We finally made it to Arizona! And then five short days later we had to go home. I absolutely loved it down there. I never knew that seventy degree weather in February could make me so happy. My husband saw his first palm tree and I saw my first cactus. It was so sunny the whole time we were down there and it wasn't a normal kind of sunny either it was the type of sunny that warms the soul and invokes the brightest smile. I can definitely see why people visit there and never leave. It was a nice well timed trip we left the winter to enjoy the summer and we came back to spring. Plans are all ready in the works for next years winter trip to the valley of the sun. According to my irrational thinking winter officially ends when March does and we now have a decent start to winters dying days! We close on the house at the end of April and we can move in at the end of June, it is going to be an amazing summer, they all are but this one is going to be extra special.
I am the type of person that steers clear of fads. I won't do something just because everyone else is doing it but I heard about pinterest and decided to check it out. I am now in love with a website. I have knowingly joined a craze and followed a fad. So unlike me but hey, I guess change was in order.
On another note, most people who know me consider me a tornado enthusiast. I love tornadoes, they are one force of nature that is powerful, beautiful, and for the most part unpredictable, this fascinates me. Every spring I look forward to tornado season because of the fascination I have with severe storms but when a tornado strikes a house or a town, when it destroys a family and the dreams they have built it is a reminder of the dangerous side of mother nature. The tornadoes that went thought the country this last week effected many lives and took many others. It is a tragedy and my heart goes out to those that were effected in any way by the storms.
I have a feeling that the spring tornado season is just getting started and that it is going to be a bad one this year. I have really no proof of this as in I haven't heard anything from a meteorologist but my instinct is usually right about these things and I think a nearly non existent winter is going to mean a severe spring. So remember to keep a weather radio handy and to have a plan should a tornado warning be issued for your area. Stay safe and keep alert to any watches that may be issued. Have a great week.
