I came back to Phoenix May 2. The longest vacation I've had in a long time - 10 whole days! I flew Southwest - my airline of choice these days. Southwest is on time, the employees make the trip fun and they haven't lost my bags yet. :) I am very happy they now have direct flights to Philadelphia; cheapest flights there too.
First, I must mention the remainder of the vacation. Friday night was the rehersal dinner. Amy forgot to warn Karin P about me and I kept her laughing the whole time. Threatened to make her laugh during the wedding too! I got to see Amy's parents, people from high school and a new friend I met last year. Dinner was delicious and for some reason Amy let me and Ed sit near each other - she should know better, we were able to team up and pick on her. Saturday the wedding was wonderful! Except for the rain, everything ran smoothly and everyone had a good time. And I did make Karin P laugh once during the wedding! The limo was a stretch Hummer - brand new; it was the maiden voyage. There were people stopping on Broad Street in Quakertown to take pictures of the limo!
Sunday had beautiful weather. We spent the day at the Sly Fox Brewery Bock Fest 2005. Had some good beer, visited for a while and got outside. Later I got to watch hockey!! The Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) had come home for Game 6 of Round 1 playoffs. Ahhhh....hockey....I missed it this season! It was a good game overall - most of the excitment was in the 3rd period and we won!
Anyway, I got to Phoenix the next morning, picked up my car and headed to Chandler to pick up my dog. She stays with Mom when I'm away; yes, she's spoiled -- the dog, not Mom. It was a beautiful 80 something degrees, sunny and blue skies. Leaving behind the rain and cold was OK with me. While I don't mind cool weather - jean, jacket weather -- I'm not used to the 30 something degree weather anymore.
Driving to Chandler I noticed the layout of the land more this time. Big difference than my hometown area. The streets are wider, sub-divisions plenty and grocery store and/or gas station on almost every corner. South Chandler still has open fields and a dairy farm or two, but even they are showing signs of development. The country feel isn't there; more city or smaller town feel to the area.
Don't get me wrong, there are still beautiful areas, but it's just not the same. Unlike Ed thinks, Arizona is not all arid desert land. Granted, Phoenix was pretty much desert and some farmland before the expansion of the valley took over. Now it's grassy and developed. I still haven't figured out why people insist on putting in grass -- it's too damn hot to mow in the summer! Outside the city - north or south - you can get to beautiful areas. Mountains, National Parks, forests and lakes surround the Phoenix valley. The desert is beautiful in its own way. Yes, there are some desert areas that are nothing but flat, dusty and dirty. There are others where the desert vegetation is plenty, it's not just flat and well, it's always dusty.
Back to my townhouse with my dog. She and the cats are happy to see me. I like my townhouse and my complex. It's quiet and I can walk to the grocery store, Starbucks, PetSmart and Blockbuster. I'm near my office (for now - that'll be another post!) and close to my friends here. Overall I'm pretty adaptable though I see myself eventually in a small town, with some yard around my house where I have to drive at least 10 minutes to the grocery store :)
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