Anniversary and Labor Day

Hello!

So what's new for us?
Well, not lots BUT...we did have a couple fun experiences that we wanted to share.

August 20th was our 3 year anniversary already! Can you believe it's seriously already been 3 years since we were first married? Cause we can't! Time really flies when you're having fun...and yet at the same time, it almost feels like we've been married all along. It's starting to become difficult for me to remember what it was like before married life.  And it's funny to think that once we have kids, it will probably be difficult to remember how it is now. Or at least that's what our friends with kids tell us. I guess we'll just take their word for it. :)

So, to celebrate our anniversary, me and Jason wanted to do something new and fun. We knew that we hadn't really experienced much of Phoenix yet so there were plenty of options. So I went looking online and found a few things to do, but what really struck a chord with me was dinner and a show at the Arizona Broadway Theater. And just our luck, the show we would be seeing, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" still had about two more performances before it would leave!

Now you might not believe this, but Jason is secretly a bit of a theater nerd. And so am I. And we both LOVE that show.  So we got tickets for dinner and a show! It was a nice, somewhat fancy place.  And the food was delicious!

This is how close we were to the stage! We had a great view. 

Failed attempt to get a picture of ourselves and the poster...but
at least you can see most of it :)

So, shortly after celebrating our anniversary, we also both had labor day off.  We decided to try out one of many hiking spots in Arizona.  The particular place we hiked at was in the Superstition Mountains, on the hieroglyph trail.

It was pretty hot this morning. We left at about 6:45 am and got there around 7:30 and it was already toasty. We were both pretty hot right before we got to the edge of the mountain, but when we got within the shadow of the mountain, we were amazed at how cool and almost moist the air felt!

Hiding from the sun in the shadow of the mountain, it felt so good!

As we continued our hike, we soon learned why the air felt almost moist.  There was a waterfall/stream alongside the trail.  Now, in this case, I am using the term ''waterfall" quite liberally, but I guess for Arizona, the fact there is any naturally occurring water at all is a shocker on its own. So, yes, I will call it a waterfall, even if it is a pathetic one at that! 

AZ's version of a waterfall

Standing next to the top of the waterfall

At this point, Jason and I couldn't see any petroglyphs, so we decided to try climbing a few other spots to see if we could find anything.  What's kind of funny about this is if you look closer at this picture, you can actually see some of the petroglyphs in the background.  They just weren't as obvious on this hike as they had been at other places we had hiked to. 

The view from the top :)

Finally, after reexamining the area around the top of the waterfall, we found the petroglyphs! Jason took over my role and started taking pictures and I started running away from all the bees that were confusing my tye-dyed t-shirt for a bright colored flower. Man, we make a great team. 

Fun collage to sum up our little hike trip

Overall, it was a pretty fun day! Later that day, Jason went golfing with our friend Adam and then later that night, we hit up IHOP for dinner with Adam and Kirsten and played some board games.  

We sure love it here in AZ and are looking forward to future adventures and our chance to share them with everyone! Peace.

J&J