Sun, Desert, and A Little Basketball

We had such a wonderful time on our trip to Tucson...even though the Bruins didn't win :(. Here's some pics:

getting off the plane in AZ

charter flights are TOTALLY the way to travel
outside our hotel and ready for a day of sightseeing

A group of us went to Sobano Canyon

We took an open air tram to the valley and it was really neat

Mom and BDub

I was just hoping I didn't see any rattlesnakes, scorpions, or tarantulas

one of the stops on the tour

this was the highlight of our trip

we ate there 3 times :)

Wednesday afternoon we went to the arena to watch the shoot around.

the campus was very pretty

I wasn't expecting the catci to be so HUGE

warming up

sisters

they were pumped up

We had Thursday morning to hang out so we went to the Desert Museum. It was their version of a zoo I guess....trails mapped out in the middle of the desert. I was even more nervous about seeing certain critters out here for sure. Luckily, the only ones we saw were in cages.

fab four

this is my sister's boyfriend Michael, but we call him Bean

we were really excited to get to spend some time with him. he's great!!

it was so pretty out there

they had this cool little cave that we walked around

nice little break from the sun

sweet little mountain lion

he looked just like Samson, except with bigger paws

cute little wolf

view from the front of the park

Thursday afternoon = gametime

We had a big pep rally/send off for the team in the courtyard of the hotel. The band and cheerleaders performed. All our fans were there and it was a great way to get ready for the game.

us with Bruiser

mom and Mrs. Margaret

these two are something else together

Let's Go Belmont

waiting to go into the arena

minutes before tip-off

our guys played so hard

i couldn't be more proud

we'll get 'em next year boys

boarding our plane at 12:45 am

i haven't pulled an all-nighter in a looooong time :)

So long Arizona. I had a blast, but the view I have from home is way better.......

oh, i missed these two so very much