The tales of August

It's been awhile since I've written a quality blog. 

August was so much fun! We found a house the beginning of the month and felt really great about it. So, we decided to go for it. YES WE BOUGHT A HOUSE. 

Evan's parents came to visit us here in Tucson. It was so fun to have them there to visit. 

We visited Tombstone, Arizona and rode an old time stage coach. If you know anything about Tombstone it is an old western town. Yes people still live there, and yes everything is pretty much original there. It's where the famous shoot out took place at the OK Corral with Wyatt Eyurp and Doc Holiday. 

We rode bikes around the River Walk and discovered a really popular bat cave. Hundreds of thousands of bats dwell in the nearby overpass bridge. Since it was something we hadn't seen we walked down there multiple evenings to watch them fly out of the bridge as the sun went down. 

August is Monsoon season. Intense thunder/lightening and rain storms EVERYDAY. It kept the summer heat manageable. It was really nice actually. 

In Phoenix we visited Evans Cousins, and it was my first time ever meeting them. How fun! 

We went to Cafe Rio, because we NEVER pass up an opportunity to go there. We ate at Rudy's BBQ. Pretty good if you like southern BBQ, but I felt like I was filled with food for the rest of the week. 

          

It was so much fun having them here.

Now we are preparing to move into our new house, but first things first, my mom and I will be driving a giant UHAUL down from SLC to pick up all of our furniture that is in storage. Me driving a large truck is probably scary.  Evan is on his Internal Medicine rotation that keeps him at the hospital for long hours. Good news though, he is definitely ahead of the game considering his experiences in New York. To add on to the craziness, I should be starting work soon- so my goal is to get all moved in and settled before I start. 

My search for a job is coming to an end, you have no idea how great it is to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 

I've been doing some great DIY projects that have turned out pretty good. I'll post the results soon. 

Our house closes tomorrow! We sign, record, get the keys and then we can start moving, decorating and making it ours :) 

Thanks for reading. 

Welcome to TUCSON

Moving can be a little rough. Everything is New you don't even know where to start when it comes to getting accustomed to the surroundings. Our first week here has been pretty great. Hot, but great. We started out with 109-113 degrees and sunshine, but as the 4th of July weekend came around that changed to rain and some killer thunderstorms. 

We love our place, and could not be happier with how everything turned out. We found our rental on VRBO.com! We are not on a contract, but plan on staying here until the end of October while we search for something more permanent!  It is fully furnished and utilities, wifi, and cable are COVERED!  Here are a few picture of our place. 

THE DMV: who doesn't love the DMV? 2 hours in line waiting for someone to call our number was a pain but 2.5 hours later we are officially Arizona people. 

There is a walking trail right behind our house, and we have definitely taken advantage of it. It's more of a walking/biking/running/horse riding trail. Its amazing, paved and goes for miles. In addition our landlord has provided bikes for us, so whats better than a free bike ride? Nothing, except the little wild bunnies that hop around. 

We did try to cash in our FREE one year black planet fitness membership in that we got from The LIVE with Kelly & Michael Show. However, they have never seen a voucher like that before... 

Our 4th of July consisted of  a little bit of shopping, driving around to get a feel for the area and having a BBQ inside. It rained, it poured like I've never seen before. As soon as the rain hit we went home! Apparently it is monsoon season. Apparently people think their cars are boats and try to drive through flooded streets.  If you get stuck you get fined big time! 

Burgers and Fresh Fruit! We watched a few fireworks from our balcony. 

Saturday we headed to the east part of Tucson. We visited Tanque Verde Ranch! It was beautiful! In the mountains tucked away is a little "dude ranch" where people go to get away and enjoy Tucson's nature. They had a million horses there and trails galore!. 

Across the way was the East Entrance to the Saguaro National Park! Unfortunately I wore heals so we saved that for another day to explore. 

We headed to the theater near our house and hit up HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2!!! If you haven't seen it GO! GO NOW! If you haven't seen the first one, GO NOW! 

We loved it so much! It was absolutely phenomenal. 

After we went to Culver's for Ice Cream! I got a Root Beer Float, and it was probably the best root beer float I've ever had! 

It was a good week, with lots of exploring! The ward we went to on Sunday was great! Everyone was very friendly- hopefully we make some friends in the Ward. 

Today was Evan's first official day. His residency is in Family Practice, so he will spend a large amount of his time in community clinics. He has been brushing up on his Es Spanish.  

The weeks to come I'm sure will be eventful. 

We'll keep you posted! Thanks for reading