We've Arrived

Are humans meant to live in a place where the temperatures are over 100 degrees at night?

That's the question I asked myself last night as Lindz and I took Lana for a 5-minute walk to our mailbox and back. Oh, and next time someone mentions how it's a "dry heat," tell them to visit in July - it's pretty darn humid here right now. The moving truck arrived at 7am Sunday morning and the temps were already in the nineties with pretty high humidity. I must have gone through a gallon of water that day. Luckily we had plenty of help unloading the truck, thanks to a friendly neighbor and Lindsey's aunt and uncle who sacrificed a few hours of their family vacation to help us.

The trip out was made much easier thanks to our moms coming with us and helping with the driving. We took five days to make the 2300 mile drive, stopping in Columbia MO, Denver CO, Santa Fe NM, and Flagstaff AZ. It was a beautiful drive once we hit Denver; although both of our cars had some trouble with the inclines and heat (the Sentra couldn't go the speed limit when driving uphill; the GrandAm kept stalling even though it's an automatic). But we made it to Arizona safely and have so far managed to avoid all the problems of our move to St. Paul last year.

All things considered we're adjusting and enjoying Arizona. There are only a few boxes left to be unpacked. Our new apartment is substantially larger than our previous ones and is starting to feel like home. We've got an extra bed here so come out when you can!