Why Arizona?

I've had several people ask me, "Why Arizona?"

Here's a few of my reasons:

The Dent-Dixons, {my favorite AZ cousins live here}
Affordable housing {I was able to buy a nice house as opposed to a ghetto condo}
Commute cut by more than 1/2
Still lotsa wide open space
Lotsa singles equals lotsa eligible bachelors
Heat
Transferred my job {no probs}
Not too far from the 'rents {can still take weekend road trips home}
Lotsa members
Cafe Rio
Blue Bell ice cream at local grocery stores {not $119 for 4 half gallons shipped}
The beautiful desert landscaping {I'm serious, I never realized how pretty the desert is}
The Gilbert Temple will be less than 5 miles from my new house
Good place to raise a future fam

I lost my marbles!

I drove all the way to work and then realized that I didn't have my computer! Yup! Can't work without the computer! Who does that?

So...I drove all the way home and then all the way back to work. Sad thing is I did all that in the amount of time that it would have taken me just to get to work in CA!

A Few of My Favorite Things

My fam

My friends

My house

New make-up

The sun

Waking up without an alarm clock

A call from a crush/love interest

Snail mail

Peanut M&Ms

Peanut butter M&Ms

Fresh, clean teeth

Clean face

The "working out" high

Air conditioning

Short People are my Friends

Here's a few of my short friends.

Note: I'm still the shortest. It's like school picture day all over again...

{sorry it's so fuzzy!}

Arizona Identity

I've given up my Californian Identity in every sense of the word. It's a sad realization, but my move has been great all around.

Here's some of the ways that I've gained my Arizona Identity...

• I have a house in the AZ.
• I have an Arizonan driver's license.
• I have (480) phone numbers.
• I run my air conditioning 24/7.
• I turned down the opportunity to serve jury duty in Orange County.
• I drive an AZ registerd vehicle.
• Funny story: This week I got a notice from the MVD that I had a "potential out-of of state registration problem." Come to find out because I have an Arizona driver's license and I don't have a vehicle registered here I was red flagged!
• It no longer takes me 45 minutes to go 11 miles to work, I now go 10 miles in 15-20 minutes!
• I'm no longer 20 miles to the beach! :(

Papacito

My "dear old" dad and me...I love and admire that man. Side note...doesn't he look good in bright pink?

For Father's Day, I sent my dad a "Dear OLD Dad Kit" (the focus was on old man necessities)

Items included:

-Potato gun-For the "kid" in him. My dad never grew up...most men don't.

-Hot and cold pack thingy-For the "old man" aches and pains.

-Ibuprofen-also for the "old man" aches and pains.

-Werther's Hard Candies-The official "old man" candy.

-Ace bandage-For the "I've fallen and I get get up" aftermath.

-Sticky notes-To lessen the "Jeff Redd, M.D." (not M.D. as in "medical doctor," but M.D. as in "memory distorter") moments. Dad loves sticky notes to notate his "to do"/reminder list. One of his greatest talents is that he's a great story teller and likes to embellish/distort the facts to make a better story, but we raz him that he has a memory deficit.

-Uni-ball pens-the famous "Dad" pen. Dad loves those pens.

I love you, Dad!

Trip to L.A.

Just a few pics from my memorable "Wicked" trip.

Me with the hand prints and foot prints of some of my favorite eye candy...George Clooney.

The "Wicked" Stage

I love the L.A. Temple!

Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney Concert

Can I just say, "Keith is SOOO hott right now?!"

Karina and me...