Moving to a new climate has had it's adjustments, but with that comes beauty too. Living In Tucson has pushed us to discover and explore our surroundings. Not knowing how long we'll live here allows us to squeeze in all the adventures we can handle.
When we found out we were moving all we heard about was the weather. "It's so HOT!," " Do you know how crazy the summer is?", " Winter's are great , but ..." Sometimes I would intercede, "Ya I heard about it. "
In all honesty having survived the first summer of having pony tails everyday, spending the only outside time at 7 o'clock in the morning, and a good majority of our days in the pool I can say, yes it is hot but I still liked it! No one told me about the great stuff that we discovered: the sunsets of purple and pink, monsoons that flood the earth while the lightening and thunder is shaking the ground, a beach that is only 4 hours away and is as warm a bath water, major attractions in less than a days drive and the wonderful creatures that Kyrick gets to discover on a daily basis.
The creatures have been the most surprising in good and bad ways(mostly good). Just this week we have caught 2 caterpillars, a bat rested for the day in our outdoor entry way, and the neighbor down the street had a rattle snake in his yard. Not so good, but boy did Ky just beam( ironic that we were telling him just a few days before about the danger of rattle snakes) because he got to see one. We get to see frogs, huge beetles, and lizards all throughout the week. It's a little boys heaven. The other day Ky said" Mom I love it here. I get to capture so many frogs and lizards!"
It's been fun. Of course we miss good old Boise. Josh told me the other day how much he missed it and hopes to call it home again. But for now we are appreciating what we have around us. We should look for what we love about the place we are living and take on a new adventure. Like a park you've never been too, or seeing something old in a new light!
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