Days 8, 9, and 10 Fun in Phoenix and Gooooooo DAWGS!

Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, they all seem connected.

Thursday, while David enjoyed a day of golf with some Athens buddies, the kids & I played at the hotel pool. Thursday night, we all went to the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game. The kids were very confused when we told them we were cheering for Arizona at the game. "Why aren't we cheering for Georgia?" they asked. FYI, the "Tongue" picture of John for this post is his proud display of his multi-colored cotton candy tongue. (It is possible the pictures may not be up yet, it has been hit or miss in getting the connection to stay clear long enough).


Friday morning, the kids were tired out and slept late. David decided against waking them too early and as a result, he didn't make his tee time. We had been given passes to the Phoenix Zoo from a wonderful Athens transplant family here, the Wootens. Most of the animals were in hiding (likely from the 100+ degree heat, no doubt!)


We attempted to see the football team arrive at the airport. We did see them, but from a distance because their charter buses met them on the tarmac. The kids were pretty unphased by that b/c they didn't really know what to expect and were excited to seeing the planes anyway.


Tonight we had dinner at a fantastic restaurant, Rustlers Rooste. The food was great and the kids loved the entertainment. There was a live band, a real tin slide (even adults went down), and an expert ballon-maker. The kids were so impressed they asked if we could go back Saturday (today) before leaving town or open one in Athens.


We have received many comments from UGA fans who have spotted our license plate. We had one set of fans stop us at lunch to find out about our trip. Last night, we saw our first GA plate. We waited for them to get out of the car and said, "We were wondering if anyone else was as crazy as us to drive here." Funny thing was, the husband had driven from Elijay, GA, but his wife flew!

Today we are tailgating with some Athens friends (Jeff Carter, Chris Strickland, Mike Lavender, Toby Smith, Brian Kimsey, Steven Fuller, Chris Griner). The kids are enjoying the pool at the rental house right now. Wives at home, the guys seem to have kept the house here nice and neat (they paid me $100 to pass that along).

The kids are going to play with friends while David & I are at the game. Afterwards, we start our trek home. We hope to drive through tonight, getting at least 1/3 of the 1900 miles home. I'm not sure if I will be posting again before we get home.

Thanks for following our story. We hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have! I'm sure I will post once we get home to let you know we made it back (hopefully before David has to be at work Wednesday!)