arizona

time moves differently here. or perhaps it's now.
i wake up and it seems like the crack of dawn but i'm well rested. hours pass by and i either have no idea how much time has passed or i'm amazed by how long each day is.
each day seems to be more fulfilling than the last. there's so much to do and it's all new and fun and exciting. and the sun keeps everything in great spirits.
there has definitely been a weight lifted since leaving texas... that was palpable in the car.
i'm not sure if it's the fact that we're gone, that we're now on vacation or if it's just being here that's really set such a change.
driving, erik did most of it. i just sat, tried to entertain and looked out the window. i felt kinda bad but when i did drive, i realized that there's much more room driving then there is any where else in the car. poor corolla.
we stopped in flagstaff which was nice. i'm pretty sure we stayed in the hotel where bill and i slept in the parking lot only a year and half earlier. the beds were comfy.
in the morning, we learned about the tsunami to the west and snow storms to the east, as we were forced to say that we would buy playing cards for our new south dakota friends and send them out to them... (strange things happen before coffee sometimes..)
we drove out of the snow to the sun and the rain.
we've hiked and read and sat by the pool.
it's been the perfect break from real life and i feel like we've definitely needed it. :)