Sedona, we came, we saw, and we conquered.

We were so excited our friends Jan & Jason invited us to Sedona.  I did a cartwheel like a little girl when my Mom and Dad said they would come up to Durango to watch the kids while we went off for an adult s only weekend.  Time away from the kids is scarce these days.  So off we went excited as little kids trick or treating on Halloween!

We have never been to Sedona.  I always heard it was pretty from various people.  Well, I'll just go ahead and let you know "they" were so right.  I was expecting brown and dry but was pleasantly surprised by the trees and beauty all around.  It is a great little town with lots of out  door activities.   We did a helicopter tour that was awesome.  Again, excited as a kid trick or treating who just got a king size Reeses peanut butter cup instead of the popcorn ball.  Woo-hoo! off we went into the clear blue sky.

We hopped in and took off and in 20 minutes you can see tons of the rocky mountains with scrub oak starting to change it's color.  It was quite stunning,

We were able to copter right up to some ancient ruins that you can not get to by foot.  That was pretty amazing to see.  If you are ever in Sedona, the helicopter tour is a must do.  It only takes about an hour turn key.  That frees you up for the rest of the day.










 See the fall colors.  It was so beautiful.

see the ruins? It's the little holes in the rock.  People used to live in those holes.  Glad
I was born in the 20th century.

Here is a closer look at the ruins

After our helicopter ride we went for a hike.  Rather, it was some rock climbing I wasn't prepared for.  All I was thinking inside my head was... when are we going to have bloody marys?  This is supposed to be relaxing right?

Our hiking adventure..see those rocks...yes you gotta climb them.

Ok as far as food goes there is some yummy places to eat.  We ate to much good food while we were there but what else is new.  If you know me, that is par for the course!.  I really liked a place called Cucina Rustica.  I am going to have to recreate the dish I had there and put it up on the blog soon.  I was the best thing I've had in a while.  Raddichio stuffed with mozzarella cheese, spread with fig marmalade, rolled up and wrapped with prosciutto then grilled and drizzled with Balsamic reduction.  The sweet and savory together were fabulous!  I'm going to make this and see how I can tweak it!   So stay tuned for the recipe!

Also,  this little concoction is a key lime martini.  I have no idea what is in it but I'm gonna play around to figure it out.  I'll have to do a Lizzy number on it to make it more healthy cause I'm positive it was as calorie laden as a real piece of key lime pie.  It was like a meal but it was so good.  It had graham cracker crumbs on the outside of the rim and was rich and frothy.  It truly tasted like a key lime pie...in a glass.  I strongly advise to have it for dessert not as a before dinner drink like I did.  I drank that, then had wine with dinner...not the smartest thing I've ever done.   I should have asked what was in it before I let the bartender talk me into it!  

   Thanks to Jan & Jason for a wonderful weekend! I'm so glad we got to go and explore Sedona!

 Most of all, I'm so glad all 3 of our kids were alive when we got home.  Thanks to Mom, Dad, Aunt Mickey, & Uncle Lee for taking care of the kiddos.  ***( I think my mom was scared to come alone, she was out numbered)***