Gettin' The Crazy Out

With Bambino dos on the way, Ryan's 30th birthday last month and our Anniversary next month, Ryan and I decided we deserved a kid-free vacation. A little time to sleep in, relax and enjoy some tantrum/potty training/ food cutting- free time together. We didn't want to spend a lot of money, but we definitely wanted to go somewhere warm. Another requirement was that we wanted to see something we had never seen before. Our final destination? Phoenix, AZ (warm and cheap...er) with a little road trip to the Grand Canyon (something great we had never seen before. It is, after all, one of the new seven wonders of the world according to wikipdeia and USA Today).

Some how I convinced the grand-parental people to fly in and play with the Sadester for a week while we journeyed westward. (THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!) I was not worried in the least bit. On Monday morning, our day of departure, I told Sadie we were leaving and she said, "Ok, mom. Bye! See you soon."

Sweet! And we were off!

We spent 3 days in Scottsdale dining, pool-side lounging, and movie going. I think we may have been the youngest people inhabiting that town by at least 30 years. I guess it is true that you get wiser with age because it seems like a pretty good life to me.

Somewhere around day 2 1/2 I declared to Ryan, "I don't feel crazy any more!" which I guess he either understood or agreed with because all I got in response was a smile. One does get that way after a certain number of times viewing Dora the Explorer, you know. Luckily the remedy is a little more sleep than usual, a lot more sunshine than usual and remembering some past times that I almost forgot I enjoyed: reading, biking, spending time with the hottest guy ever...

A break for some pics:

So, after 3 great days of sunshine we road tripped it to the Grand Canyon.
Miles driven: about 250 (about a 4 hour drive)
Average rating of all the restaurants in town: 1. Trip Advisor suggests McDonald's as the best place to eat.
Color of our hotel: Pink. Never trust a pink hotel...
Weather conditions upon awakening the next morning: blizzard
Grand Canyon entrance fee: $25
Forest Ranger response when asked about the viewing conditions: "Very little..."
Our spectacular views of the Grand Canyon:

It was FREEZING!!!! Oh, and completely fogged in. None was the exact amount we saw of the Grand Canyon. We had a good laugh, went and saw the IMAX film to figure out what we had missed and then we high tailed it back to the land of old people and sunshine.

Loved the vacation. Loved the sleep. Loved the company. I even loved the Grand Canyon.
Loved coming home. Sadie smiled ear to ear for about 15 minutes straight when we got home. I am glad to know she missed us just a little bit.

So, I feel like I got all my crazy out... just in time for it to start all over again. Bring on the toddler, bring on the baby, bring on the Dora. I (think) I can handle it now.