"Life is like a box of chocolates..."

This last weekend I had the opportunity to go visit Mesa, AZ. As usual the trip was too short and I am left missing Mesa. I had a lot of fun though! Mom, Thomas, and I left Friday afternoon and got in about 9:30pm. We met Beckie and Brian and their softball game. Don Greenley came and met up with us and we all went out to Denny's for dessert. Thomas's Grandma Chicken financed the gas to get down there so that she could see him. It was all a suprise to Thomas. It was so funny to watch his face as he turns and glances at this woman kind of invading his space to sit down at the booth behind him...he turns back and looks at us and a split second later recognition hits...he swirled back around completely shocked at who was actually standing behind him. The whole thing was priceless...I really wish we had had a video camera to really catch the essense of the moment! Saturday we woke up and Mom, Beckie, Don, and I went to lunch at Olive Garden. It was nice and fun and Don picked up the bill and in an effort to keep mom from taking the check and trying to pay he stuffed it in his mouth and then pretended to drink water out of an empty wine glass that when he set it down broke in half...it was all rather entertaining. Beckie then went to her vb tournament she was coaching at and Mom and I went to see Don's new house, its very nice...or will when he's finished remodeling it. We then went over to Jill Carol's bridal shower. I can't believe I used to babysit her for her Grandparents back in Forks!! Now here she is all grown up and getting married. I'm so excited for her! After the Bridal Shower I left mom to stay with the Groscosts and went off to meet up with Cera. In talking and catching up I learned of a grand opportunity that I'm working on checking into. After visiting with her for a bit I went to meet up with Brian at a birthday party for his sister. We then went to his brother's ward talent show where the Phoenix Suns Dunk Team performed!! It was amazing and we were so close it was nuts!!!! (Coby and Trent...Brian's brothers....are on the dunk team) It was amazing to watch!!!!! Beckie finally met up with us there and then we went back to the party to play games, then to Brian and Beckie's where we watched Step Up 2 and went to bed. Sunday I learned all about Wii Fit! It was soooo much fun! We played until it was time to get ready for church. After Sacrament Beckie and I left, I packed up my stuff and then we met Don at OREGANO'S!! One of my favorite restaraunts down in AZ! I of course had their turkey stuffed and we ended our meal with a Pzookie (half baked cookie with ice-cream on top...we always get 1/2 white chocolate macadamia nut and 1/2 chocolate chip. Then I said goodbye and went to pick up mom and Thomas. We ended up talking at the Groscosts for a bit before leaving, then we stopped off at Don's so mom and Thomas could say goodbye, and FINALLY at 9:59pm were on the road home again....arriving at our house at about 3am!! I had so much fun and miss Arizona so much! I can't wait to go back to visit again.