My Phoenix AHI Adventure OMG!!!

[WelshWitchPMD]

OK I know that I am SLOW!!! Sorry, but I am very tired and I am having some asthma problems.
I will post just the very first part to get a start. Trust me this is the boring stuff but it will get much more interesting. I can't even wait to tell everyone!!


Saturday
Well, I started my trip from Providence, Rhode Island early on Saturday morning. I got to T.F. Green airport and I almost went into shock. The security line was unbelievable!! It was not even a “line”. There were about 4 different waiting areas before you even got to the actual line. I really thought that I was going to miss my flight.
Well, after about a half hour it was my turn to go through security. It is always an ordeal because #1, I have high-speed film (1600) with me and #2, I have a TON of change in my purse and they ALWAYS hand check my bag. This time was no different.
I got on the plane to PHX in about another half hour. Five and a half long hours later I arrived in Phoenix. Yep, when I got off of the plane I did make another one of my brilliant discoveries. It was HOT!! One of the first things that I notice was how well I could breath there. I have asthma. I had no problems at all during my trip there.
After about a half hour of waiting I finally get my bag. I then call to arrange to be picked up. I get to my hotel and they hand me the key and tell me that I have been upgraded to a junior suite. I was really happy about that. I go in and make all of my phone calls and stuff. I get a knock at my door about a half hour later. It was a hotel staff member and they had an ice bucket with a can of Coke, a bottle of water and a little tray with 2 chocolate chip cookies and a balloon. That was nice and I was all happy about that.
I was staving and I headed out to the Mexican restaurant across the street. That was pretty good. After that I went back to my hotel and relaxed a bit after my long flight. I was bored out of my mind later on. I wanted to go out but I did not have a car. I called the hotel about a shuttle. I needed to go a mall and get some girly things. I love Macy’s so I asked about the nearest one. The shuttle driver recommended that I go to Scottsdale Mall instead of the one that the hotel told me about. It was more $ to get to but it was in a safer area. I have been there before and I love it and I know that it is Stevie’s favorite hangout. I get there about 6:30PM and they close at 9PM so I did not have much time. I got the girly stuff that I needed and some 1600 speed film. I was exhausted and I went back to my hotel. That’s it I told myself. I am going to rent a car tomorrow. I needed to go to a drug store and there was none within waking distance. I decided that I would rent one for exactly 2 days.

Sunday
I got up and of course had my breakfast. I need my coffee in the AM or I am cranky!! I try and call a few car rental places and no luck. Most had no cars. I found one that did and they were a little too much $ for me. I wanted to get away cheap. While I am searching the yellow pages for car rentals my cell phone rings. It was Janine (Bellablue21) from the Ledge board. She just got in town. I told her that I looking to rent a car. She said that she would be interested in sharing it with me. That was great because I would not be alone. I figured that I would have some company if I got lost. I met Janine at her hotel and we head out to get the car.
The first stop that we make is Walgreens. LOL Biltmore Fashion Place or something like that was the next stop. Well, I wanted to do more shopping. I hit Macy’s there. I think Janine was very patient to put up with me. I found a Kenneth Cole black lace top. It looked kind of like the one that Stevie wears in 1977. I found a black tank top with lace straps to go with it. Now of course I needed a certain type of undergarment to go with it. Again thanks to Janine for putting up with me.
Now we head out to have lunch. We take in the sites at the mall. I had no Stevie sightings there. I thought that we would try a hotel where they might me staying. We walked around a bit but did not see anyone. We head back to our hotel to freshen up to head out later for our little fan meeting at the Hard Rock.
I go back to my room and I shower and change into my Stevie-ish outfit. I head downstairs and a gentleman is standing at the check-in desk and he looks at me and says, “are you Pattie?” I was kind of shocked and I said “yes, I am’. He introduced himself as Jake ( Darklinensuit) from the Ledge board. After both Jake and Janine make some changes the three of us head out to the Hard Rock to meet the rest of the gang.

More to come...