More Partying in AZ

This is the last of the holiday posts - so sad! Joe is already back in school, and in one day I will be, too. I am excited about my new classes but am not so excited about the pace of life and stress that law school entails. Joe is always pleading with me to lighten up a little one of these days. It is definitely a goal of mine, so we will hope for the best as far as that goes! Anyway, I wanted to post a few more pictures from our Arizona trip! We had a great time ... as always. One tradition was missing, though ... no shopping at Last Chance (crazy store where you can find all of Nordstrom's returns). Every time I have gone to Arizona I have gone to Last Chance with Joe's sisters ... shopping is one of the few ways Joe has successfully convinced me that AZ isn't so bad after all. Last Chance is a little overwhelming for me (obviously not a true bargain shopper) but lots of fun. This time I decided I didn't really need anything and shouldn't spend any more money. The week was pretty packed anyway, with fun things such as ...

A caramel apple party!! As you can see, Joe's sister Michelle and I were pretty excited about it. We went all out on the toppings - caramel, chocolate, white chocolate, crushed m&ms, heath bar, peanuts ... are you hungry yet??

You kinda had to eat them fast ... cuz we never quite figured out how to get them to set very well. It wasn't too much of a problem because they were so yummy! Crisp apples are one of my favorite foods, and who wouldn't want to add a little pizzazz?

Also, we had to make some visits to our favorite eating joints that we don't have back East. Cafe Rio and/or Costa Vida (Cafe Rio is slightly better but I'm always up for either) is at the TOP of the list. Jamba Juice is also on the list ... although we have been there in NY, just not Baltimore. By the way, my first job as a 16 yr old was at Jamba Juice! Joe thinks I should make him amazing smoothies but so far I haven't tried.
On our last night there the whole family went out for pizza and wings. The Dastrups are definitely wing lovers ... all the wings were gone way before the pizza. Also, they all were eating the topping part of the pizza and leaving the crust to "save room" for the good stuff. Well, I thought the crust was the good stuff so I started scavenging crusts.
Dastrup sisters minus one (Franchesca wasn't in the mood for a picture) and plus the favorite (so far, only) sister-in-law ... me!!
This girl totally steals the show ... can you believe how adorable Eva is? Then the leg goes up totally on her own ... so I had to snap another one!