Here we go! This is where I walk the dogs.
The rules!
The dogs love the water fountain!
9 years ago I quit my job, sold my house, and moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Was that a crazy thing to do? Yessiree! I moved from a tiny little town in one of those "cold" states. The town had only nine streets. I use to walk with my cat (unleashed) to the post office to pick up the mail kind of town. The town had one gas station, one bank, one restaurant, one elementary school and one stop light. Well....
New Years Eve starting at 5pm - Tempe Town Lake is the place to be! It is unbelievable how many people are there each year.... 200,000 and more show up for the "partying" with featured bands - this year is Styx. There are other bands, food and drinks, games, fireworks AND the Insight Bowl. The game starts at 6pm. This year University of Kansas Jayhawks vs. University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Yesterday was the grand opening of the Light Rail. It travels 20 miles from Sycamore/Main in Mesa to North Phoenix on Montebello/19th Ave and 20 miles back. We decided to drive up to McClintock/Apache park and ride and try it out. The light rail system is offering FREE rides until January 1st. They were expecting 200,000 people to try it out during the duration of the FREE trail. We went yesterday, Saturday. I'm pretty sure all those 200,000 people showed up on the first day!
For those of you coming down to the Fiesta Bowl... you might want to bring a coat! It's Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Texas Longhorns. I know the Ohio people have coats and will think our 70 degrees is summer time to them but.... you might want to bring the coat to cover the bruises after Texas Longhorns give them a butt whooping! Go Texas ! Go Longhorns! http://www.fiestabowl.org/
Last Friday I was thinking I'd sent the out-of-state-families some flower arrangements. I was on the computer early this morning and remembered one day driving by Fairytale Brownie in Phoenix. I checked out their website - http://www.brownie.com/ I'm thinking I'll go over there instead! There is no one in my family that doesn't have a sweet tooth!
November 29 through December 31 is the Fantasy of Lights in Tempe Arizona.
It's November! Phoenix International Raceway opens November 9th. This is an old picture I took when we went a couple years ago. We got to go free two years in a row when my husband worked for a car dealership here in Phoenix. They gave us four fantastic tickets. We had a great time. They have all kind of things to do outside the stands before you go in. We wore our Nascar jackets even though the weather was in the 90's. We were glad we did because of all things it actually rained while we were there. *** One word of advice - make sure you bring some kind of ear plugs AND it is an all day event, plan accordingly. Have a Great Time!
Krispy Kreme is giving away free donuts to anyone who comes in on November 4 - Election Day - with a "I Voted" sticker. In Arizona, we have 3 stores in Phoenix
1. 274 East Indian School Road
2. 620 East Roosevelt Street
3. 12629 North Paradise Village Parkway West
and one store in Mesa
1. 6626 East Superstition Springs Blvd
Be sure to Vote! http://www.krispykreme.com/
I always thought this would be fun to do. I wish the grandkids lived a just bit closer. I'm not complaining - I've got 3 of 8 here in Arizona. Anyway...
About 6 years ago I saw the Dale Chihuly exhibit in downtown Phoenix. It was beyond words - exciting, fabulous, outstanding, stunning.... 
Casino Arizona is really close to The Scottsdale Six drive-in. They have good buffets there. They have entertainers. Close by fun place to go if you have some money to lose...
http://casinoarizona.com/
My sister makes jewelry. So one time while she was down here visiting, we went in Beads Galore. It doesn't look like much on the outside but... inside is amazing! They make you put your purse in a locker at the front door so I wasn't able to take any pictures of the inside. They do have a web page. If you ever want to kill an hour or two, just browse this store.
http://beadsgalore.com/ 
One of these new grocery stores opened up two miles from me. I went in it last week. It is a small market with " go green" items. I browsed around and found their prices comparative to the large super markets. Although their selections are limited, they do have some unique items. I was impressed by the produce and how you could buy the items individually. (like one banana or one carrot) They also have a small loaf of bakery baked bread for only 99 cent(regular price). Fantastic! This market is perfect for singles or couples. It is not a family type buy in bulk store.
This is my 100th post. I put a "tracker" on my blog to see if anyone was reading what I was writing. To my surprise - Yes! It doesn't tell me who, just city and state, or country. To my amazement - Germany, Finland, Sweden, Colombia, Switzerland, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, England, Belgium, Canada, and Tasmania (WOW) and Slovakia (WOW) have visited my page so far. In the US every state including Washington DC has visited except for Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Yes, believe it or not this is in Phoenix. It's on the "streets" side not the "avenues." Old homes with big green yards, huge trees, front porches, ahhhhhh so peaceful! While driving around looking for yard sales/ estates sales, I ran across this neighborhood. It is nowhere near me :( I took pictures (of course).
Tomorrow is my "day in court." My hands are shaking so much I couldn't get a clear picture of the birthday gift cards from Mervyn's and Bailey, Banks and Biddle. My husband asked what I was doing today. I'm going shopping. I need something to wear to court. He asked me if I was going to the Mervyn's in Mesa (with a chuckle).
I don't have a Mervyn's near me so I drove to Chandler to shop there. They had this huge sale recently. My husband needed some work shoes so I said I would pick some up while they are on sale. They had the shoes but not his size. So they called around and found a pair in Mesa they would hold for me :( So I drove to "that area" of Mesa. I was scared to get out of my truck on a Saturday early afternoon in "that area." But I did..... Opened up the door to go inside and HOLY GUACAMOLY!
It looked like the Goodwill on a Saturday 50% off sale day. Every illegal with five kids or more were there. Kids screaming, running down the isles and stuff thrown on the floor throughout the whole store.
I hurried bought his shoes - hurried to my truck - and escaped from Mervyn's in Mesa. So when he smirked and asked me if I was going to the Mervyn's in Mesa today..... I said: @#%& NO!
