Had a girls spa weekend in Scottsdale, AZ with Jackie and Elisa to celebrate Jackie's 18th birthday this past weekend. Ed was brave enough to take the kids for the whole weekend so I could have some relaxation time and remember what it's like to not hear my name 100 times/hour (thank you! thank you! thank you!!!) The weather was great and we spent time laying by the pool, eating out and getting massages. One morning we decided to go on a 1.3 mile "moderate" hike which we were thinking we could breeze through in 30 minutes. Wrong. It was a rocky trail up a mountain/canyon that just kept going up. Every time we thought we reached the summit, the trail would continue around a bend, mocking us with a steep rocky path that disappeared in the distance. In the end, we pushed through to the top. The view of the city below was stunning and worth the effort. The downhill was not as bad as we were anticipating and 2 hours from when we began, we made it to the bottom. I'd hate to see what the difficulty rating would be...
Thank you Elisa for having me join you guys. It was great to spend time together, especially before Jackie goes off to college. Oh, and anyone else who's reading this, don't ever see the movie "This is 40". It was my pick and it was the most depressing comedy I've ever seen.
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| What do you mean this isn't the summit??? |
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| Finally at the summit |
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