the trick of living in phoenix is trying to be out of the city as much as possible from may to october. temperatures average at 110F/45C. you have to get up before the sun if you want to be outside at all. and even at 5am, when the sun is creeping above the horizon, it is already 95F/35C. we had to be very strategic about exercising and walking our dog. hot cement burns syd's feet. since matt was away in kenya for a month, i spent more weekends in phoenix by myself than i cared to but i managed to survive. may be i won't have to repeat another summer in phoenix with its extreme temps..??
in may we drove over to LA to visit matt's friends nick and dave. it was the usual LA fun with visiting northwestern alumni (there are so many of them!), walking on beach boardwalks, checking out improv, eating good food and absorbing the silliness that is nick, dave and matt.
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just as the temps started to rise in AZ, we slipped a hike in beautiful sedona. it also gets very hot in sedona, although it's in the 'high country'. arizona has wildly varying climates, with the north having a white, snowy christmas and phoenix being 75F/24C at christmas. sedona is known for its spirituality in a new age sort of way. it's full of artists, palm readers, psychics that are drawn to this area of the country with its stunning read rock formations that does seem magical.
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our ultimate escape from phoenix heat was heading to seattle 2 weeks before the wedding. we drove up through utah and idaho which is a mellow, gorgeous drive. we listened to the steig larson's the girl who kicked the hornets nest. we're fans of audio books on long drives. it makes the time fly by.
the night we arrived in seattle, we went to a seattle sounders soccer game with christian and natasha which was a perfect welcome! we worked our days and enjoyed our nights with friends and family.
christian set up a great night of sailing for us on lake union! it's called 'duck dodge' and is a popular race that is mellow and laid back. we had great views of the city and ended up partaking in the tradition of partying on a make-shift raft of sailboats and then mooning the sailors as our boat sailed away.
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