Monsoon Season

Right now we are just beginning Monsoon season. It's awesome! around 6 pm every evening the wind starts blowing, dark clouds roll in and sometime it rains. I know this sounds crazy, but that is different weather from what we are use to hear in Phoenix. Usually is little to no breeze, cloudless skies, and definitely no rain!

Pictured above is the dust storm, that they call them "haboobs" (umm, not sure why, could probably look it up but feeling lazy). This is a phote of the haboob rolling over Avondale two days ago, which is where we live. Along with the strong winds from the monsoon, it kicks up all the dirt and dust to it gets really dusty and the visibility decreases tremendously. Anyone with allergies can definitely tell!

Just wanted to share this because thought the picture was so cool and I am enjoying the change in weather!

july 16, 2009

Haven't updated in awhile and that probably has to do with not a lot has been going on! we are dead in the middle of the intense phoenix summer where things really seem to be at a standstill. i'm doing everything i can to keep the few plants i in the backyard alive. rob gets in the pool more than i do but it definitely is the best way to cool down after being out in the heat.

i'm really enjoying not having anything to do, but at the same time, it's so easy for laziness to set in. i'm just trying to soak it all up because come august i will be swamped once again with school. but...i'm almost done! yay!

sonora and socrates are doing well, of course! last month my parents came out for the weekend. they bought us a grill which was so cool. we've used it 1-2x a week so far. my favorite is having rob throw chicken breasts on the grill for us and then adding it to a salad. yum. it's healthy too!

right now i'm at work...10 more minutes till my lunch break is over. then up to help a floor file some paperwork then back to the icu. i love shadowing the nurses in the icu and even better, they know me now and actually utilize me. it's awesome.

till next time!