Living Arizona

Well, as you'd expect a lot has changed with our move to Arizona.  It was a good move with minimal fuss once we were on our way.  (Of course, there was considerable craziness before we were packed as we threw stuff into the pods and stuffed the car full Griswold style.)

The drive itself was fun.  We were able to visit family and swing through Texas so we are fully qualified to sing about "Amarillo by morning".  Joe talked me into this tourist trap that turned out to be a lot of fun as we were serenaded by a trio of cowboys at The Big Texan. Our car took damage from a roadside tractor as they shot our car with a rock projectile while mowing near the highway somewhere in the midwest, I thought I saw kangaroo roadkill and later figured out it was a jackrabbit, and we enjoyed listentoamovie.com to help whittle away the hours.

We're certainly missing everyone back East, but we've been lucky enough to see more of our Western family in one year than we usually do in five.  There's a great small airport nearby that we use to hop over to Nebraska and vice versa.  We recently visited and were able to take in a Husker game (Go Bigggg Reddd!) as well as spend time with Grandpa and the gang. Now we're looking forward to an upcoming weekend trip to California for more family time.


Of course, the biggest change is the weather. A couple months of 110-125 degree days with a low of 85/90 at night is kinda insane.  But the rest of the year is pretty fantastic.  We often find ourselves saying, 'Hey, we're outside, running past palm trees, wearing shorts, and it's NOVEMBER.'  Which has us cracking up.  That's not to say it doesn't get cold but it's nothing like a real winter.  I think we have different seasons here: Jeans, Backyard-Sitting-Fireside, Shorts, Swimsuit, HOT.  Or to define them as the restaurants do when you sit on the patios... (water) misters, nothing, propane heaters.

Of course, one of the biggest changes up til now was adopting The Khaleesi.  She's almost a year and half and as a featherweight she keeps up her 80lb physique by going to the beach (yes we have them), chasing friends at the dog park, or trying to get ice cubes in her backyard pool.

Life is good.