love being home.