My first Spring in AZ. It's great, 85 degrees here. It's a big change from my
past, I'm wearing short sleeve shirts for the first time in 23 years. Which
means my first sunburn on my arms in 23 years. We moved here in Sep. and we are
on the South edge of a growing suburb. Only 1 close grocery store. It's said to
be the fastest growing town in the country. Already we have a number of stores
and restaurants. A new freeway building 2 miles away. They are building a
Starbucks, Wallmart, Costco, Samsclub, by the new freeway, plus tons of
high-end stores near by. It's funny, every time we see a new store we like, we
get happy. They are building a 10 acre park at the end of my street. 2 miles
away they are building a huge 100 acre watrerbird preserve, filled with parks
and paths, I can't wait. I got so lucky. We bought just after housing started
going up. We picked this area because of pricing, but before we got here, they
jumped lots. But after I bought, they sky rocketed. Houses!
on my block are going for 35%-40% more than I paid. They are halfway done
building my pool. I'm not sure I will ever get in it, but I can't wait to be
out sitting by the pool in the sun. I spent 23 years basically couped up
sitting by the fireplace in my TV room, only getting out a few times in summer.
Now, even if I stay home, I'm at least going outside, getting my niece from
school, etc. Starting in March, on Tuesday nights the city has free "Music In
The Park" different live bands, from rock to jazz to classic. Lots of cool
things going on. I'm sure lots of cities do these things, it's just I was
always to cold to go out in the nights. To you cold quads, moving somewhere
warm can be a life changer.
Greg
