2nd Anniversary Getaway!

Greg and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary on March 5th. We had planned to go to Sedona, like we did last year, to celebrate. Unfortunately, I came down with a yucky virus and so we had to postpone our trip. Last weekend, the beginning of my Spring Break, we headed up to Sedona for a much need relaxing weekend!

We headed up Friday afternoon. Driving up the I-17 always reminds me of the MANY trips I took to Flagstaff when Greg was at NAU. We headed to The Enchantment for their beautiful view and yummy cocktails! After the sunset, a few pictures and some appetizers, we went back into town for dinner at Oak Creek Brewery, home of Greg's fav beer- Nut Brown Ale.

Saturday, we headed out to explore some of the wineries in Northern Arizona. We started in Jerome. What a fun little town! It is perched up on a mountain, overlooking the Verde Valley. We braved the wind and had tastings at Bitter Creek Winery and Caduceus. We really enjoyed Bitter Creek's, Cat's Meow, and decided to take home a bottle for our very empty wine fridge. Check out this sprawling view from the Bitter Creek tasting room!

We headed down to Cottonwood, for 3 more tasting rooms. We LOVED the quaint little main street the tasting rooms were on. We picked up some delicious olive oil from Verde Valley Olive Oil Traders.   After a tasting at Pillsbury, we got a bottle of the 2010 Diva. We really enjoyed Burning Tree and grabbed a bottle of the 2011 Mirror... We also LOVED 2011 Poet but we were trying to control our wine purchases :) Our FAVORITE tasting of all was Arizona Stronghold. We took home a bottle of the Lozen and the Pick 3. We loved the wine SO much that we ended up doing a membership, so we get to enjoy their wine throughout the year. Plus going and picking up our wine will give us an excuse to bring friends and take advantage of our 12 tastings a year... Who wants to go!?! We finished our Northern AZ wine country tour with Page Springs in Cornville. They have a great tasting room and deck that we had been to on our last anniversary with some friends. This year, we did a tasting, relaxed and had some truffle potato chips and bruschetta for lunch. We had so much fun!


We finished our amazing day with a delicious dinner at Elote in Sedona. Yes, the wait was long but SO worth it! Sunday morning we had a couple's massage, lunch, and then headed back to Phoenix. The weekend was really perfect... so relaxing and it was great to get away with just the Hubs and I.

I'm Back!

After a LONG, LONG hiatus, I'm back to try this blogging thing. My husband and I just celebrated our 2nd anniversary and it got me thinking about how I had wanted to start a blog when we got engaged.... way back in 2009! So with a little motivation from my fabulous friend Mande at All you Need Is Love, I decided to try and get back into the blogging world. My goal is to create a "scrapbook" on our blog that will chronicle what is going on in our lives. I hope down the road this will be something fun to look back at and reminisce about our journey together.

Graduation Celebration!

Greg has officially completed his MBA program from ASU. I am so proud of him! The last week has been so fun to have him around after work, for the last two years he has been working on school. On Saturday, we went with Greg's parents, Mark and Sylvia, to Binkley's in Cave Creek. It was FABULOUS!!! Greg and I agreed, one of the most spectacular meals we have ever had! Here are some pictures that show some of the culinary arts that we dined on.

Delicious Pepper Cured Copper River Sockeye Salmon. PS- The little Cheerio like thing is actually a miniature bagel!

Sylvia and I could not get over how cute this little Sloppy Joe was!

This is how they presented my Black Cod Entree.

Then they cute it open at the table. The smell was amazing. Truly a feast for the senses!

This was Greg's Cobia. Beautiful!

Before dessert they brought us these little "jello shooters". They were on this light that made them look like little lava lamps. So cool!

Greg's raspberry tart with a message to the graduate.

What an amazing evening! The food was spectacular and I think every meal should have wine pairings. We had amazing company- thank you Mark and Sylvia for such a treat. And I am so proud of my husband!

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog- Life on Lariat Lane. I put this together to share what is going on with our family and friends who live near and far. Hope you enjoy!