Spa Girls

Me, Mitzi, Meghan, Toni, Noelani, and Singne

This week is spa week and many of the spas in town are giving certain body treatments including massages for $50. Who can turn down a $100 savings on a massage? So the Grayhawk Girls met at the Phoenician Spa for 5pm massages and then a glass of wine at Windows on the Green. It was a great treat for all of us and as always fun to spend time together!

Theta Fall Fling

Saturday afternoon the Phoenix Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta had the first event of the year, Fall Fling. It was a nice event at a beautiful house in the Biltmore area. It was nice to see some familiar faces that I haven't seen in a long time and nice to meet some new people as well. After a few years of not being involved it was actually fun to be a part of it again.

Saturday Swim??

Saturday morning I met my friend Jami, her husband Scott and their boys Luke and Reid at Cosmo dog park with Jesse. The goal was to introduce Jesse to a "lake" to swim! She wanted very little to do with the water and swimming but at one point got in farther then she ever has. That was a step in the right direction and I see we are just going to have to take this slow! We'll definitely go back once the weather cools off!


Jesse and Reid were posing nicely for a picture but I waited too long and they both got restless!

Yappy Hour

Last night Bogey and I went to "Yappy Hour" at Three Dog Bakery at the Biltmore. We met my friend Lisa and her Chihuahua, Rex. Bogey did well and enjoyed it. The owner actually has two beagles herself so she loved Bogey and actually gave him a big cookie! She even said he was the perfect Beagle! (I am trying not to let that go to my head...but I am a proud mother!) Bogey made friends with Scout and Bentley, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Springer Spaniel. We will definitely return and Jesse will get her chance to go as well.

Tomorrow Jesse and I are venturing out to Cosmo Dog park in Gilbert. It was just voted by Dog Fancy Magazine the #1 dog park in the country. There is a big beach type lake and I am hoping Jesse will get over her fear of water there. I have been told taking dogs to a lake or beach where there is no "edge" and they can just walk in helps them over come the fear. We'll see, but I am bound and determine to get this dog to like the ball and the water like most labs do! Either way I am sure she'll have fun!

Midwest Tour

Last Tuesday I flew to Omaha, Nebraska to spend a few days with my friend Jen and her husband Jim! We had a good dinner on Tuesday, lunch, shopping and a tour of the city on Wednesday and a great home cooked steak and potato dinner Wednesday. I hit the road Thursday and headed to Missouri. I stopped in Kansas City and enjoyed lunch with my friend Heidi and then continued onto Columbia where I met up with Julie! Friday Julie and I played in a golf fundraiser tournament for the Women's Golf Team.

My Team for the tournament...we didn't win but we had a lot of fun and drank a lot of beer!

Then Saturday Julie and I hit the road and proceeded onto St. Louis where we watched the tigers play Illinois in their first football game of the season. It was a great game that almost gave me a heart attack!

Scoreboard before the 3rd quarter...when Illinois scored 21 points and I was almost in tears! When I took this picture I thought it was a sure win....but it ended up being a close call. A WIN non the less!

Great seats..40 yard line...10 rows up!

Final Scoreboard! GO TIGERS!!

Then Saturday night Julie and I met up with Linda and her husband Steve and their friends Amy and Justin. We went downtown for a jazz festival.

Linda, Steve, Amy and Justin

Julie and I

It was a great trip filled with my favorite things....Missouri Tigers and Good Friends!!