Simply Life

It was an awesome day! Mom and I made it to the Phoenix airport in about 15 minutes thanks to Tom. We live pretty close.
We ended up being delayed though because it was raining. Yep - on my birthday it rained for the first time since October 18th. So, all the planes landings were delayed.
When we finally got in the plane and ready to go, we were told we were #20 on the take off list. #20!!!
Our original flight time was 2:25 pm, and we didn't leave until 3:10 or so.
It took a little over an hour to get to John Wayne Airport. Thankfully it is not as nuts as LAX. That was a huge bonus!! We had no problem getting our luggage or the rental car.
The car we got is a Burnt Orange Chevy Colbalt. Really pretty.We looked at the directions we had printed at home on how to get from the airport to the hotel & then took off.
Well, we missed a step somewhere. We ended up taking the 405 freeway instead of the 5. Big difference. We had to turn around once but it went well. I'll tell ya - I was freakin' out. Yeah, I used to live in the area but I stunk at driving around there then.
I was so happy when we got to the hotel - I almost cried! :o) We checked into the hotel with no problems.
Then, mom and I went to their restaurant "Amber Waves". She treated me to a very yummy 30th Birthday dinner! We both had filet mignon. For an appetizer we had Spinach Artichoke dip (one of my favorites!) Oh. my. word! Every bite was wonderful and the server was so nice!
Thanks Mom!