Broyles

In early March, Todd and I attended the “Wild Out West” dental conference in Phoenix, Arizona. We hadn’t been back to Phoenix since we moved from there -- nine years ago. Where does time go? Our trip was also planned around seeing some of our great friends who we have kept in contact with but don’t get to see nearly enough. Sooooo much has changed in the valley of the sun over the last few years – we were amazed by all the growth. A new Cardinals stadium, dozens of shopping centers, and many houses now exist in all the fields we used to drive by to get to the base and our home. Speaking of our home, our old base house has been torn down and a new built in its place. A much needed improvement.
Our classes ran from Thursday to Saturday. We stayed downtown so we could walk to the convention center. Spring time in Phoenix is the best. The palm trees are magnificent, all the grass is green and the flowers are in bloom. The air is warm and fresh with orange blossom sweetness. It is great. Friday night we drove up to Scottsdale to meet my friend Elizabeth for dinner (picture was taken this summer in Mtn. Home). Elizabeth and I worked together at Albertsons for a short time in Phoenix and then again in the Boise office. She is fun and adventurous. Saturday, after the conference, we drove out to Goodyear and stayed with Earl and Barbara. Todd and I attended church with them while living in Phoenix. I transferred to Boise for work five months before Todd and he finished his undergrad degree at ASU. Earl and Barbara "adopted" him during that time and we have been close since. We love them dearly and had a great time.

We also managed to sneak in a spring training baseball game. The Indians and Reds built a new ballpark in Goodyear – so of course, Todd had to check it out. We had great seats for a good price, awesome weather, and enjoyed watching the pros play ball.