The day before our anniversary, Bryan told me that he wanted to take me on a date that night "and never come back!" He told me to pack clothes for a day, get the boys ready to stay at his Mom's house, and plan to leave around 4pm.
I had overheard him talking on the phone to someone about a resort by Tempe Town Lake, so I thought for sure we were going to stay there. Nope, although we did stop by there on the way out, but only to drop something off to someone. I then guessed that we were going to Payson. There is a really nice hotel there that we stayed at for one of our other anniversaries. We had had a really nice time, so I thought maybe Bryan was going to take me there again. Nope. So then I guessed that we were going to be staying in Flagstaff. Nope. In fact when we got to Flagstaff, we stopped at a gas station and Bryan got some pickled flavored sunflower seeds so I knew that we still had a ways to go. At that point, I figured that we must be going to the Grand Canyon. For our five year anniversary we had gone to the Grand Canyon and ridden on the train from Williams. I figured that we were going to do that again. When we passed the Grand Canyon and didn't stop, it finally occurred to me... I KNEW WHERE WE WERE GOING!!! We were going to St. George Utah to visit my sister and to see her brand new baby! Even though I finally guessed right, Bryan never officially told me. He is the world's greatest surpriser, and I love being married to him!
So we stayed in a newly refurbished Best Western suite that had a jacuzzi in the room and the very best continental breakfast I'd ever had (seriously).
I text-ed Christina to get her address since we didn't have it with us and I soon got a text back. I text-ed her again to warn her we were coming and said "Thanks, and I hope you're dressed". I got a text back saying "This is Joseph, I borrowed Christina's phone for the day". So I text-ed back saying, "This is Maria, I borrowed Bryan's phone for the day" (since I was using his phone). Ha/Ha. So... No warning for Christina! We showed up at her house and she didn't answer, so I called her on Joseph's phone. She answered and said that she was with her MIL at Smith's and that they were stranded because their car had broken down. So I said, "Maybe we can come help". She then realized we were in town. It was an awesome surprise!!!
We ended up hanging out for a couple of hours (which was awesome) and having lunch together. We also got to play with Craig and their new tiny baby named Tyler.
We drove back through Vegas and stopped to walk down the strip and eat dinner at the Outback. Fun Times! Even though it was a fast trip, we had a wonderful anniversary together, and I LOVED the surprise!
Me and my newest nephew Tyler
Craig kept grabbing my glasses off and trying to wear them himself. He's so cute!
Here's the only picture we got of the both of us. Some random guy in Vegas offered to take our picture. It wasn't the most scenic place for a picture... But it worked.
My Hot Man.
My car "Jim" reached 186,000 miles on the trip. He getting old and is still driving great.
I had overheard him talking on the phone to someone about a resort by Tempe Town Lake, so I thought for sure we were going to stay there. Nope, although we did stop by there on the way out, but only to drop something off to someone. I then guessed that we were going to Payson. There is a really nice hotel there that we stayed at for one of our other anniversaries. We had had a really nice time, so I thought maybe Bryan was going to take me there again. Nope. So then I guessed that we were going to be staying in Flagstaff. Nope. In fact when we got to Flagstaff, we stopped at a gas station and Bryan got some pickled flavored sunflower seeds so I knew that we still had a ways to go. At that point, I figured that we must be going to the Grand Canyon. For our five year anniversary we had gone to the Grand Canyon and ridden on the train from Williams. I figured that we were going to do that again. When we passed the Grand Canyon and didn't stop, it finally occurred to me... I KNEW WHERE WE WERE GOING!!! We were going to St. George Utah to visit my sister and to see her brand new baby! Even though I finally guessed right, Bryan never officially told me. He is the world's greatest surpriser, and I love being married to him!
So we stayed in a newly refurbished Best Western suite that had a jacuzzi in the room and the very best continental breakfast I'd ever had (seriously).
I text-ed Christina to get her address since we didn't have it with us and I soon got a text back. I text-ed her again to warn her we were coming and said "Thanks, and I hope you're dressed". I got a text back saying "This is Joseph, I borrowed Christina's phone for the day". So I text-ed back saying, "This is Maria, I borrowed Bryan's phone for the day" (since I was using his phone). Ha/Ha. So... No warning for Christina! We showed up at her house and she didn't answer, so I called her on Joseph's phone. She answered and said that she was with her MIL at Smith's and that they were stranded because their car had broken down. So I said, "Maybe we can come help". She then realized we were in town. It was an awesome surprise!!!
We ended up hanging out for a couple of hours (which was awesome) and having lunch together. We also got to play with Craig and their new tiny baby named Tyler.
We drove back through Vegas and stopped to walk down the strip and eat dinner at the Outback. Fun Times! Even though it was a fast trip, we had a wonderful anniversary together, and I LOVED the surprise!
Me and my newest nephew Tyler
Craig kept grabbing my glasses off and trying to wear them himself. He's so cute!
Here's the only picture we got of the both of us. Some random guy in Vegas offered to take our picture. It wasn't the most scenic place for a picture... But it worked.
My Hot Man.
My car "Jim" reached 186,000 miles on the trip. He getting old and is still driving great.
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