aaaaaaaaand we're off!

on a whirlwind tour of:

D.C

Philadelphia

&

New York

and in true alder style, it is 11:56 pm and i am STILL

packing, 

doing laundry, 

trying to sew a skirt {which is not going so well}

and trying to clean the disaster i call home

while husband is cozied up on the couch watching 24 and will probably continue to do so till about 2 am

no big deal... we only have to get up in like 5 hours

see you in a week!

first time......

on the light rail

{and i loved every second of it! i am already trying to find a reason to ride this thing more often}

 i truly belong in a big city

first time eating @ the old spaghetti factory

{and probably the last}

first time eating @ wild THAIger 

{saturday night- super delish}

first time going to phoenix theater

{to see les miserables and i was pleasantly surprised, it was fabulous!}

seems as though this weekend did not let us down! {besides that darned old spaghetti factory}