Easter Weekend

We had a lovely yet simple Easter weekend. On Saturday Dave and Charity came up to visit and we all went to lunch at my favorite Thai restaurant (if you're in Tempe you have to try Tipps 88 Thai). We had a nice chat and wonderful lunch plus, we all got sparkled by Ellie's princess wand! It's nice to live close to family so we can see each other more often. But the word is that they might not be in Tucson for much longer. We wish them well wherever they end up.

Easter Sunday wasn't a huge deal for us since we don't have little kids to do an Easter egg hunt or anything. I have to admit, I kind of miss hiding the eggs and then watching the kids find them all. We weren't sure what to expect from this holiday here in AZ since we were so surprised by the huge celebration in St. Louis. Easter is a big holiday out there - they close school on Good Friday and the kids get serious presents from the Easter bunny. It's almost like Christmas all over again. I thought it was kind of neat how much they celebrated this holiday, but it was a little unexpected. It is also kind of a big deal here in Arizona, but not so much as in Missouri.

So we went to the Larsen's for Easter dinner. It was awesome - Jen went all out with a ham, potatoes, rolls, and Danielle brought a fantastic multi-layered strawberry shortcake. It was so fun to hang out with friends and I don't think we should wait for another big holiday to do it again! Thanks again, Jen!

Overall, it was a nice and relaxing weekend, which we really needed after so much work and school stress. And now we only have few more weeks of school to go before John moves out to California. It goes by so fast...