So long Illinois!

[Trekhawk]

That was hysterical!

Now that the plans are made I'm like a little kid waiting for school to be out for summer...I wanna go NOW!!!!

Glad you liked it.
I love Arizona. Lots of great things to see - sending wishes for a easy and safe move and a wonderful new warm life.

[Crankin]

Love that thing about Alice Springs. Exactly how I felt about living in Tempe... yea, endless summer was not my thing. I always thought we should have had our summer vacation in the winter, so the kids could go outside.

Every time I go out to my car after school and the wind is blowing and it's 5 degrees F. out, I stop and think about what it felt like when it was 112 F and i had to open the door of my car.

Tucson is more temperate. Evenings actually get below 100 in the summer and winter nights are well, like winter!

[fixedgeargirl]

Hey Queen a friend sent me this and I thought of you.
(Alice Springs is a place in Australia so all temps are in Celsius but I think you will get the drift).

I laughed out loud ! You just described my first Texas summer to a T! More than 20 days over 100 degrees F . Yeah, Queen, it's a dry heat . But I'd take that over wet and grey (BTDT).

[Lise]

living in Illinois...long cold winters, wet miserable springs, hot and humid summers, followed by about a week of wonderful fall.

Welllll...when you put it that way....sigh.

You've summed it up in 21 words. And yet, I love my home. But fer the love of...all that's holy...ENOUGH with the freaking cold weather! My car announces "Ice Possible" everytime I turn it on. Someday it's gonna say, "Sunshine Possible"!

Congratulations on the new digs! We expect ride and race reports year 'round, you know! L.

[Pax]

Welllll...when you put it that way....sigh.

You've summed it up in 21 words. And yet, I love my home. But fer the love of...all that's holy...ENOUGH with the freaking cold weather! My car announces "Ice Possible" everytime I turn it on. Someday it's gonna say, "Sunshine Possible"!

When I stepped outside yesterday and have to scrape and dig for about an hour to unearth my car I figured it was just Ma Nature flipping me off one. last. time. Sorry you got caught in her wrath too.

Congratulations on the new digs! We expect ride and race reports year 'round, you know! L.

Will do! Although having not seen a curve (or a hill) in recent memory...I have visions of tipping over a lot.

[VenusdeVelo]

Have a brother and family in Phoenix, very jealous Queenie. But you'll love it.

After I return to the US, I end up back in WI where the weather is as temperamental as IL! The only thing I would miss in AZ would be the cross country skiing when it snows....