Under the Tucson Sun

Today I spent all day at a client's in Tucson. I'd never been there before so I was pretty excited just to see it even though the purpose of the trip was work. We've heard it's really nice down there and it definitely is. It's pretty much exactly like Phoenix just on a WAY smaller scale...which could be why people say that it's so nice. It took me about 2-2 1/2 hours to get down there but it was a pretty cool drive. I'm excited to go back sometime with Tim and spend more substantial time there...it looks like a really neat city!

Somewhere between Tucson and Phoenix

Just outside of Tucson (no, we still have not fixed our windshield-as evidenced by the spot in the right hand corner of this picture. There are actually two more, too...another one similar to this and a long one extending across the windshield. What can I say? I guess we're being lazy. Maybe we just like having a cracked windshield.... it reminds us of the trip out here. Ah, no, we're lazy and unmotivated to fix something that doesn't really hurt anything).

East Tucson...I got a map from my client and it looks like there are a lot of resorts, national parks (I can't WAIT until it's cool enough to go on hikes!), and golf courses in the northeast part of the city... sounds like my type of thing!

Downtown Tucson-looked very cute! It is close to the University of Arizona so it had a very college-town type atmosphere.

I just have to remember

We are having the last burst of summer here in Phoenix. As in, it has been brutally hot for the past few days. Like 110-115. It really doesn't feel that hot until it gets down to about 100 degrees and you feel how much of a difference 10 degrees makes. And during these heat spells, it is really a drag when you can't do anything outside but go to the pool...even at 6 a.m. It is 95 degrees that early!

So, to get over this last little heat spell, here are some reminders of why I love it here better than Iowa...