exploring globe-miami, arizona.

this past weekend, we drove 1.5 hours east of phoenix to the tiny arizona mining town of globe-miami for angela & nick's wedding. neither of us had spent time in globe, so before we headed back home on sunday, we cruised around the historic downtown and obviously had some mexican food at the highly-recommended La Casita Cafe. with a population of less than 8,000 people, it's a sleepy little town filled with a handful of mexican restaurants, antique stores and churches. fun to be in the hometown of such a near and dear friend. 

in typical small-town form, pretty much everything was closed on sunday. 

quaint historic main street. 

 ...the one thing open was La Casita Cafe mexican restaurant and it was packed & delicious! we bumped into some other wedding guests and enjoyed lunch together. my bean burro + green chilies was muy bueno.

barber shops & saloons. perfect. 

heading home. the drive was really pretty. 

 ...beep beep! mandatory horn action in the tunnel. 

a mother's day movie: a day all about vickdogg.

a mini movie recap of our mother's day celebration in tucson. 

because sometimes videos are more fun than photos.

song credit: "everywhere" by fleetwood mac

snapshots from mother's day.

the four of us spent all of saturday celebrating mother's day in downtown tucson. we were sans itinerary and had a really fun day together.

even since danny and i were just there in february (seen here), there were new bars, restaurants and shops! the growth spurt is remarkable. makes me want to go back again already - we've got a list of places we've still yet to try. 

cruising to t-town. mister h has to be in all the action. 

love & hugs for the dogg.

mister & misses

 

me and the dogg. 

sunset in downtown t-town. 

we ended up at a classic tucson mexican restaurant for dinner, el charro, est. 1922.
equal parts delicious and expected.

oohh lala! angela's bachelorette party.

{the bride. obviously.}

sometimes i forget how insanely gorgeous this state of ours is. sedona's red rocks.

the ladies celebrating lala!

on april 27, 20 girls headed up to northern arizona's wine country for a full-day of limo rides, cheese eating and wine tasting followed by a night of wild girly fun in sedona. well, not really wine tasting. more like bottle drinking in the grass, but whateves. it was 24-hours of non-stop fun and a bachelorette party to be remembered!

arizona's alcantara winery was our first stop. 

the same wine tour seen here. if you're in arizona and like wine and sunshine, the tour is a must do.

the perfect combo of bridal accessories.

the MOH soaking it all up and finally relaxing because everything was perfect.

wee wee on empty. gotta fix that girl.

me & "mom" - anissa, angela's sister-like cousin. the hippest 45-year-old on the block. knee brace & all.

camille and erinn just lookin' picnic-cool in the shade.

trouble. nissa and rima. i'm keeping my distance. don't disturb the wild animals.

some of the coolest az ladies.

wine tourin' in style. pure class. extended caddy.

poppin' bottles.

and toasting lala.

camille lookin' sassy on the run.

the bride getting her bachelorette stamp at stop number two.

me, excitedly explaining a game we're about to play.

page springs winery.

time to crack open our to-go containers of cheese, crackers, grapes & baguettes. so clutch.

inevitable at any wine-related bachelorette party. my bachelorette dress looked the exact same way.

a perfect bachelorette party photo. 

angelica to the rescue with another.. in a dixie. where your glass at, girl?

alicia having a dance with our lovely driver, ron. 

the final stop, page springs winery. 

as a bride, it's so magical when you finally get to mix all your best friends and family and watch them bond... 

... or fight. or have staring competitions. or ask them personal questions. yeah, good times.

this picture cracks me up. 

alicia, i suggest you go in for the hug. just go with it.

the view from our hotel room window...

...however, alicia first noticed our amazing view of the pool. the picture above is immediately behind the pool. camille and i laughed about it all weekend. "ooohh we've got a sweet view of the pool" - alicia.

i introduced a few new (traditional to me) bachelorette games into the weekend. as seen here & here.

they were good fun... especially for the bride-to-be.

festive bachelorette decor.

haircuts & hugs for my aunt chilada.

sooo much fun. 

and like any good girls-only weekend, the rest of the memories will remain a secret. 

12 days!