Sunny Day

The weather was in our favor today. We took advantage of the sunshine and made our way up to the mountains. I forget how beautiful the scenery really is sometimes.

Hiking in the desert

The weather here never really cools down. When is there ever a "good" time to go walking/hiking/running?? Today we decided to leave around 8am and get started on our scenic hike into the mountain. Doing cardio at the gym was getting a little repetative for me and I wanted a different scenery. Even though there's ac in the building doing cardio in there gets boring to me after 15 minutes. Our hike was a good hour or so and it defiantly got me exhausted. I'm planning on getting more involved with the outdoors and staying active. It's just that the sun never sleeps in AZ and the rays have a tendancy on darkening my skin..........even more :( I'm already tan so the rays can go offer their services to someone else who's looking for it. You know, that's one thing that always gets me. There's so many people here that pay to fake bake when they can get it for free by just walking outside to check their mail. Not only does it save a couple bucks, but the results actually look natural and not so.......... orange.

A sunny day

Started the day off right. Worked out for a couple of hours, had a hearty breakfast, and had lunch with my dad and Anthony.

When becoming an "adult" and moving out into the real world, it's hard seeing my dad. He lives a couple hours away and our schedule never really matches up. He has weekends off, but we work. It's almost as if we have to schedule a time and lock it in to make sure we get to see each other every now and then.He came to visit and treated me for a nice sushi dinner. Yum. You know I would never pass up that opportunity.

The gym is becoming my new bestfriend. Before I used to despise waking up to even the thought of working out and I would try to sneak back into bed. Luckily as of January, Anthony has been there to help me stay commited to my new year's resolution. *A big pat on his back*

This is probably the last week of "normal" weather. The temperature along with our electricity is due to sky rise. Whenever the summer comes around this is the time I dread living in the desert. How much longer can I stand this heat? It's like I'm getting darker and darker each year......

Out with the girls

I've been so busy with work and school lately I needed a break with my girlfriends. We decided to all take the whole day off and just let loose!! Ok, not too loose but we did cease the opportunity and used up all the hours of the day to stay productive and busy with fun!! The day started nice with some horseback riding, followed by lunch, sprinkled with some mall shopping, added in a chick flick ("Easy A") and topped with Wal-mart. Yes, I was definitely pooped and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the sack.

 

The beautiful desert

The desert is so beautiful here during the spring. The wildflowers start to bloom and the wildlife is active. The only thing that I don't look forward to are the rattlesnakes and mosquitoes. The heat can defiantly be a killer too. Today it was like 90 degrees! It only gets warmer from there. Being that I hate drinking water this is the wrong state to live in. You can't walk to the mailbox without breaking a sweat.Did you know that it's a felony to cut down one of these saguaro cacti? Yep, sure is. These things live till like 200+ years.