So, I went down to visit George in good ol' Queen Creek, Arizona and... I LOVED it! I can't lie, I had doubts about it. But, George did a great job showing me around. I flew in Wednesday night and stayed through Sunday. It was magical. Ha! The first night (Wednesday) it was raining like crazy. The most insane lightning storm I've ever seen! It was beautiful, although quite frightening at the same time. On Thursday afternoon we went over to George's work and had a birthday lunch for Joe (one of George's co-workers/friend) and I got to meet the crew. We played the, "What Animal Do You Look Like" game. Umm.. what? Lol. George's dad Evan, started it off and went around the table and named off animals that people looked like. I was surprised that everyone was so okay with it. Everyone was laughing and finding it all humorous and so was I, until it was my turn.. a poodle or a giraffe? Really? Lol. Yup. It's true. I still don't get the poodle, maybe it was my hair that day. But, I can totally see the giraffe. What can I say? I have a long neck! Ha!
After lunch we went to Superstition Springs Mall and looked around for a bit. While we hanging out at Borders, Sienna called and George and I got to hear what gender baby she is having. I guessed a girl and George guessed a boy. And a cute little girl it will be. :) Congrats Ceec and Todd!! Not long after the great news we met up with George's parents for dinner, just across the street at The Cheesecake Factory. Mmm, mmm mmm... yummy!! :) I had a great time getting to know them. After we had dinner we went back to his parents house and I met his brothers. We also got to see their new calves. They were born just the night before in the insane storm the night before.
One of the highlights of the trip for me was going to GOLFLAND over in Mesa on Friday night. It was a lot of fun. It's basically a huge castle that has three different 18-hole put-put courses. It also has a racetrack, volleyball court, and a water park. Then there was an area called, "King Ben's Arcade" and it has 200+ video games and a Laser Tag center upstairs. We played at the arcade for a while and made some mad money off of the "Big Bass Wheel." It reminded me of what "The Price Is Right" wheel would have been like. My personal favorite was "Deal or No Deal." Instead of money, they put tickets in its' place. That was fun for me cause I love that show! We walked away with a Ring-Pop, Nerf football, an 8-ball, an Airhead, and probably something else that I can't remember. It was cheesy but seriously SO much fun! :)
After we quickly retrieved our prizes, we headed over to Joe and Karen's house for Joe's surprise party. When we got there we had pizza and cake. We played a little Mario on the Wii. That was fun. The little kids were kickin my butt though. In my defense though, I'd never played Mario on the Wii before. lol. After most people were gone, there were a few left who wanted to play Halo. So they did. I played for a little bit, but couldn't stick it out for very long before I got motion sick.
The next morning, we headed over to Sport's Chalet and bought Cardinal's shirts for the big game against the Saints later that afternoon. Sadly we lost. Not much else to say about that. :( After we watched Nacho Libre. Best movie ever! On Sunday we went to church, came back and had lunch. We watched The Pursuit of Happyness, and then took a much needed nap before we headed over to the parentals for dinner. Then... it was time for me to leave. Worst day of my life!! I hate that time. George took me to the airport and I cried. I'm such a baby. I had such a wonderful time though. I can't wait to do it again! :)
