Flagstaff, it's that cold place north of Phoenix

Well Lindsey, Shannon and I decided we wanted to see some snow. Mathew was lonely and wanted some company, so us three girls invaded his place in Flagstaff for the weekend. We promptly left after work on Friday (I was only 5 minutes late). That night Mathew killed us in Phase 10. I think Shannon still wants a rematch. Saturday we headed to Snowbowl to partake in the rare snowy season they are having. I even convinced Mathew to rent skis instead of snowboarding. Mathew, Lindsey and I hit the mountain while Shannon read by the fire in the lodge. There were a few times that morning I thought I should have been in the lodge. It was pretty cold. At least Mathew let me barrow his cool new hat. I think I might steal it next time I see it. Just kidding Mathew, I'll only barrow it for an extended period of time. :) After skiing all day we were ready for a night out in downtown Flagstaff, it's about a three block radius. We had a delicious dinner at Beaver Street Brewery. Sadly, we felt like we had been stalked from the mountain. A group of extremely obnoxious guys sat next to us at lunch and appeared at dinner as well. We strained our ears to hear where they were going next so we could avoid them. We did a pretty good job of it.You can't even tell we are related, can you? You can barely see him but the guy behind me is a one man band and he was in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Don't ask me what his name is though.Here we are at Charly's at the Hotel Weatherford. It was our final stop on the downtown Flagstaff tour. Shannon made some new friends. They were GREAT, even played the mandolin. My brother was not amused. After Charly's we called it a night. Sunday we woke up to fresh snow on the ground. It was so pretty. We headed to The Place for a delicious breakfast and then headed back home. It snowed/rained the entire way from Flagstaff to Phoenix.

We had such a great Flagstaff trip. Maybe next time Shannon will ski with us? Yes? :) Thanks for hosting us Mathew. We'll be back again, don't you worry! Love you.