Hot town, summer in the city...

Today is the first official day of summer! Living in Arizona, this is somewhat hard to believe. Since we returned to Tucson over a month ago, we have had no need to wear even a light jacket, I have probably worn tank tops most days, and our A/C has not had a break. As they all say, Tucson is a "dry heat". A friend of ours just moved here from Virginia and he has made it very clear to us that he'll take Tucson heat over Virginia humidity any day. As much as I get frustrated by having to finish my run by 7am because of the heat, or how expensive our A/C bills are, I guess it's true..."dry heat" does have it's perks. Dry heat keeps you from sweating all day (or at least if you do sweat, it evaporates before you even know it), your shower towel actually dries in the bathroom from morning to morning, and you're allowed to bring water with you wherever you go because everyone is afraid of dehydration. As I write this at 8:30am, it is currently 92 degrees outside...the high is supposed to be 110 today with only 11% humidity.

This past week I was reminded how important sunscreen is! I had to have a mole removed from back that had moderate atypia cells. I asked my doctor how that could have even happened since my lower back rarely even sees the sun, and she said that 80% of skin damage happens before we are 18 years old...so make sure all you kiddos and not-so-kiddos alike wear lots of sunscreen daily! Since we moved here I have started wearing sunscreen with zinc oxide in it, which I highly recommend since it forms a total block between your skin and the sun.

We are still totally loving being home and getting to see so many friends and family members on a regular basis! This past week we got to meet our friend's baby for the first time...David and Eileen's little girl, Kaia Lin...


Rachel came over for a day while her mom was at work. Here we are washing Cameron's car to get it ready for his return from Chicago, where he was visiting his girlfriend for 2 weeks.


We went to the Pops In the Park for a picnic and to listen to the Tucson Pops play their final concert for the spring series.
(Ryan, Chris, Melissa, Christina, Steve (Christina and Joe's neighbor), and Joe)...


My "Going Green with the Greens" this week involves a bit of a recylcing project...

I took a pair of old jeans, cut out the inner seam, and then cut up an old shirt...and sewed them all together to make this skirt! Unfortunately I don't have a pattern I could give anyone, but I could try and talk you through it if you're interested. :)

I hope you all have a wonderful first day of summer!