another woodland town full of love

pre-Valentine's Day roses

For Valentines weekend we went to Flagstaff. We stayed in a little hotel with a jacuzzi tub and a comfy bed meant for cuddling.  For us traveling to near by woodland towns is exciting and relaxing. Our first trip together was to Jerome, AZ. Which is probably our most favorite place to visit. It brings back memories of firsts and flirts from the beginning of our relationship. Flagstaff is known for their college downtown vibe in the middle of the mountains, artsy hangouts, snow-bowl, and local brewery's aka beer. well im not much of a snowboarder so we enjoyed everything else about the homey town.

as time goes on we get a little more goofy. i like it
that way.

lunch at Flagstaff Brewing Company.
my burger has pears, figs (my new obsession),Brie cheese
and balsamic.  Fantastic! 

anthony's Black and blue burger

at our hotel's "social hour" we received free booze!
we had the choice of "dark" or "light" beer
or
"red" or "white" wine.
it turns out white wine has no name other than white and it
came out of a box.
dark beer had no name as well.
but
we did get a Styrofoam bowl filled with Lays potato chips
and FREE ice cream with sprinkles on it.
social hour was also filled with teenagers due to a jazz
festival in town.  lots of teenagers.
i went to bed with a headache from the lovely drink
selection.
i should have chose "dark" beer.

sexy man whose going to kill me for posting this 

this is what i must look like to a lot of people
since i am only 5'2".

burly man beard showin' it off.

most painful yet

we both got the exact same tattoo.
different locations
his is a little larger
mine is on my ankle
his on his arm
keys have always been our thing
we would buy each other key trinkets,
jewelry, and so ons. but now we always
have them on us. 

post tattoo drink. 

ate lunch at a place that wasn't that good
a big disappointed. but my drink was good. 

Flagstaff night life isn't too crazy but we did luck out on this
free concert at the Hotel Monte Vista.  We saw The Shakers  who
opened for Black Carl, who I am completely in LOVE with!! If you
haven't heard them, you NEED to!
The lead singer is totally funny and any chick with that voice
and talent has my heart. i want to hang out with her. and how shes not
already famous and singing in huge venues and all over Rolling Stone
i will never get! and apparently i like the word "and".
i used it a lot.

as a kid my name wasn't so popular as compared to now.
i could never find anything with the correct spelling of my name
on it. on our way out of town we stopped at this little
antique shop. in front was this vintage bike with my
name on it. it makes up for not having it when i was a little one.

my favorite f ind at the antique shop
is this 1970's Astrological globe
i love globes and maps
and have chosen to start a small collection
when i see them. and this HAD to go
home with me! so it did.

i got a little snap happy on our way home, these are my favorite
ones but in my defense the desert whether it is the mountains or
a flat valley is somehow mystical and inspiring.