Flagstaff 2011- Day One- Part Two

Sooo I finally arrived in Flagstaff where I was greeted by Christine and a little bit of snow!!!!

She drove me through NAU and then we went to her apartment. I met her roomie, Cassie. Then, we went to dinner at a restaurant downtown called Cuvee 928. I got vegetable kabobs. Yumm!





After dinner, we walked around the beautiful downtown area for Frist Friday Artwalk. I loved looking at all the cool boutiques, artsy galleries, and unique restaurants.





Then, after the artwalk, we went over to Christine's friend's house for a little bit. They were planning on going out to a couple bars later in the evening, so we decided to go join them! We went back to Christine's place and changed and then we took a taxi downtown!

Christine's friends are hilarious and easy to get along with. I had sooo much fun dancing, people watching, and enjoying 2 for 1 drinks!

Flagstaff 2011- Day One

Hello friends!

I'm on my way to Flagstaff for the weekend :) Currently waiting for my first flight from slo to phx.

Since I'm flying out of SLO, I was able to go to work for 2.5 hours this morning (just enough time to eat the delicious breakfast my boss cooked for us!)

Yesterday, during lunch, I thought it would be a good idea to swing by the airport to check out the parking situation and the check-in area. For some reason I thought it would be complicated. When I drove by, I realized that this airport is even smaller than the SM airport! If I could navigate a huge international airport abroad, then I can definitely handle this airport!

I've never met TSA people as friendly as the ones here. When I went through security, the TSA guy was like, "Do you have any liquids or weapons?"
I was like, "No."
He was like, "Any aerosol cans?"
"Nope."
"Any chocolate chip cookies?"
"Uhh no."
"It was worth asking."
:)

I brought Ellen Degeneres's new book, "Seriously... I'm Kidding" to keep me busy while I spend most of my day waiting in airports.

Arizona 2011

It all feels so "Eat, Pray, Love" which is weird because I really hated that book/movie when I first read the book and again when I tried to watch the movie. The reason why I thought the book was so annoying was because I really didn't like the main character, Liz. I felt like she was really selfish!

But, one thing I learned recently (interestingly, I heard this on the radio during a segment with the psychic, Miss Bonnie. LOL) is that when you're unhappy, you have to be a little self-ish. Not selfish, but just self-ish. But it's true. There are times when you just really have to focus on yourself. It's not being selfish, it's being self-ish. There is a difference.

So anyways, I've been doing lots of road trips which has been great, but I really wanted to do something more for myself. Something that involved flying. Soooo I'm going to visit one of my best friends (Christine) in Flagstaff, Arizona! It's going to be a short visit, but I'm really looking forward to just getting away for a little bit.

The one thing I'm worried about is this:

(The California girl in me shudders at the thought of anything colder than 60 degrees! But this won't be a repeat of my Europe trip, I'll for sure pack weather appropriate clothing.)

P.S. As I was looking up the weather forecast, Christine texted me and told me to bring an "h2o proof" jacket. We have the same thoughts at the same time... true friends. <3