One Last Weekend in AZ

Our last weekend in Phoenix together proved to be a very nice one. While I did do some packing, we also had a lot of fun!

On Friday, we went to see Ratatouille. ( I am sure I just spelled that wrong). It was a great movie! I honestly didn't have the highest of expectations, given some of Disney's recent movies, but this movie was wonderful. I am so glad we went.

On Saturday, we went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Of course, I am supportive of any movie based on a classic Disneyland ride, and the references to the attraction were my favorite parts. Other than that, it was a bit long and slow moving.

Since it was tradition for us out here to go hiking each Sunday that we could, we decided to do one last Sunday hike on one of our favorite mountains. I really don't know what posessed us to do this on a day that went up to 115 degrees. We thought it might be a bit cooler if we went later in the day- 6:30. Well, it wasn't. We also had the added pleasure of descending the mountain in darkness this way. The sun sure does set quickly here. Of course, the whole way down, I was hearing and seeing things. It sure was a relief to get to the end!

The adventure did not end when we got home. We learned a bit about kitchen fire safety in the evening. Chris was cooking his steak as usual, when he noticed that it smelled a little steamier than usual. I was enjoying my evening in the bed room, when I hear Chris calling my name. Sure enough, I look in the kitchen, and there are flames in the oven. We look for something to dump water on the pan with, but there is nothing, so I have the brilliant idea to remove the pan from the oven and put it in the sink. Of course, since I am now exposing the flames to oxygen, they get bigger, and I panic. Luckily, I got the pan in the sink before I lost a hand. I did some research for future reference, and for all of you out there, a piece of advice- if you ever have flames in the oven, simply turn off the heat and keep the door shut to suffocate the fire.