"We can go to the tropics, sip pinacolda..."

I got my "passaporte" in the mail yesterday :) I know I'm basically 30 now but I've NEVER owned a passport! I'm excited. We've planned a trip so I'll finally have the need for one. I think I'm growing up...or else my pocketbook is & the # of spontaneous friends. So now the real question...which passport cover to I buy? lol

In South-Western AZ...today was a good day.

F-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c. That's what word I'll use to describe today. We came to visit my sister this weekend in Golden Valley, AZ.  Thanks to one of her mother in laws, we were able to partake in the ever-so-scenic Sky Walk on the west side of the Grand Canyon (on the Hualapi Rez). The day included:

-The Skywalk (glass bridge 10 feet over a side slot of the grand canyon.

-Free t-shirts for us Hualapi's :)

-Helicopter tours

-Boat ride on the Colorado

-and free cake, peach cobbler, and other delicious food.

Not to mention the company was great (me, Leni, my sisters family, Ava and Wynn and family). These are only the couple pics I took with my phone. The rest that I took with my camera Jo uploaded on facebook. Anyways, it was fantastic and we had sooooo much fun. You should check it out if you're ever in the area!

Here's a short video of The Skywalk:

Sad Face Day ):

So, after 18:49 min. phone conversation, this was still their conclusion:

"We apologize, but we don't have a rack fit for your vehicle.
Our Fit Technicians
have scratched their heads over this and they don't easily admit defeat, but
unfortunately your car is "unYakable". "

So...what does that mean for my bike, ski, and cargo racks? Risk using the '06' model Q-Clips? Or spend another $300 for a Thule mounting system? Or perhaps trade in my car? Humm...decisions, decisions...

Tomorrow's Earth Day!

Hope you celebrate accordingly! Perhaps I'll ride the bus...which reminds me. One should be cautious about taking random stroll for cereal and milk and hoping on random buses looking for a grocery store. I ended up miles from the hotel and encountered...

1. High as a kite old man, who spat at me as he slurry his speech when asking for bus change. SCARY.

2. Some busted up dude who walked past me, blood dripping down one cheek while the other side was all purple with eye swollen shut. Obviously a recent beating...

3. A bus driver who told me that this part of town use to be really bad and was the place all drug dealers use to live.

4. A hours wait and 3 diff. bus changes to get myself back to the hotel (not to mention the mile walk to and from the bus stop).

Whew! Anyways, so the $1.50 I spend on an all day bus fare (discounted by the same bus driver aforemention) didn't seem so worth it after all. But it was an expirence. And I did have time to picture myself as a carless, single mother who'd have to leave the house to travel to the store by bus to buy her kids breakfast...very exhausting. So props to all you who've mastered this mode of transportation. It has though, made me decided that I should try to ride the bus to work every now and then...guess I'll have to blog about that to when it happens :)

I'm in PHX

This weekend has been all about family, family, and more family. I flew in Thurs. night and have since been all around PHX area and up to Flag. I'm currently with the babe while her parents are out for dinner. I was able to meet up with my parents as well as other family members for breakfast (I'll post pics later). I was also able to see shinuli while in Flag. She looks like she's doing well and she's still my hero. She'll be 100 this June. Her cute sisters in the same home, 102 :) All I could understand from her was, "Shijekalh" aka "I can't hear well." Anyways...Monday means back to the daily grind.

peace