Venturing Off

Christmas Day along with the last two weeks has been very eventful. We spent Christmas with both of our families, which also meant double the food.

Anthony and I both had a 1 week vacation so we decided to seize the opportunity and go somewhere new. We grabbed a group of friends and headed up to one of the natural wonders of the world- The Grand Canyon. Pictures can't justify the true beauty of this place. We spent hours here just hanging out snapping away with our cameras trying to capture each moment.

 Later in the evening we settled down into our hotel room resting with what little energy we had left. When searching for hotel accommodations I always try to pick places that offer free breakfast. Get more bang with your buck, you see? Ahhh, and the beds are always so cozy and comfortable. I always sleep the best in hotel beds.

 The next day we did some sightseeing and walked the little town of Sedona. The scenery there is so beautiful and hard to believe it's even part of the Arizona desert. The mountains gave off such vibrant colors and the weather was perfect for hiking. The best part of traveling is finding souvenirs to take back home with you. The worst is settling for overpriced mediocre food.

 Our last stop was Montezuma's Castle. It's amazing that something this old still stands for people to see. I guess it also helps that the structure was securely built high into the mountain as well.

All in all, we had a good time. It was nice seeing snow for once. It gave us this true Christmas/December feeling to top off our trip. Quick story- Anthony thought it would be cool to stop and park in the snow for pictures. As we tried leaving we realized that the hill we came down on was actually ice. There was no way for us to drive back up onto the road. We were stuck. Luckily, this guy saw us trying to rev our way up, slipping and sliding every which direction.Being a good Samaritan, he stopped to help us out with his super charge truck. He just so happened to have rope and tied our little non 4-wheel drive suv onto his out of the snow. Hurray, indeed. Right after that I took the picture of that sign.Just a reminder of where we could have spent the night if help hadn't came our way. Ha.