One Last Stop Before We Go Home!

Hi, Ya'll!

We got all packed up in Phoenix. The overnight low was 95 degrees, so by 9:00 AM, it was already over 100 degrees! As you can see from the following two pictures, it took several trips to get the car packed! By the time it was loaded, we were hot and sweaty. Fortunately, we did not take baths until after we got the majority of our things in the car! Ellen works such magic when it comes to packing.
The car trunk was beginning to balk when it came time to close. Before we got on the road to Tucson, we went to the Arizona Mills Outlet Mall. The JCPenney store there has the largest departments for nurses' scrubs that we have ever seen. Ellen purchased her back-to-school clothes. The line to purchase these items was longer than you could imagine. We finally made it to the front, and over two hundred dollars later, we were ready to get on the road.

We stopped at The Outlets in Casa Grande on our way to Tucson. We looked in a few of the stores, but since we did so much shopping yesterday, we didn't find too many things that we wanted or needed. Besides, it was really hot outside , so we did not spend too much time there. Sharon just wilts, blood pressure plummets, Ellen gets all concerned, and starts issuing orders like she is the QUEEN! (And she is.!)

We made our way into Tucson. Anyone familiar with this city knows that the freeway goes around the city rather than through it. So when you exit, you must drive through many streets to get to where you want to be. As one is winding around various neighborhoods, you begin wondering just where you are going to wind up! When we finally made our way to The Residence Inn we were pleasantly surprised! It is probably the biggest and prettiest one we have ever seen. The lobby is more on the lines of a large hotel. We have taken pictures of our room.

Everything in the room is dark wood. The table top is granite.

Yes, this really is a large LCD television! (It could be plasma for all we know.)
Another view of the kitchen. It is quite obvious that this hotel caters to the business community. There is just a different "feel" to this hotel. It is one that we are enjoying very much!!

We will be here for the next two nights. Then, we will finally make our way back to El Paso. We plan to just relax a bit tomorrow and investigate our surroundings. We think that we have shopped enough, but we will see.

Until next time. . . . .