The Arizona Life in August:
1. School started! I am student teaching senior English at Mesa High School. In the last week I have read 138543 student essays. And I will admit that I love EVERY minute of it.
2. Tyler got a JOB! A career-type job that means we are probably calling AZ our home for a while. So proud of that man, so proud.
3. We have done a fair share of 2. We witnessed a little MLB action at Chase Field. Unfortunately, no foul balls made their way up to the nose bleeds.
3. Shopping in Arizona is AMAZING. It can also put a nice dent in the bank account. At least we're savvy shoppers and we find outlet malls and such on every block.
4. We have finally found an ice cream shop that is suitable for our needs. It took many failed attempts before we found ourselves slurping raspberry/brownie bite shakes at Culver's.
5. On another note...we joined a gym. Who knew that people living normal non-college-going lives could find time for such frivolous activities?
6. I saw a number on my phone thermometer I thought I'd never see. It said 117. No. Joke.
7. We got a little blogging gig on the side for an
SEO company. We write 60 articles a week about important topics such as Baretta firearms, Arizona hard money lenders, and fulfillment companies. Long story. But it's money. And we've done worse things for money...like participate in two years of faithful plasma donation.
8. We've almost lived in the pool. The great thing about Arizona is that you don't even have to take a towel. You get out of the pool...you're dry. Just like that. "Yeah, but it's a DRY heat," they tell us.
9. We absolutely adore our new ward and all of our new church-going friends. They really help Mesa feel like home.
10. We attended our first Mesa Jackrabbit football game. They lost pretty ridiculously but I don't know that I've ever seen a school with so much school spirit. They even have legitimate purple people...high school boys try out (yes, they try out) to be a "purple person." If they are so talented as to make the "team," they get the privilege of painting their ENTIRE selves purple and standing in front the crowd screaming at the top of their lungs for the duration of the game. Hands, feet, face, armpits...all purple. They do wear shorts though. (That could be awkward.)
Anyway...
We haven't melted yet. So that's good news.
