Chris's Visit to Phoenix

Chris visited Phoenix this past weekend. It was really nice having him here. Friday afternoon we rode around the neighborhood on our bikes, went grocery shopping, and cooked a fantastic dinner. We had planned on going out Friday night but ended up going to bed early instead. The mix of a martini and a good meal is a pretty good sleeping pill for me.

On Saturday we went to Fountain Hills, a little town to the east of Scottsdale, for an art festival. We walked around the festival and ate festival food. Yum, caramel apples! Then we rode our bikes around town. It's in the foothills so a lot of up and downs. Chris teased me about picking every single up-hill street I could find.

Saturday night we had a Mexican dinner with Erica and Garret, my neighbors. Erica and Garrett are about the same age as Chris and I. They're one of the first couples I really got to know around here and really enjoy them. Erica and I have been getting together (as much as possible) to watch Lost on Wednesday nights. I've missed the past few weeks and was more than a little sad to hear it's on hiatus. What the heck is that about?

After dinner, Chris and I went to see a roller derby match. When I first moved here, I learned that Arizona had a roller derby league and have wanted to go to a bout ever since. Chris and I really enjoyed our first roller derby bout. In fact, I was even on my feet cheering for the girls by the end of the game. Once we figured out how the game was played (thanks to internet access on my blackberry), we enjoyed watching the women skate. During breaks, a local band played and people just generally hung out. The crowd was extremely eclectic and a big on the punk rock side. I definitely enjoyed watching the crowd. After the match, I got in a picture with the winning team and some fans. Go Brawlarinas!

Later in the evening, we met Jennifer and a friend of hers at Chez Nous in downtown. Chez Nous is this insanely dark, old cocktail lounge. While the neighborhood is a little sketchy, the crowd inside was very cool. Everyone was polite and just out to have a good time. The Motown-Philly, Soul and Funk cover band had everyone up dancing at one point or another.

On Sunday, Chris let me sleep in while he made breakfast and even ran to the store for a newspaper. We spent the better part of the morning lounging around the house. In the afternoon, we went out for corndogs (what a weird thing to crave, huh?) and then on to the opening of the new wing of the Phoenix Art Museum. The museum is completely huge now and the new wing is gorgeous. We enjoyed both the art and the architecture a lot. Sunday night we ate wings before heading home to watch a movie. The movie ended up being Crumb, a documentary about R Crumb, the comic book writer/illustrator. I was amused that Chris fell asleep during the middle of it. Now I understand why documentaries aren't his thing.

All in all a lovely weekend with Chris. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot more of him in the next week since I'll be in Texas for Thanksgiving.

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