The Nelson's Honeymoon (Part One)

We headed out to Pointe Hilton Taptio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix. While Patricia was waiting for Taylor to check in some random guy came and knocked on her window and said "congratulations on the marriage" then asked her to get out and show them her dress.YAY for random people!:-)

The first morning we were woken up by a knock on the door. Before we could even realize what was going on... in comes the housekeeping lady! I am not sure who was more startled... the poor lady who didn't speak English or the half asleep newly weds.

Part of our deal was a $50 credit to the resort and 4 "buy one get one half off" meal vouchers for a restaurant at the resort. We enjoyed just being lazy and appreciated the money we had received at the reception. We went to Walgreen's to buy some snacks since the resort vending machines were $3 per item! (And we must have had too much on our minds because we both forgot to bring out toiletries bag!) We found some fans that were 50% off and purchased 3 for about the price of one! We were very proud of our mad bargain hunting skills even while honeymooning! Yeah, we are that good! :-) We went out to Phoenix Mountain Preserve and realized how very out of shape we are! (Maybe it had something to do with the fact that it was like 110 degrees outside!)

The second day there Patricia decided to shave her legs with the cheap razors we bought at Walgreen's. She took a huge chunk of skin out of leg. She must have looked pretty romantic as she hobbled out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel holding a bloody towel against her gushing ankle. Really she was just trying to give Taylor a chance to practice some of his nursing skills! Taylor went to the gift store and spent about $20 onNeosporan and band aids for his clumsy wife. It is a good thing too because the next night while leaving the room Patricia caught her toe under the door and again needed to be bandaged. Good thing her husband is going into nursing!

We spent one day at the water they had at the resort. There was a beautiful jacuzzi, a fountain, and a fun slide! The last night we were there we decided to have a fancy diner and went to a fine dining restaurant at the resort. We got all dressed up and fancy and walked to the restaurant. Now, this resort is built on a hill and the fine dining restaurant is called "A Different Pointe of View" so naturally, it is on the top of the hill. Patricia, being the stubborn girl that she is, refused to let Taylor go get the truck but rather insisted she could walk. About 20 minutes later Taylor and Patricia arrived at the fancy restaurant dripping in sweat as a result of the hike up the steepest hill either of them have ever seen. (Yes, Patricia had high heels on!) As if we didn't already feel like we did not belong in such an elite restaurant, the dripping sweat from our heads made us stick out like a sore thumb. So much so that the 2 (yes, two) servers did not even offer us a wine list but instead immediately removed our wine glasses from the table! The view was beautiful though, we could look out over all of Phoenix and got to see the sun set on North Mountain. It was worth the blood, sweat and money! We played in the pool, slept, ate, slept some more, and just relaxed for the week! It was wonderful and very needed by both of us!