Vacation Getaway Part 2

While I was in Arizona, I got the opportunity to visit Sedona. It's one of the prettiest places I have ever seen before. The scenery is gorgeous and the mountains with red rocks are breath taking. I would highly recommend this place to anyone. It's definitely something you would want to see sometime in your life. Even though it was colder than Phoenix, I had a great time with Zach and his family.

On our way to Sedona, we stopped at an Amish restaurant. It was delicious!!! It didn't look like much from the outside but the food sure did make up for it. You could tell it was a "hot spot" because it was packed inside with all the locals. I ordered a club sandwich and it was the best I've ever had.

We stayed at a resort called Enchantment. I have never stayed at a resort before and it was amazing! The place was very quiet and relaxing. Enchantment had everything you could possibly need...pools, hot tub, restaurants, spa and many other luxuries. The rooms were beautiful and so clean! They each had a fire place to make your stay even more cozy. And the view from our balcony was stunning as well.

Mrs. M wanted to wanted us to get the full experience while we were there. She let us pick one thing we really wanted to do. Amanda, Zach's brothers girlfriend, and I decided to get a massage. My massage pick was the Docha Body Wrap and it was the best massage I had ever had. The massage felt amazing and after they rubbed a wonderful scent in my skin to make it softer. It was awesome!!! We decided to have a relaxing night after our pampering so we all ordered food in, watched movies and played cards.

The next morning, we got up before sunrise and went up in a hot air balloon. Since I hate to fly I was kind of unsure about this. I knew it was something I wanted to do but didn't know how well I would handle it. We got to see the crew blow up the hot air balloon and get everything ready for us. Once we were in the air the view was incredible and we were able to watch the sunrise while in the balloon. The highest we went was 1,800 ft and it's one of the most fascinating things I've ever had the oppertunity to do. It really wasn't scary at all, so for those of you who hate to fly I definitely think you could do it. :)

After we got off the balloon the balloon crew had a wonderful breakfast ready for us. There was fruit, muffins, and my favorite - mimosa's. The morning couldn't have been any better. I was with great company and experiencing new things.

This was a great vacation and I am so thankful the M family included me. If anyone has the opportunity to go to Arizona, definitely go! It's magnificent and you'll really appreciate the natural beauty Arizona has to offer.

Hope everyone had a great week! Happy Friday!!!

Love Always,
Alaka

Vacation Getaway Part 1

Hello Friends,

I am sorry for my leave of absence. I have been vacationing with Zach and his family in Arizona. I never had an interest to go to Arizona, but we went to visit his grandfather who I adore. My opinion of Arizona quickly changed when I realized how beautiful it is there.

Zach's grandfather (Grandpa M) is one of the most amazing people I have ever met and I love getting to spend time with him. I was so excited to get an invitation to come and visit his new home. Grandpa M has been a widow for almost 2 years now and loves when family and friends come to see him. You could see the joy in his eyes light up when we finally arrived. While we were there he felt the need to entertain us and made us feel right at home. I enjoyed all the meals he made, our conversations, laying around outside, picking grape fruit, me and him dancing together, and being around his loving personality. I wish everyone could have the chance to meet him, but I at least hope everyone has someone like him in their life.

While in Phoenix we had the opportunity to visit Scottsdale. It was awesome!!! The town was awesome and filled with great restaurants and shopping. Oh...how I love to shop! They had a Nordstrom Rack that was filled with my favorite brands: Tory Burch, Trina Turk, Kate Spade and many more. Let's just say it was a successful shopping spree! Mrs. M (Zach's Mom) loves to take me shopping since she has two boys and never got to shop/buy for girls. She always insists that I try stuff on and then she'll buy her favorite piece I tried on. I feel terrible when she does this because she'll never let me buy anything. I'm always thankful and we have a great time. She just really enjoys going shopping with someone that's not a male.

In Phoenix, we enjoyed the wonderful company of Grandpa M, laying out in the sun, shopping, and the hot tub where we'd chat about our day. It was a great time and I was sad to say good bye. I had to hold back the tears when the time came to leave because I didn't want this wonderful time to end. Grandpa M just touches my heart more and more when I'm around him.

I also went to Sedona, AZ and will blog about that journey next :)

Love Always,
Alaka