I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted! I guess time flies when you're having fun? We've actually been busy bees for the past month or so. School is in full force. I've already had 5 tests and I'm right around the corner from test number 6. Addison just finished up what has bene rumored to be the hardest class he takes this year and he survived! He's currently studying for a final he has on Monday so send good vibes his way!! I've got a countdown going until Thanksgiving and Christmas. I hate feeling like I'm wishing my life away, but I can not wait until we get a break! I'm about to start my 9th week, which means I have less than 14 months left before they let me lose on you people and I get to join the big girl world.
We'll try and catch you up on what we've been up to! Addison had a much needed fall break a few weeks ago and we went to Sedona and Mormon lake for the first weekend. Sedona was just as beautiful as I expected it to be. We drove up to Sedona on Saturday morning with two of Addison's classmates, Pedraum and Lucas. It's only about 2 and a half hours from Mesa and the drive is gorgeous! The red rock mountains are so red it makes the blue sky and green vegetation stick out and you feel like you've never seen a more blue sky or a more green tree. We stopped at Slide Rock National Park first. Slide rock is a natural water slide made by some rocks in the water that you can slip and slide down. We were so pumped. When we pulled up to the park the park ranger let us know that we were there on opening day and that they had been closed for several months because of the Slide Rock Fire that happened in May and had dirtied up the water with sludge and debris. She told us that there would still be sludge in the water so to get in at our own risk. Buzz kill, am I right? Naturally, we decided that sliding down rocks > potential cancer and changed into our bathing suits and made the trek down to the water. To sum up our experience: the water was freezing, the rocks were super slippery, and someone let their dog pee in the water we were playing in. That being said, it was cool and on a really hot summer day I might not even care that there was dog pee in the water.
We ended up realizing that we hadn't planned well and wouldn't be doing any hiking on this trip. Also, Pedraum, our DJ for the weekend, had a hurt leg and we couldn't leave DJ Cool Peds behind. We found several jeep trails and took Addison's jeep out and played. The trails were great and we made it to some beautiful spots that helped make for some stunning selfies. Lucas and Pedraum helped Addison navigate the jeep through the trails and I just assumed the role of the photographer.
That night we hit up the sketchiest restaurant in Sedona and got our food order in about 5 minutes before the kitchen closed so the food was super awesomely delicious (kidding). We managed to make it out before Lucas and Addison were gobbled up by the cougars at the bar and before the truth came out and they discovered Pedraum wasn't actually named Tom.
We woke up the next day and did a few more jeep trails and then took the scenic and very rural route to Mormon Lake. We rode through the woods and passed by a few cows on our way. It was scenic, beautiful, and serene. In conclusion, always take the scenic route. We made it to Mormon Lake and the super homey cabin of another one of Addison's classmates, Austin, around 4 in the afternoon. We experienced about a 20 degree drop in temperature by going a few hours north and it was perfect. It was almost heart-breaking when we made it back to Mesa and were greeted by the sunny 98 degree weather. I got to sport my Walter Anderson sweatshirts (I packed two for our two night trip) and couldn't possibly have been happier. That night we grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and enjoyed the company of some of the sweetest, coolest, and funniest future dentists and people we know while playing games, chatting around the fire, and eating s'mores. It was fun and relaxing and a great way to kick off Addison's week of relaxation. We got tons of great pictures that makes us so happy! We've decided to try and document as much of our lives as we can. We have a lot of pictures of us during undergrad and I swear the pictures take me back to that second and makes me smile. Excuse that almost Nickelback quote, yuck. Lucas got ahold of Addison's camera and got some great candid pictures of everyone so I'm sure he'll shoot the cover of Vogue soon.
We came back to Mesa on Monday because I, unfortunately, was not on fall break and had class on Tuesday. Addison spent the rest of his week going shooting, sleeping in, and doing some mild studying. Addison's fall break ended with us checking out the Scottsdale scene and it was fantastic! Scottsdale has some huge dance clubs and bars and you can spend your whole night bee- bopping around the club and break out some of those dance moves you've been working on in your car when T-Swift comes on...or maybe that's just me....
Anyways, I know I haven't caught y'all up on much, but I don't want this to go on for too long and bore you guys! I'll add more and get ya up to speed soon :)
We miss you guys so much and love y'all to pieces!!!
xoxo
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