As we were coming into the Arizona desert, I was wondering where all the iconic cacti were. I didn't see any and I had expected to see them all over. Then it was as if a line was drawn across the scenery. We went from no cacti to huge cacti everywhere! Some of them were seriously so huge! They are such strange looking plants!
Our awesome friends from Colorado, the Wastarts, were also there for the wedding so we booked our hotels together and got to play! We had a whole day open to explore. We went to downtown Scottsdale and walked along all the shops. We even stopped for ice cream at a cute little sweets shop.
Living in Utah has been disappointing when it comes to finding good Mexican food. We got a recommendation from the hotel staff for a Mexican restaurant and it ended up being delicious! Madilyn liked the salsa so much that at one point we caught her drinking it from the bowl! (It had a little kick to it, too!)
Jenn got married in the Mesa temple. It is a beautiful temple and we were happy we could be there. After the wedding we had a picnic lunch outside. Jenn made the comment that she loved the beautiful spring weather......um, say what? It was 104 degrees outside! If that is beautiful spring weather, I am sure glad we were not there in the summer! I was not made for heat! Bring me snow any day!
The reception was in Prescot which was a lot cooler and more of a mountain area. Madilyn had fun dancing and kept asking me if she could "give the princess a hug!" That's right, Jenn was a princess! We stayed the night in the hotel that the reception was at and our room looked like a condo rather than a hotel room. We had one more night of fun with the Wastarts before heading home the next day.
Earlier in May.......
Lucas and I went to a show called Cavalia. It was basicaly Cirque De Sole with horses. It was an amazing show and we really enjoyed it! We even had fun talking with the couple who sat next to us. At one point in the show the stage was flooded with water and the horses danced in the water.! The tickets were expensive (but worth it) and I think it is because of all the advertising costs they had. I am pretty sure they rented every available billboard in the area! There were about 20 billboards advertising for it just in the stretch of I-15 between Spanish Fork and Orem (about a 15 min drive).
