We have been waiting for basically the entire time we’ve lived in Arizona for the pool, office and gym next to where we live to be finished. It is so close! We are very much hoping not to miss the…
Apache Junction: Elvis and Prairie Diamond Rings
On our way to the Superstition mountains in the small town of Apache Junction, we happened past an unexpected tourist destination, a mix of a movie set where they made an Elvis movie called Charro! and a museum or Old…
Usury Mountains Park
We wanted to show my parents the desert and my dad wanted to see the Superstition Mountains, so we decided to pick a patch of desert that was on the way there. We went to the edge of Mesa heading…
Trying Cactus Fruit for the First time: Prickly Pear Sorbet
Arizona is, of course, known for its cactuses. Something I hadn’t realized is that some of them are edible. We thought we’d start softly with one that has an edible fruit, though the pads are edible as well apparently. We…
Jess’s Parents’ Arrival In Arizona
Like Chris’s parents, mine managed to come on what was then the hottest week of the year up to that point, but being June and not April, this meant 110-118 range rather than the low 100s. In both cases, this…
Brexit
As most of you know, Britain has recently voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. We stayed up the latest we have yet in Arizona to find out the results, which were extremely surprising on one count and extremely…
Summer Solstice
Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also the day the sun will be most directly overhead at midday or, in our case, about 12:30, as we are about 30…
Heat Special
According to Facebook and the calendar, today is the first day of summer. Much like when I lived in Wisconsin and called it ‘winter’ whenever it got cold in late November and early December rather than starting to use the…
Dances with Drills
So this is likely our last update on the construction. It is actually due to be finished in just a bit. This one isn’t quite as positive as the others as it covers the worst 2 days of the whole…
Chris’s First Attempt at Grilling a Steak
As we have discussed before, we have had lots of renovations going on at our apartment complex. This means the nearest grill + pool set up is a little further away, so we haven’t used it as much. We did…