
On our way down to Mesa, we stopped in Las Vegas
andd saw Julie and DeeDee, two of our best friends from there
I forgot to take a photo of Julie, but Mark got pictures of me and DeeDee.
It was great to see them!
(We couldn't reach Melissa, our other friend from there. Bwah!)

We also got to spend the night at the Excaliber for only $29!
More Vegas pics:
The Excaliber:

We shared the yummiest dessert from a little coffee kiosk
in New York, New York :

Fulton's Fish - Yum!
If you squint, you can see Mark standing in line :

The view from our room window, with our bldg. reflected in the MGM Grand's surface:

Another view out our window at the hotel:

We also stopped at Susan and Mike's on the way.
Mark took this picture from the street in front of their place
that afternoon:

Isn't it gorgeous?!
And here is their neighbor's dog:

He just stared at us.
Here is a typical scene of Leto and Tut, for comparison:

They have such a hard life.
So that was the first portion of our trip down to Mesa.
Remember, this is mid-winter, and the weather was just gorgeous!

This is in Grandpa's backyard.
Crazy!
Stopping at Susan's and in Las Vegas made the first part of our trip really relaxing.
Thank you, Susan, for your hospitality!
I will continue with this in a separate post.
Take care!
xoxoxo