Sounds like I'm being visited by a nun (hardly), but I mean my sibling and younger sister has come to the Valley for work and some dinners with the Arizona Kid. Sheryl flew into town to assist a friend in her company with some problem areas but only can stay for a few days. I was able to meet with her and have dinner on Monday night and Tuesday night. She is staying at a hotel next to one of my new favorite golf courses and it was a struggle to pay attention to the conversation of her colleagues while watching golfers practice on the driving range...(I could have helped at least 3 or 4 of them improve their game, but I digress). I met with her colleagues (very nice group of people) and we all went up to Cave Creek for dinner at Cartwright's Steak House. It's the first time I have been there and the food was excellent and the restaurant was very rustic and had an Old West motif. I had tenderloins of beef, elk and buffalo with a sweet potato hash that was to die for and we all shared banana creme pie with coconut for dessert. The town of Cave Creek itself was very cool...(I don't go up there much being that it's an hour drive one way, but it is definitely worth a second or third exploration).
Tuesday's excursion was my choice so we decided on Mexican (I did the research) and found the Mission restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale. Very Alamo-esque in look and feel. We sat outside on the patio where a fireplace was roaring (Sheryl got the full dry heat-dry cool experience on this trip). It was chilly but the food and atmosphere was very good. The soup/stew that she had was delicious and had a afterburn that was excellent. My Chilean salmon was excellent also. I then took her to see the new digs and surrounding hood that I was going to move into. Then I dropped her off at her hotel and meandered home. I'm working Wednesday (ASU graduation) but only until around 6:30pm, so we will try to get one more visit in before she flies back home.
Love it when people come to visit (hint, hint) because it gives me the opportunity to explore new places and create little tours to show off my piece of paradise. The weather cooperated perfectly with daytime temps in the 80s and bright cloudless sunshine and cool (yes I said cool) nights. Even the humidified Easterners were chilled in the desert night. Saw a couple of coyotes (no Acme boxes to be found) walking along the street not far form Sheryl's hotel. Just a reminder that wildlife is not far from anywhere out here. One of Sheryl's friends told us about a bobcat attacking a deer very close to her backyard. Rattlesnakes are waking up as the days get warmer and nights get warmer. I was discussing the heat during the summer with our waitress who was an Arizona native (bonus)... (talking about how it's still 100 degrees at midnight during July and August). Gearing up for the heat. It's a good thing because as the temperatures go up, greens fees go down and the Kid gets more golf for his money. And a deserted course now and then because the Kid knows how to deal with "dry heat'.
It's a shame this visit was more work for Sheryl than play (she had planned to be here Thursday also, but I'm working 6:30am to 1030pm that day so she was able to schedule an earlier flight home). But she said that there may be more trips out here in the future, so I'll have to coordinate better the next time. I will take any time I can get to see her and talk about the girls (my nieces) and we discussed a possible visit from Uncle Jimmy later in the year. I've got to get ready for work... (typical 36 hours in 3 days--got to love event security), followed by golf tournaments on Saturday and Sunday (what else?).
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