The Coen Clan: Rockies and a trip to Arizona!

Last week my parents took the kids so Pat and I could have a girls weekend and boys weekend. I headed to Arizona to hang out with a good college friend whom I haven't seen in almost 4 years and Pat hung back to work on the basement and go hiking with a friend. The night before I flew out, we decided to take advantage of not having to pay a babysitter, and we headed to Denver for a Rockies game...of which I scored some pretty sweet seats. We sat behind the Rockies dugout, behind home plate and about 22 rows up. Foul balls were going everywhere...except where we were sitting. Maybe next time. Anyway, the Rockies played great and won. It was a nice evening to spend together.

The next day I flew to Phoenix to hang out with my wonderful friend, Katie. We hadn't seen each other since my wedding (which was almost 4 years ago), so it was great to hang out. We stayed at a wonderful resort for dirt cheap (who would have thought AZ would be cheap in the summer:) hee, hee.) that had a complimentary wine hour every night and complimentary tea and coffee in the morning. The pools were great, although we didn't do any swimming (somehow, swimming without our kids didn't seem quite as appealing). Both of us got a massage and did lots of shopping! Katie left on Sunday morning, and I didn't leave until Monday, so I had a day to myself. I ventured out in the morning to the Desert Botanical Garden (before it got too hot). I loved seeing the huge Saguaro Cactus...which by the way doesn't grow arms until it's 50-100 years old. I was able to get in a run on the treadmill and was then off to a 90 minute facial. Ahhhh...I didn't want to leave. It was nice, though, to get away and have some "Amy" time. I don't really remember the last time I did that and I came back quite refreshed! I did miss my kids and talked to Kami a few times on the phone...but they had fun at Nana and Papa's.

Pat was able to work on the basement a little bit and he got in a hike with his friend Mark. They headed up to the Snowy Range in Laramie, WY for the day and got some beautiful pictures. Pat said they hiked about 10 miles that day, so they were pretty tired when they returned.

All in all, everyone had a great time! Enjoy the pictures!

Pat and me at the Rockies game!

Check out my sweet seats! Go Rocks!

Katie and me at wine hour...this is our self portrait!

Not a great shot, but this in the large pool at night! The three pillars in the back of the picture have water coming out of them and fire coming out of the top.