We have settled into a beautiful apartment in Tempe, Arizona. After nearly 4 months of living in a closet sized space with no internal plumbing, the staggering luxury of our very own apartment was mind boggling. We spent the first few nights in the kitchen within inches of each other, hovering together by instinct before we all noticed that we had room on all sides, and slowly began drifting apart like planets falling out of orbit. On our first night in the new place, Jax the dog ran ecstatically from room to room at full tilt, reveling in the carpeted floor and cozy environment. I stood in the center of the large living room and spun and spun and spun in circles till I fell down giggling and nauseous.
We got very lucky in finding such a wonderful place. It's huge for the two of us and has gorgeous high vaulted ceilings and lots of natural light. My morning routine consists of rolling out of bed, throwing a pot of coffee or tea on, and then walking out to the deck to collapse on the futon and soak in the sun. There is a large palm tree outside that has had a small group of peach faced lovebirds taking up residence. I love watching them flirt and chirp to each other, it still seems so very exotic to this small town Washington girl.
I have enrolled in a professional massage therapy program at Arizona School of Massage Therapy, and I LOVE IT! Once the program is complete, I finally get to exercise my entrepreneurial ideas and be a private contractor. I will be graduating in October of this year, and will finally get to see my family after a long time apart. I've made some wonderful friends through the school, and even adopted an honorary younger sister! Her name is Tawny and she is a Colville indian from Omak. We ended up moving here within weeks of each other and enrolling in the same program. Small world! It's been wonderful relaxing and learning new things.
Nothing could have prepared me for the weather here. Dave has taken it a bit harder than me, but I think he is beginning to adapt. It quickly ramped up from the low 80's to the low 100's, and now it is between 108 and 117 every single day. We live in a constant state of sweatiness. The daily sun however, is absolutely lovely. We are currently in the monsoon season, which means that once or twice a week it clouds up, the humidity skyrockets, the temperature mellows down, and if we are lucky we get some spectacular lightning shows. I absolutely adore lightning and thunder, they are better than fireworks! I sit out on the balcony and watch the strikes all around and feel the thunder shake the floor. Jax the dog is incredibly nonplussed by it all, and will settle down on his bed with a grumble and a sigh.
Before it got so hot, we did quite a bit of hiking in the nearby desert. I love the landscapes of strange rounded rock formations and cacti everywhere. There are tons of places to go within half an hour of the city, and we're trying to explore as many as possible!
Jax says stay cool everybody!!
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