Today wrapped up a wonderful seven days of Joe and Heather visiting us for a week in Phoenix! They decided a few months ago to come out for vacation and also run the PF Changs Marathon before Joe left for Africa in April for nine months. A couple months of talking and planning...and here they were!
They arrived Friday morning and we immediately headed to Matts Big Breakfast for, well, breakfast! This is a well known and popular breakfast spot in Phoenix with waits up to two hours. We got there, had a 5 minute wait, and they put us in the prep kitchen room. One that you normally have to reserve! While we were waiting and eating, the crowd grew and we could quickly see the wait build to over an hour. Granted, the food was delicious and homemade but I would not wait more than 30 minutes for a table there, personally. It was a great meal though for the five minute wait :)
Afterwards, we headed over to the Convention Center to attend the PF Changs Marathon Expo. At the Expo we explored all the booths and tried samples, got PF Chang gift cards, tshirts and just had fun. Afterwards, we grabbed drinks at Heritage Square then headed home.
Saturday was a lounge day and overall rest day to prep for the race. That night, Heather and I went to a painting class at the Art of Merlot in Scottsdale and painted Van Goghs "Wheatfields" What a beautiful painting...
Sunday was race day! Joe ran his fastest marathon time and Rob, Heather and I had fun running the Mini Marathon, which is 5.4 miles. That evening, we grilled steaks and relaxed.
Monday morning found us up and headed North to Flagstaff for the night. We hung out with Vicki and Jim, cousins of the McFarrens, and then stayed the night at a hotel in Flag that night.
Tuesday we spent the day exploring the Grand Canyon South Rim. It was such a beautiful day and we had so much fun!
Wednesday we had another lounge day and that night had a movie and game night. We went through three movies and finally crashed around 11pm.
Thursday, i had to head back to work but Joe and Heather headed to Gold Canyon Golf Resort for a night just to relax together.
Finally Friday rolled around and it was a sad day because Joe and Heather hopped a plane and headed back to Indiana. We had such a great time with them and makes me wish that we lived a bit closer. Lots of laughs and memories.
