Demo 2006 -- Tribute to Pheonix, Arizona

Riya's first plane ride to cheer on dad at his second Demo appearance..




The trip began well and with so much stuff to take with a baby -- i am so glad A was there! How much stuff can one baby need. I totally overpacked for her but was stressed that i would forget something ! in the end the only thing i forgot was my facewash which means it was a pretty damn good job of packing -- if i do say so myself. Here is Riya at the ariport looking soo pretty - ready for her first trip on the plane! !


Alan came over the day we left and it was soo good to see him. he is such a nice thorough gentleman. this is a snap i took of all three.



I was in Arizona when I was a child - a family trip to see the Grand Canyons or something. I really dont remember much abt it so i was really looking forward to being there. Riya and I got to see Scottsdale, the Borgata, the heard museum, the botanical gardens, w got lost and almost went to the desert :)!! Overall, we have a great time. We were there to support the team of Riya.com but had wnouhg time to get some sightseeing done!




Riya and I got to see Munjal and Papa in action. It was totally awesome -- they all did sooo well and got the Demo God award too :) I dont have a foto of them together but here is one with Ben on stage witH A. You can see the whole presentation here -- http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006/63025.html



The Four-Diamond Pointe South Mountain Resort was ok. Found an amazing outlet mall there and shopped :) Also, found a place which made a great sundae!

I do have to say that I am GLAD to be back. Riya was pretty clingy the whole trip - i guess, i never realized how much a baby likes her own space. She is usually pretty good abt going to places but at this point she wanted nothing to do with her father or any other person other then Mom! sigh. it got a little hectic.

However, A and I did manage to sneak away for our first night out wthouht the baby!! yeahhh!! Should have asked the waitress to takea foto of us but waited till we were strolling abt when the notion struck us! The food was good and the company excellent!




Riya had her first swimming experience in the pool when A and I took her - she loved it. here are a few fotos.






One thing they do know how to do well in Arizona is make great margaritas which everyone enjoyed and build awesome roads. After CA roads they were a revelation. I would consider moving there just for the pleasure of driving onthose roads. Here is one with Tara who has done such a good job on the new UI. See what I mean abt the margaritas :)




There were so many friendly faces and i guess the Demo gods were kind to Riya (no pun intended) -- all in all a good trip.