Labor Day Weekend

Well....we definately didn't labor this past weekend! Hayden's school had a parents night out on Friday, so we sent the kids there for the evening. Four hours for $20, not bad! They had a great time making crafts, dancing and singing, playing in the play yard, eating snacks and watching movies. We actually picked them up at 9:00...who knew we could have four hours away from the kids, and not be able to fill it?!
So, what did we do? We went to Los Felipes Cantina at the Tempe Marketplace and hit happy hour! We enjoyed a child free, no maintenance meal. Well, actually, we shared an appetizer and didn't even have a whole meal, but it was fun!
On Saturday my parents had the kids from 10-6 to do some baking and playing. We decided that we didn't want to just sit around all day so we headed into Scottsdale. We parked near the mall and were going to see what was going on around the Waterfront area. I've been there before, so I knew there wasn't much, but it still beat strolling a mall near us that we frequent more often, or hanging out at home!
Well, the Waterfront (which is aptly named for several swanky businesses located on a stinky canal!) was a bust! Most of the boutique stores (which...not a single one looked interesting) were closed for the holiday weekend. Strange, but whatever!
So we walked our way in Old Town. After awhile as we were drenched in sweat, we hopped on the free trolley and made our way to a great little cafe called the Grapevine. Once again, we found another happy hour! We enjoyed a long lunch sitting on the roof under the misters and cloud coverage for a couple of hours. We hit some tourist stores and then stopped in at the SugarBowl for some ice cream. Delicious! After that, we hopped back on the trolley for a little tour on our way back to the car.
It was really fun to do a touristy thing for the day. We kinda felt like we were out of town for a few hours!
Monday, I joined my mom at Camelback Spa for the day. What a nice, relaxing, enjoyable day. We arrived around 10:30 and didn't leave until 5:00! We had so much fun laughing, envying, gossiping and lounging! We both had amazing treatments and a wonderful day!
So, my weekend included no Labor just lots of fun on our own schedule!