Flew in to Phoenix this morning around 10am PST and picked up the rental car. Let’s start clearing up a few myths. “It’s a dry heat.” Dry heat or not, 105 degrees is still freakin’ HOT. HOT. HOT, HOT, HOT. Sure, you’re not melting quite as fast because “it’s a dry heat”, but when the temperature reader inside the PT Cruiser says that it’s 108 outside, it’s no better then when it’s 95 outside in Houston. Ok, glad we got that one out of the way. Now, can someone tell me one other thing? Where the heck is the GRASS? There is NO grass here. Well, on the golf courses that we have passed. Otherwise – no grass. Nowhere. Not a single blade I think along the entire stretch of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson. Bizarre. As Krista said, it’s not the State of Arizona – it’s the State of Depression. I felt like I was on a movie set or something, it was just that surreal.
So we made the drive to Tucson, and I think I’ve decided that the city itself looks a lot prettier then what we saw of Phoenix. Maybe it was just that after 4 hours in the state by that point in time I’m getting used to it. Made the drive through the city to our final destination (by the way, if you’re curious just send me an e-mail and I’ll be happy to tell you all about it, I just don’t want to link and drive traffic to their site and show up in their stats.) Had a good, productive, long meeting with our client. (Since that is really the purpose of our trip, after all.) Then it was off to the pedicure. YUM. It was great – truly a treat and something I wouldn’t have ever paid for at home. And in Robyn’s honor, I picked OPI’s “Chick Flick Cherry” red for the polish. I took photos of the end result, but I didn’t grab the camera out of the car before the massage so no photos of that. I’ll have to tell you all about it tomorrow.
For now, it’s off to the amazing suite that we are staying in – a little bungelow basically with a full size washer & dryer, a kitchen, a huge bathroom, and a nice living room – in addition to the bedroom. It’s awesome! Having a great time … wish you were here!
6 replies on “Having a Great Time … Wish You Were Here!”
As far as having “no grass,” my friend in Tucson and I have exchanged emails about the serious drought that we both are experiencing. In a true desert environment, grass is an extreme luxury because of the amount of water it takes to grow and maintain. Think of the stark landscape as the ultimate Zen garden. 🙂
Your foot massage and pedicure sounds like heaven. Will try to remember to do my toes and post a pic over the weekend.
Hot, schmot. 105 is really nice weather for June in Phoenix! Could be worse – 120 with an impending dust storm….
The suite sounds great! Enjoy it.
It makes little sense to grow grass in a desert. They do that here in Southern CA and we have constand water shortages. DUH!
Grass?? I have grass outside my apartment. Ok, so it’s a burnt yellow grass-like thing, but I think at one point it was grass…
But anyway, grass is for tropical places, like Flagstaff.
hm… methinks i need to make a road trip to PHX… man, i’ve been wanting some wings from Native New Yorker for soooo long now!