I’ve been and am a traveling fool this year, as I type this I have a trips/events planned for weekends to come but I’m stoked for all of it, yet sometimes home is what the heart & mind needs/wants…

I’ve been MIA on blogging but trust, alot has been going on, I warn you alot of libations are drinks are in these pics but thats NOT ALL of what I’ve been up to…
Enjoy!

Parker dropping his letter to Santa at Macy’s

My homie Lil Mike was in town so we ventured to DTPHX aka Downtown Phoenix on bikes and skateboard…
The Main Ingredient nice quaint spot, good food good beer selections…

slammin sammy

Bottoms up…

Like the sign…

Roll out over the 10 freeway in PHX

PHX has some cool spots trough it, but it has some ghost town kind of spots…Mind you this is a week day too

Next stop The Turf Accountant

Mike getting it on his longboard…


Seamus McCaffrey’s Irish Pub

Look at all the military, police, firemen, etc. patches, pretty rad if you ask me… This was only one section of it, it was ALL over the bar..

Shamrock on the Guinness

My trusty steed at downtown Phoenix…

Matt’s Big Breakfast, this place is on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives

Downtown artwork…

Reminds me of Fail Harder at W+K

Yet with beer bottle caps…

Phoenicia Association a retail store downtown PHX

Gallery & Boutique

Slow Down…

Like it…

This district has a bunch of art homes/stores even a garden house, great urban farming

Ended a nice day at Papago Brewing with a Lips of Faith Eric’s Ale from New Belgium, nice slight sour with a great finish, yum!

Mike was in town also for our friends/neighbors The Fryes 10 year wedding anniversary, I officiated the ceremony, hence the name & tweets Rev Rod…
Watch the video Mike made, it’s awesome!
Great time!
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One morning had a home made macchiatto with a friend Joe Johnston, he’s doing it big in Gilbert with all of his eateries and ventures, GREAT GUY!

Every one of Joe’s cups has a story, I like it…

Had to stoke Joe out with INCIPIO Destroyer case for his iPad and Silicrylic for his Blackberry…

My buddy Marc & his wife Lori, just kitted one of their rooms out into a SWEET wine room, so solid!!!!
Many bottles will be killed here & choice bottles at that!

Hit Gordon Biersch for a meal with the fam had to try the Winterbock, good not GREAT but good none the less…

What is GREAT is Winter Warmer from San Tan Brewing in Old Town Chandler, YUM!
Picked up a couple growlers!

Injecting the bird for Thanksgiving, oh yeah, then fry it up!!!!

Wifey made the Ultimate Mac & Cheese, unreal!

A serious Thanksgiving with friends & family in AZ, thanks Wims!

BOOM goes the dynamite!
Washed down with WINTER WARMER from San Tan, notice the Incipio protected Blackberry son…

Days pass and I kicked it with friends Karl & Gordon, we head to Camelback area for some grinds and brews…

Karl told us about The Grind, so stoked we went there, UNREAL!

Seriously unreal good burger!
Washed down with Anchor Steam, paired well…

Karl blogging his burger too, haha

Like this pic… AZ sunset, artwork & history…

Now I’ve taken you from weeks ago to just yesterday Sunday as I type this…

Sunday night, Chuck E Cheese with fam and friends, Parkers best friend and our friends…
Gettin it, SEND IT!

SHOW OFF’S!

ROCKET MAN!

Ticket girl!

Stuart is Parker’s homeboy…

Skeeball rules, I beat him, that’s whats up son!

I leave you with our version of The Griswold’s…