My Fab Weekend

The sun us up
the sky is blue
it's beautiful
and so are you
dear prudence
won't you come out to play?

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Man, it is so beautiful in AZ! I'd forgotten what a sonoran spring looks like (gorgeous) and I'm in love. Flowers in the desert! 75 degrees, sunny with a light breeze! Sign me up! When I got off the plane and put on my sunglasses I almost cried.

My trip down here on Saturday was lovely. I left my house in Livingston at 5:34am and drove to Billings. I parked the Honda at the Sleep Inn and called the yellow cab to pick me up at about 7:50am and drop me at the airport at 8:15-ish. It took me about 15 minutes to check in and get thru security, so I had an hour until my plane started boarding. I went to a cafe and had an orange and a croissant and read my Family Fun magazine. By the time I read the whole thing, it was time to line up at gate B4 and catch my flight to Mesa. It took a while, but we were in the air by 10:20am Montana time. I took my seat by the window and waited for the other 2 passengers to come. It turned out to be a father and son from Livingston (the Murphys), and it was the son's first flight, so I traded seats with him. He was so cute--they were really nice and made the trip pleasant.

We landed in Mesa at noon, which was 11 Mesa time. Sam picked me up about 10 minutes later and we drove out to Ahwatukee to Lisa's house. We wished her stepson Joey a happy 13th birthday, and then we all met Dad Layton and Becky at Mimi's Cafe for lunch. It was such a nice visit with them--we had delicious food and such a nice time talking. We parted ways and Sam and I headed down to Tucson to help Kristen get things ready for Owen's post-blessing dinner and Papa Bill's 84th birthday. I rocked Owen for 2 hours while Kris and Sam arranged her parents' house for the festivities. It was so sweet to sit in the Devers' gorgeous garden-of-eden backyard, watching the sun set over Pusch Ridge, snuggling my sweet baby nephew to sleep.

At about 8:30 pm, Sam drove me down into the valley to the Grandparents' house to sleep over. It was a sweet homecoming--so nice to sit in the quiet and chat with the g'rents on Grandpa's birthday eve. We chatted for a couple of hours, then went to bed. I slept in my old bedroom, on the Jenny Lind beds with the windows open. It was a perfect night's sleep! Little birds woke me up for church at 7:30am, but I went back to bed for another hour and a half! HOORAY! Best sleep ever! I went to the grandparents' sacrament meeting, then home for a little rest before we headed back to the Devers' for the baby blessing/dinner. It was so very sweet! Kristen's grandma, sister, and other extended family came, and all of my mom's siblings came, plus our sister Lisa, cousin Dave, Dad and Becky Layton and Aunt Maxine. The circle of blessing was HUGE, and the party was sweet. I hope Grampy had a good day--there was a whole lotta love in the room!

I am just hangin' out with Sam and Kris, ready to head back down to Gram & Gramp's house. I am so looking forward to another great night of sleep. I think I will feel so much better when I go home to see my babies...YAY! Thanks, Rich, for letting me come, and to all my amigas who are helping him with the kids this week. I am having a wonderful time, but I miss you guys like crazy! Hugs! (fotos coming soon)...