Wow...I never realized how much i missed home....until I went home for a weekend. Last weekend Julian and I decided that we would visit Phoenix for his birthday. So we left on Friday, the 30 of July and came home August 2. Lets start at the beginning.
Julian and I started our drive at 6 pm to Phoenix. So not only was most of our drive at night but Julian was going on little sleep (so guess who did most of the driving...) and it was POURING rain! It was so bad at times that we could not se
e three feet in front of
the car. Lots of prayers were said in that drive....At one point we hit something that took of the front bumper of the car. And we also witnessed a semi truck accident. Don't worry, no one was hurt...besides the semi truck. lol So we finally made it safe to Phoenix at 12:30 at night. We were so tired that we were just ready to sleep. Julian and I then discovered another secret that the electricity was shut off at the apartment
. I don't know how many of you have tried to sleep in an 87 degree house but its MISERABLE! Julian...being Julian, was able to sleep through it but I managed about 45 minutes of sleep.
We then woke up and began the second half of our journey up to our home town, Holbrook. We were so happy once we finally made it. and I didn't think i would ever say this about Holbrook, but it was BEAUTIFUL up there!! It rained every single day while we were there. This thus led to GREEN in Holbrook! Who knew green was even possible in Holbrook!
Saturday was one of the greatest days I have witnessed in my best friends life. Her, now fiance, proposed to her!! And I got to help!!! Ben planned an entire scavenger hunt for her, which eventually led her to Taco Bell. Now taco bell has always been Alix's and I's spot. So the last clue led her to Taco Bell where I was waiting. Of course, by now Alix is on to me(or so she thinks...) and thinks thatI have planned this entire scavenger hunt. So I played it off. I acted as if I planned this entire thing for us and we were going on a day trip. I took her to a hiking trail that Ben had picked and it was beautiful!! It was just outside Sedona. We get to this beautiful bridge and Alix LOVES bridges. So of course she goes skipping to the bridge but stops a couple of seconds later. She had spotted Ben at the end of the bridge. So he proposed and everything was great but was about to get much better! She turned around again and her mom and sister along with my mom-in law. They were there for her proposal and got it all on tape!!! It was perfect and I am so happy for her.
For the past couple months, I have slowly been falling in love with photography. So in light of this beautiful weekend, I asked Ben and Alix if I could take their first engagement pictures. They agreed and I was so excited.
The pictures turned out beautifully and I have fallen farther in love with it. So it may be something I continue to pursue. :)
Anyway the rest of the weekend was spent at church on Sunday which was also wonderful. It was great to see everyone at the church! Then Monday we drove home. So that was Julian and I's eventful trip home fo
r his birthday. Happy Birthday hubby!!!
