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Adventures in Arizona, Part I

February 13, 2008 by WendyB

I sneaked off to Arizona this weekend to check out the Tucson Gem Show. Afterwards, I stopped in Phoenix to visit gorgeous sister bloggers Jennifer and Megan. We had dinner (I had “Voodoo Tuna”) during which I attempted to drink for four: myself, Megan, Jennifer and Jennifer’s bun in the oven. Considering the baby was extremely underage, I probably could’ve have gotten away with drinking for three.

After dinner, I dragged them back to my insanely decorated, cruise-ship-like hotel, where I made them pose with a statue of a Native American woman. When I first saw that statue, I thought it was a nun, which seemed like a mighty peculiar thing to have at a hotel.


If you click to enlarge the photo of these three cuties (that’s the nun/Indian on the left, Megan in the middle and Jennifer on the right), you can see that Megan is wearing my Queen of Scots necklace and Jennifer is wearing my Isabella necklace. The Indian nun didn’t get to wear anything.

I interrogated the ladies about their families and discovered Jennifer got engaged to her husband two weeks after they met. Two weeks! It takes me longer than that to do…well…nearly anything. And Megan got married at 19. These women know what they want and get right to it. No dithering for them!

After I finished drinking for five (I added Jennifer’s husband Dave to my list of people I was drinking for), we went out front to take photos in front of the hotel’s over-the-top fountain. As I tried to position my camera for a self-portrait of the three of us, Jennifer said, “What are you doing? It’s not even facing us! It’s pointed over that way!”

Jennifer points out the place where we are not standing.

Tomorrow, I’ll post some photos from Tucson.

Thanks again for the great time, ladies!

UPDATED TO ADD: Okay, okay. Here’s a photo of the three of us together.

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  1. Lynn says

    February 13, 2008 at 9:51 am

    You’re always on an adventure! Poor Indian lady, got wedged in a pic with lovely bejeweled ladies but all bare herself…

    With all the drinking it’s no wonder the camera’s pointing a different direction LOL! And where’s yourself?

    This is totally unrelated, but how do you post a pic with enlarging ability?

  2. La Belette Rouge says

    February 13, 2008 at 10:05 am

    Looks like fun!!
    Happy to know that you are willing to travel west. Hope you visit soon!! WendyW and I are looking forward to hosting you.:-)

  3. Deirdre says

    February 13, 2008 at 10:11 am

    Hey, I want to be regaled with the story of your courtship with your husband, too.

    You can regale me in a blog post, unless you are planning on visiting the redneck Riviera sometime soon and want to do it over a liquor-sodden drunkfest dinner table ’till the wee hours on a worknight. I’m up for that, too.

  4. pistols at dawn says

    February 13, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    The caption to that last picture is brilliant.

    Also, drinking for five is very attractive to me, which tells you a lot about what I look for in someone: a liver.

  5. ParisBreakfasts says

    February 13, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    My parents got engaged after two weeks too…
    Wonder if they are related…?
    Genetics etc.

  6. ParisBreakfasts says

    February 13, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    Oooooooooo!
    LOOK WHO GOT “POP UP” comments?
    YAY

  7. Suze says

    February 13, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    I used to live in Arizona. Can you swing by Scottsdale and see if you can see my bike anywhere? I left it there accidently when I moved. Thanks!

  8. WendyB says

    February 13, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Suze, I have a photo of your bike in an early post. It moved to NYC and got painted green.

  9. Kian says

    February 13, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Sounds like you all had a really great time! And you should have added the nun to your list, she looks like she could stand to loosen up a bit!

  10. enc says

    February 13, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    That’s a fun post. I love the Tucson Gem show, so much fun!

  11. Prunella Jones says

    February 13, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    Wow, that Queen of Scots necklace is delectable. The perfect accessory to wear out for a night of drinking with new friends and jumping naked into a fountain. Are you going to post those pics, Wendy? Aw go on, they will be splashed across the internet soon enough.

  12. the iron chic says

    February 13, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    “Nunindian” is my new favorite word.

  13. the iron chic says

    February 13, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    And, I swear I commented on the last two posts but couldn’t remember and I checked and they weren’t there…..
    am I crazy?

  14. Jen (MahaloFashion) says

    February 13, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    Ohhhhh it looks like you had such a great time, I’ve always wanted to visit arizona, it’s definitely on my list to go sometime soon!

  15. Wendy says

    February 13, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    Sounds like you had a blast! The statue is really cool, does look alot like a nun though.

  16. Megan says

    February 14, 2008 at 7:28 am

    I like that you are encouraging people to blow up the picture of us. no no, no no, that normal size picture is just fine!
    It was a great time!

  17. Bobble Bee says

    February 14, 2008 at 9:58 am

    i thought it was a nun too…
    my friend gia was in that gem show too! probably you run into each other withou even know it … ^_+

  18. altamiranyc says

    February 14, 2008 at 10:59 am

    That’s a great story Wendy! Interestingly told. I haven’t seen the British WB yet, but I’ll keep my Sherlock Holmes hat on to sniff out any funny stuff for ya!

  19. The Guv'ner says

    February 14, 2008 at 11:13 am

    I JEALOUS WENDY B!

    I want to go to nice, warm Tucson and have munchies with lovely friends. 🙁 POUT.

  20. The Guv'ner says

    February 14, 2008 at 11:13 am

    I JEALOUS WENDY B!

    I want to go to nice, warm Tucson and have munchies with lovely friends. 🙁 POUT.

  21. The Guv'ner says

    February 14, 2008 at 11:13 am

    I JEALOUS WENDY B!

    I want to go to nice, warm Tucson and have munchies with lovely friends. 🙁 POUT.

  22. Shaz says

    February 14, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    i think the drinking may have had some part to play in the wrong camera angle positioning. Megan and Jennifer look so shy in the photo with nun/indian…haha

    Looks like you had a great time!

  23. A Fly On The Wall says

    February 14, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    Thanks for your fun take on the gem show.

    Robyn Hawk
    http://tucsongemshow.blogspot.com

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