Sunset at South Mountain

Arizona sunsets are rad, even when you have to walk a mile in the dark in the desert back to your car, afraid of someone jumping out at you or getting eaten by a coyote.

Saturday at Tucson Markets

Spent my Saturday in Tucson--slept in, ran, and met Harley for lunch at Time Market. The cookies there are delicious and my sandwich was crunchy and good. The afternoon was spent lying on the couch, dying from a recently acquired cold. Dinner was soup and frozen treats at Rincon Market with Karla. After dinner, I drove back to Phoenix in record time of 90 minutes.

Free Wooder Ice

What I'd do for a taste of home: run 3 miles to the Rita's in Tempe and then walk all the way back because my knee won't let me run that far. But you gotta do what you gotta do for free wooder ice on the first day of spring. 

Arizona Liberty Bell and State Capitol

For one of my training classes at work, I learned about state government in Arizona. The best part? There was a field trip to the state capitol building! The building was beautiful but there was the new ugly governor's tower right behind it. And they had a copy of the Liberty Bell? I moved all the way out to Arizona to get a taste of home!

Disney

The most magical place on Earth!

Bye 2016

 

Ah 2016. The year went slowly until it rushed by in the last month. What did I do? I tore my ACL, got surgery, and started running again. I made friends and lost friends. I opened up more. I tried not worrying about school. I finished school. I got a job (and will start in 2017). I saw good movies and read good books and listened to good music. I went biking and drinking and movie-watching and concert-going all by myself. I laughed and I cried and I shared the pants. Nah, just kidding, that's from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. It was getting too serious here. But here's to 2017: a chance to grow and explore and to become a slightly better person.

Flying Home

Somewhere between Tucson and Chicago