Mini Life

Antelope Canyon, Arizona

Horshoe Bend

Plane ticket destination: Arizona

Jobless and broke, I decided to buy a roundtrip ticket to Arizona. It wasn’t the best decision at that time, but the trip was definitely worth every penny I have in my bank account.

I invited my sister to go with me, and to my surprise, she bought a ticket a week later. Two weeks before the trip, we found out that my high school friend, Shairah--who lives in New York now--bought a ticket to Arizona as well on the same date that my sister and I were going. Vida, my best friend who lives in Arizona, was very excited that a reunion of friends was happening that she planned the whole trip for us. 

Day of arrival:

All of us had different arrival times. I arrived at 7:45am. Shairah arrived at around 9am, and my sister arrived at 12:30pm. We mostly just chilled and explored Phoenix on our first day. We ate dinner at Hooters then went back home to chill and hang out.

2nd day: Fossil Creek and the Grand Canyon (next post)

Vida reserved a parking spot at Fossil Creek for us to go swimming. We went there early so that we don’t have to deal with other people. It was a short hike going to the waterfall, however, we stopped in the middle of our hike to take a dip in the water. After 30 minutes of swimming, we continued on the trail and arrived at the beautiful creek. There was a rope for people to jump in the water, which my sister and Shairah enjoyed. I, personally, loved going behind the waterfall.

He taps his fingers on the steering wheel as he follows the beat of the music playing in the car. I sing along because that’s really all I could contribute musically at the moment. I’m not like him. He’s gifted when it comes to listening and theories. I simply just sing along and even dance to entertain myself. He doesn’t mind it. In fact, every time I dance in the car, he gives me an impressed look and smiles at me. Then he utters the words that just makes my heart melt every time I hear it, “I love you, babe.”

Bearhead Mountain 1.1 from Ella Amanda Ares on Vimeo.

This our hike going to Bearhead Mountain.