We are proud of you Calvin.
We spent time in Tucson and even braved the border and went to Nogales for a little bartering. Ben did the Spanish speaking, and I just stood there looking like the tourist I was, hoping they would let me back into the country with only my licence in hand. But I did learn a few new phrases that I have found to be useful assets when it comes to decision making. These phrases are, and I quote:
"Come into my store. You never know."
"Come in for future reference."
The sunglass vendor won me over with this phrase, "You should buy these. These are real fake!" I couldn't help myself. He said, "Real fake" as if FAKE was a name brand. I feel special having real fake glasses instead of fake fake glasses. And he took his price from $25 dollars to just $5. Not passing that up.
It was fun to hear Ben speaking Spanish, and I got to see in real life some of the differences in culture he has been telling me about from his mission. Scout and Boston only wanted the small "cah-tars" (guitars),and surprisingly enough, they aren't broken yet.
Lish and Phil also suggested the Dessert Museum in Tucson, and we spent an afternoon looking at an otter, turtles, snakes, spiders, beavers, fish, mountain lions, birds, and caves.
We missed Danielle, but it was nice to be together with everyone. We stopped and saw Hoover Dam on the way home, and spent Memorial Day swimming in St. George.
I am glad that Ben didn't just fly down for the graduation like we had originally planned. It was fun to jump in the car and go as a family.
If you are ever wondering if you should take a sporatic getaway, just try it. After all...."You Neva Know."
p.s. The pictures of Scout and Boston with blankets on their heads was just me documenting how they were keeping themselves entertained when they just couldn't think of anything else to do on the long drive home. p.s.s. If you are wondering about Boston's poor little nose, it is the nasty impetigo again. She is almost healed now. Rotten stuff. If you have put up with it you know.
