Last Day of Summer

Can you guys believe the summer has come to an end? I can't believe it. Fall arrives tomorrow and today we had some rain. I can't say that I'm ready and I'm starting to fear we have lots of cold days ahead of us. Like a typical girl, I am excited to switch up my wardrobe and makeup and start wearing some of those beautiful fall colors. 

I don't recognize you...

We've had rain two weekends in a row, I don't recognize you LA. 

Destination Reached

Our family vacation consisted of traveling to Arizona and Nevada, but our main destination was the Grand Canyon. It was the first time for all of us and it wont be the last. We reached the Grand Canyon around 4:30 p.m. just in time to take the sunset tour. I don't think I've ever seen so many rainbows in my life, it seemed like everyday we saw a rainbow. 

We were fortunate enough to arrive at a time when the sun was still out, this allowed us to make a couple of stops and enjoy the sun glowing against the beautiful canyon. Oh and the clouds! Oh my! The clouds were amazing! 

Towards the end of the tour, light showers moved in so we headed back to the lodge and we made our way into the gift shop for a little shopping. 

The next morning we woke up early and came right back to the canyon for a desert tour. To our surprise we were greeted with another beautiful rainbow and some beautiful clouds. 

Unfortunately for us, those beautiful clouds moved in rapidly, brought in the rain and fog. Before we knew it the entire canyon was covered. The fog was so thick not a single peak was visible. 

The tour was cut short because the rain would not stop and the fog was too thick to see anything. At first we were a little bummed that we did not enjoy our second day of sightseeing but as we walked through the parking lot we noticed the various state license plates on all the cars and noticed how so many people had driven from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, etc. We realized that we were quite fortunate to live relatively close to such a beautiful place and that at least we got a glimpse of God's beautiful creation.

Sharing some more of God's beautiful creations. 

We left the Grand Canyon and headed towards our next destination, Nevada. On our way out look at what we saw on the side of the road!

 Next week I'll be sharing the Nevada portion of our vacation, hope you guys come back and visit.

Next Stop: Sedona, AZ

If you read my previous post, you know I just came back from a family vacation. Our first stop was Scottsdale, Arizona and our second stop was Sedona. Oh my gosh, you guys, Sedona is beautiful. This was my first time in Sedona and it was a very short visit but wow it took my breathe away! 

Driving into Sedona has somewhat of a desert feel but a lot greener than what I expected.  As soon as we had a chance we pulled over and took in the beautiful scenery. In case you're not familiar with  Sedona, it's famous for it's red sandstone formations.

 Driving into the city the weather was  sunny, with beautiful large clouds and chill in the air. As we walked around taking pictures, the rain started to slowly move in. We ran into the car and kept driving in search of a restaurant we found on yelp. Have you guys used Yelp? My husband and I use it all the time to find new restaurants and see what people have to say, you can say we our fans of the app. I'm not however a fan of some of the long reviews some users leave, but that's a whole another post. 

Anyways, back to the restaurant, Hideaway House they describe it as home style curious country Italian food. Honestly I think that is the best way to describe it, we all had sandwiches and my mom had lasagna. The food was truly scrumptious. The food was not the only good thing about our yelp find, the view was great as well. We sat outside and our view was amazing. Our backdrop, incredible creek side views and the amazing red sandstone formations.  

Once we were done with lunch, we headed into the woods and continued on our journey to the Grand Canyon. Something I learned on this trip, Arizona has forests! I thought it was just desert and didn't expect this at all. It's always nice to learn something new.

Once we were out of the woods the landscape was just as beautiful.

We made it to the Grand Canyon by 4:30 p.m., just in time for the sunset tour. More on that later.