5th Anuual J-Crew Labor Day Weekend 2013...

Wow! We plan all year for our Annual J-Crew Labor Day trip and it came and went. This year we decided to venture down to Tucson and visit a resort down there. In May the girls all gather with the Sunday paper and choose our top three resorts that we would like to try and go to. Then we break it down and see which hotel has the best deals. So, this year it was the Westin La Paloma that we chose. We also stayed three nights instead of our usual two since we were heading down to Tucson.

The guys had a great day golfing and the girls also enjoyed a spa day. We were a little worried that the weather was going to be a problem but it actually cooperated and we had two gorgeous pool days. We planned dinners and enjoyed going to Zin Burger, Firebirds and El Charro.

The kids had a blast and the parents enjoyed some fun and R & R. It's time to start thinking about where we will go next year..... Until next time.....

Happy Celebrations and Randoms...

The last few weeks have flown by and I can't believe it is September already. I love this time of year and especially in Arizona because it means the cooler weather is around the corner.

It seemed like we were busy every weekend in August. We had a friend's Mom's 80th birthday followed by another special occasion, a 50th wedding anniversary of another friend. It is so wonderful to celebrate happy times with friends that mean so much. Over the last decade my family has "shrunken" and being able to celebrate and make new memories means more than it ever did to me.

We are fully back into school mode and it's serious stuff this year. Jayden has hit the pavement running with fourth grade and Jordan is also learning a lot and getting into the homework groove. I started my new position (training) this week and am really enjoying it. I am at a new branch and have a great "mentor" manager that I am with for the next few months. It is very strange to go in at 8am and leave at 5pm. I must say it is very nice and I am going to take advantage of it while I can.

Some pictures from the parties....