Before I left Brian and Arizona, we drove down to the Coronado National Forest. Apparently there was a pretty nice drive with scenic views of southern Arizona, so we figured it would be a nice way to spend my last weekend there. Little did we know, the mountain drive would be so close to the border between the U.S. and Mexico that we would see several attempted border-crossers being detained by Border Control, AND that the 'scenic drive' would be along the cliff face of a mountain! Needless to say, the whole experience was kind of a an adrenaline rush.
Pictures do not even do justice not only how terrifying the drive was, but how pretty the views were once we made our way up the mountain. I guess it was worth it. :)
Brian acted calm driving up the mountain, but afterward, he told me he was feeling almost as nervous as I was! Good thing he didn't show it, or I don't think I would have acted so cool and collected!
Driving back down the mountain, we realized that we were actually looking into Mexico. In this picture, you can clearly see the black border fence! Kind of neat, and a little weird!
Once we got back into town, we stopped at the McDonald's there to get a couple of drinks (their new frappes are really good!) Their claim to fame is being the World's First McDonald's Drive-Thru! Apparently, there was a rule there that soldiers couldn't wear their uniforms in public outside of a vehicle (in other words, they could only drive from their home to work in uniform, and would have to change to go anywhere else in town). To solve the problem, McDonald's created a system so that the soldiers could get food without getting out of their cars...pretty clever! I love random facts like that!
The day after our crazy mountain adventure, Brian drove me into Tucson to catch my flight home. I've said it before, but saying goodbye in an airport is the absolute worst. It felt like I had lived in Arizona with him forever, and coming home was kind of an adjustment. But now I'm coming up on the beginning of classes for the second and final year of my Master's, and I'm ready to get started! I'm off to buy some new school supplies. :)
8 comments:
Gorgeous photos! I think I'd've been white-knuckled on the drive up, too. If I'm going to be that high up, I prefer to be in an airplane. ;-)
Love these pics!!
O my goodness i love shopping for school supplies!!!
Love your blog :)
Great pictures. Bet that was quite the experience!!! :) Aw, I know goodbyes are hard but looks like y’all had a fantastic time and keep focused on when you’ll get to see him again! :)
I bet that was sad leaving him! I'm always so sad when I have to leave my boyfriend because the visits always seem too short.
That's crazy that you were that close to the border! Those signs would have scared me too. I'm glad you and Brian got to spend a lot of time together :) I know it has to be hard leaving him though! Hang in there :)
The pics are beautiful!
maybe we'll skip that drive when I'm down there.. haha
the pictures are amazing though!
Don't you just love getting new school supplies?!
on the uniform for the wedding, tell him to splurge on the dress mess uniform instead of just dress blues. Looks a million times better. And in 20 years, I think you'll like the uniform. Anyone can wear a tux (and will have worn the one he gets married in) but his uniform will be his and well represents your past and your place in life at the time. (And red roses look amazing with the uniform)
Love those pictures! That is awesome that you are doing your student teaching in 1st grade too! Maybe we can share some ideas!
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