On Friday the 13th, we had planned to go to Phoenix for the Irish band playing at the Desert Botanical Garden - we anticipated a quick trip to visit Anne and Shawn in Prescott on the way down Friday, enjoy the concert and dinner, then drive back to Flagstaff on Saturday. The weather forecast was for snow in Flagstaff and rain in Phoenix for Friday, so we drove down Thursday (without going to Prescott) before the snow fell. Friday morning, Anne sent us photos of the snow there in Prescott, which is at 5,600 feet elevation - at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff had more, so it twas a good decision to go a day early.
Patty and I went to Ikea and got two Hemnes dressers, pieces of which came in five boxes. The Friday night concert was cancelled, so Patty and I joined Megan and the others in our group for Friday evening potluck at the Carlyle Clubhouse.
Saturday morning, I walked to the start of the Bridle Path to walk with Jane. Along the way, I passed by the athletic fields at North Phoenix Baptist Church. The area is large enough for multiple soccer fields, but the entire field was flooded from Friday's rains.
Saturday, Patty and I drove to Prescott and visited Anne and Shawn's new second home - it is in a lovely wooded area of Prescott in a 55+ community. We got a quick tour of the house, then went out to lunch, then drove back to Flagstaff. The five boxes were too heavy to carry, so we opened them in the car (Ikea staff had helped us load them in the car) and took pieces upstairs to the two bedrooms - about 25 trips total. After four hours of driving and those 25 trips up and down the stairs, we were beat - so we had a prosciutto and arugula pizza from Grimaldi's for dinner with some cold Blue Moons.
Sunday, we put the two dressers together - in many ways, it was like a large jig saw puzzle. First was the tall one for the master bedroom.
We started before lunch but finished after lunch. Here is the final product.
Then it was the smaller one for the guest bedroom - it took a couple more hours, but we finished before dinner.
Two nice additions to our new home in Flagstaff.
Patty and I went to Ikea and got two Hemnes dressers, pieces of which came in five boxes. The Friday night concert was cancelled, so Patty and I joined Megan and the others in our group for Friday evening potluck at the Carlyle Clubhouse.
Saturday morning, I walked to the start of the Bridle Path to walk with Jane. Along the way, I passed by the athletic fields at North Phoenix Baptist Church. The area is large enough for multiple soccer fields, but the entire field was flooded from Friday's rains.
Saturday, Patty and I drove to Prescott and visited Anne and Shawn's new second home - it is in a lovely wooded area of Prescott in a 55+ community. We got a quick tour of the house, then went out to lunch, then drove back to Flagstaff. The five boxes were too heavy to carry, so we opened them in the car (Ikea staff had helped us load them in the car) and took pieces upstairs to the two bedrooms - about 25 trips total. After four hours of driving and those 25 trips up and down the stairs, we were beat - so we had a prosciutto and arugula pizza from Grimaldi's for dinner with some cold Blue Moons.
Sunday, we put the two dressers together - in many ways, it was like a large jig saw puzzle. First was the tall one for the master bedroom.
We started before lunch but finished after lunch. Here is the final product.
Then it was the smaller one for the guest bedroom - it took a couple more hours, but we finished before dinner.
Two nice additions to our new home in Flagstaff.
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