{"id":8860,"date":"2014-04-13T19:13:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T01:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/?p=8860"},"modified":"2014-04-13T19:13:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T01:13:56","slug":"splash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/?p=8860","title":{"rendered":"Splash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I may have left a not so glowing review on priceline about the Quality Inn in Mesa, the bright spot of my review was the pool. The pool made a splash.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/300-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"300\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/300-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If they put as much effort into cleaning and maintaining the rooms as they did the pool&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2014\/Q2-April-June-2014\/2014-04-13-Phoenix-Trip\/DSCN5360.JPG?m=1397434598\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Someone swam there every day. There&#8217;s John and his cousin Danny having a great time playing in the pool. If our activity got too hot or we had some free time at the hotel, we always knew we could swim.  <\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2014\/Q2-April-June-2014\/2014-04-13-Phoenix-Trip\/DSCN4995.JPG?m=1397431302\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And it got too hot for us every day.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2014\/Q2-April-June-2014\/2014-04-13-Phoenix-Trip\/DSCN4884.JPG?m=1397430875\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were nice deck chairs, some shade, even in the heat of the day, and it was especially nice in the afternoon.  I did swim, but I spent most of my time poolside, reading a book or taking pictures of the kids.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2014\/Q2-April-June-2014\/2014-04-13-Phoenix-Trip\/DSCN4879.JPG?m=1397430863\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And, bonus, Arizonians do not swim until it&#8217;s over 100 degrees.  Really.  So, there was hardly ever anyone else out at the pool.  And if they were out there, it was just relaxing in the deck chairs, not swimming.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/291-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"291\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/291-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/291-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So it was kind of like we had out own private pool.  Hopefully as our memories fade, we can laugh about the crappy things and remember the good times of the vacation, like the pool.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2014\/Q2-April-June-2014\/2014-04-13-Phoenix-Trip\/DSCN4883.JPG?m=1397431881\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I may have left a not so glowing review on priceline about the Quality Inn in Mesa, the bright spot of my review was the pool. The pool made a splash. If they put as much effort into cleaning and maintaining the rooms as they did the pool&#8230;. Someone swam there every day. 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