I moved to Arizona last May, well the end of May. I guess I got to miss all of the Desert Flowers in bloom, this goes with everything else in bloom. I've never had "allergies" until I experienced April in Phoenix. My eyes water, my nose runs, my throat resembles a desert, I'm in misery! I guess it's partially my fault because I continue to put myself outside on most days. I went to the Desert Botanical Gardens last week and saw the most amazing things in bloom I have ever seen. The next day was not so good for my allergies but it was totally worth it. Whoever said the desert is just sand and nothing colorful is sorely mistaken. I've added a ton of new pictures to my photoblog, so check it out.
Bear turned one the other day! I played a special song for him by 50 cent called "It's your birthday", he found it comical. Cody is doing great, he has been riding his bike to work these past few days. If only I could do that, but it would take me over an hour since my work is 15 miles away. We will be heading up to the Grand Canyon in a few weeks to take Cody's mother up to see the most amazing hole in the Earth. This will be my 4th time in under 16 months. It's crazy because I have met people who have lived their whole life in this state and have yet gone. I am going to take full advantage of this while I live here, why sit around on your days off and "relax" when you could be "relaxing" viewing some of the most beautiful sights in the country! People always ask me how do you have time to go all of these places and money to do all of these things? It's simple, on my days off we choose to drive 3 hrs north and experience new things and the outdoors is free, well in most cases. Our National Park pass does expire at the end of May so we are going to continue to get use out of it.
I finished reading the book "Into Thin Air". It's a story about a reporter for Outside magazine who went up with a guiding group to Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world standing at 29,029 feet. I couldn't put this book down, I laid in bed with it at night until my eyes could physically not stay open. It's the most exciting, nerve wrecking book I have ever picked up. It was the worst disaster in Mt. Everest history and when it was all said and done 8 people lost their lives on May 11, 1996. Please please read this book if you are looking for one to read. Sometimes you wonder why people put their lives at risk to do something that seems so stupid but when it comes down to it we all want to do something where it pushes our limits and the risk of death is not a factor. Would I climb Mt. Everest? No, but there are a ton of other mountains I would climb. I would love to become a more serious climber and Cody and I are thinking about getting into rock climbing. We have both done it a few times but it's always inside on a rock climbing wall. Anyways, I hope all of you have had a wonderful April and are excited about May! I know I am.
