Crowne Plaza Hotel Phoenix-Airport

... visiting. It's great to see an old friend with a great family, but it also makes you reflect. It was the first time I really got to play with and study a two year old. And now I know why they say an angel watches over all small children. <br>Erin and I have decided to make our visits more frequent in the future.

... water from the toilet, washing machine, dishwasher and tub using gravity, filters, microorganisms, chemicals and ultraviolet light--well, you wouldn't want to drink it, but it's okay now.<br>They also cool industrial plants with it, water highway medians &amp; community common areas, and probably most importantly--return large portions of it to the aquifer.<br>OK, it's still kinda yucky, but it's the savior of the desert, so I'll get over it.

... 01/12/2010 - Quartzsite<br><br>01/17/2010 - Valle D' Oro, Mesa, Arizona<br><br>01/24/2010 - Yuma Lakes, Yuma, Arizona<br><br>01/31/2010 - Wilderness Lakes, Thousand Trails Park, Menifee, California<br><br>02/14/2010 - Catalina Spa, Desert Hot Springs<br><br>02/28/2010 - Ridgeview Resort, Bullhead City, Arizona<br><br>03/07/2010 - Lake Havasau, California<br><br>03/14/2010 - back in East Mesa.....and ready for some spring training games!!<br><br>

Every morning if we were moving on it would be bags to the coach at 7:45am sharp. Lauren had made a point on the first day by leaving some people behind after a lunch break in San Diego as they were late coming back. In the welcome tour she had given us all an 'on **** sheet' with all the addresses we would be staying at so if you got left behind somewhere or were drunk and didn't know how to get home ...

... up at 4am to be picked up at 4.45am.<br><br>It was horrible getting up so early but was supposed to be worth it. Got picked up in vans and we all started heading towards where the balloons were going to be leaving from but the wind was a bit funny so they had to keep moving. We finally ended up in a empty feild and they sent the party balloon up in the air to test where the winds were going and then after a while they decided that we ...

We started our trip from Tempe, Arizona (see how we currently lived there). Our goal was to find a new life and our destination was the south-west, southeast, and notrth-east sections of the United States.<br><br>So it was time to say our 'Good byes.'

JQ here, signing back on after some time off with the family in Phoenix. Things run a bit slower here in Sun City as you can see. It was great to hang out and sleep in a "real" bed after being on the road, not to mention HOT showers too! As mentioned in previous blogs, it's spring training for Baseball, and now that I'm in Phoenix, I had to go see a local game. Phoenix has gone ...

... life and worldview. I have traveled quite a bit for a person my age, but for all my travels I have always had someone with me, helping me figure out how things work in a different place. This time I will have to be more independant, more resourceful, although I am going to a place which is much more community oriented than we are. So perhaps I have it backwards and really I will learn ...

... is what Tijuana is know for. Maybe anyone of you knows the song Welcome to Tijuana from Manu Chao. The next morning the plan was to get the car and drive down south to Ensenada. But the next problem stopped us doing that. The 24 hour parking lot was closed. Whatever we tried we weren't able to get to the car. This day there didn't really go much right. We wanted to visit a microbrewery, but this one was closed as well. Sometime during the day Claudi ...

Me and Vic had a long night last night talking and stuff but we managed to wake up at 9:30. We then laid out and went swimming for a bit. After lunch, we hung out and relaxed. Now we are chilling at the pool. Brett and Keith are hanging out with Brett's aunt at her house. I went on a little mission of myself since I ran out of something. I was successful. I think tonight Kelly is doing another promotion at 5 ...