Swimming in November

Well, I have to say I feel LUCKY. We took my 12 year old step-daughter
and two of her friends to the Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak in North Phoenix over the weekend for her 12th Birthday. Lucky that we could afford such luxury, and LUCKY that the weather was PERFECT. We had so much fun. Who ever dreamed of swimming in November? Well the pools are heated, so that helps but also there were very few people there so it was not at all crowded. We had originally rented a suite with the intent that the girls could sleep on the fold out sofa and loveseat in the living
room. But the room was really small compared to the last suite we had at a different Pointe resort this past summer. So my husband called down to the front desk to see if they had any better deals on bigger rooms and they offered us a Casita for only $20 more. SOLD! We moved over to a 2 story Casita that had a bedroom/full bath upstairs and a huge kitchen, dining, bathroom, living room with 2 sleeper sofas on the first floor. It was pretty cool. Right outside the Casita was a more private pool and jacuzzi (the Cacuzzi as my 4 year old calls it) and we were only a short walk from the entrance of the Lazy River Ranch where the resort has a huge lazy river. I also took the girls (and myself of course) for pedicures on Saturday morning, then we went back for swimming all day. Saturday night we all piled in the car for dinner at Old Town Scottsdale at a place called Banderas Restaurant where they serve quite possibly the best Mac N Cheese on the planet oh and the Rotisserie chicken is also their specialty and that's pretty darn good too. We topped off the night with cupcakes from the Sprinkles Cupcake Bakery also in Scottsdale. YUMMY! My husband and I shared a red velvet and a coconut cupcake but seriously I could'a had two! LOL My daughter Caris had the most fun of anyone and she asked me if we could just stay one more night......I WISH! Anyway-back to the real world....Happy Monday everyone!