Anyone who lives in place which experiences all four seasons knows that the winter season sometimes seems to drag on and on and we yearn for the day to be outside again and enjoy the sunshine and shirt sleeves. For a few years now we have talked about a winter vacation to a warm place so we decided to go to Arizona for a week. We had been there a few years ago and knew of some things we wanted to do and we could see Mark and Lavonna, Joseph and David all at the same time.
Our first full day there was Valentine's day. The day started out with breakfast at Cracker Barrel.
We drove to Tucson and went to the Desert Museum. Not much was blooming in the desert but we were able to see the raptor exhibit which was pretty cool. These are pictures of the Harris Hawks. They actually flew so close to us that they brushed the top of Dan's hat.
We attended a dinner theatre one night and enjoyed My Fair Lady along with a delicious meal. Another night we saw Hello Dolly which is one of my favorites.
Playing Rook is also an "Arms' family must" so we got a few games in. We played nice and both teams won a few.
We enjoyed the outdoors many days sitting by the pool and of course had some good food too. Spinoto's pizza was at the top of my list as well as Cheesecake factory. You can't go there without getting cheesecake. A trip to IKEA was enjoyed by Lavonna and I without the guys - much more fun that way. It was a restful and fun week.
We arrived back home just before a major snowstorm hit our area - reality has set in real fast. It was fun though while it lasted and we are looking forward to our own spring and summer. God is good to promise that spring and summer will always follow winter.
