I have found someplace hotter than Hades.

Have you ever heard someone (most likely someone in my family) say "It's hotter than Hades!"? I have. In fact, I spent my whole life hearing people say that. However, I have always wondered if that was even possible. Can a place be hotter than Hades (which is really just a 'nice' way of saying hell)? I wasn't sure. Until this weekend. I spent this weekend with Isaac (yippee!), moving into our apartment (woohoo!) and now I know that yes, indeed there is a place hotter than Hades. It is called... Arizona.

Arizona is exceptionally hot. Not just a little hot, but "I think I might die of dehydration" hot. Luckily, we learned that I, apparently, need to drink something pretty much 24/7 and so I am not dead right now. But without that, I would be dead. Very, Very dead. Especially after the moving part. Unfortunately, I am the most useless moving helper on the planet. I'd carry one box up the 3 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS to our apartment and then I'd have to rest for 20 minutes until the urge to A)pass out or B) throw up, went away. Good thing Donny, from apartment 2018, happened by and graciously helped us, or we'd still be there unloading that truck. And by 'we' I mean Isaac, because I'd be dead. Isaac appeared unfazed by the heat. He was a moving machine.

Our new little apartment in Arizona is lovely. Isaac did a very good job picking it out! I actually really like being on the third floor-it seems to be quieter and we overlook the little courtyard instead of the parking lot, so walking up miles and miles worth of stairs was worth it. Mostly.

We had no furniture, so we used the money the government kindly gave us (without interest for all the time they were using it-but whatever) to buy cute new Ikea furniture (entertainment center, couch, chair, lamps, end tables, ottoman...Ikea is my friend) and a dining room table (not from Ikea). At some point, I'll have to post pictures but not right now. When I left, there were still boxes of books on the floor because we ran out of bookshelves and I am pretty sure noone wants to see pictures of my boxes of books. But soon.

Now I just need to finish my teaching job here in Utah and find another job in Arizona and then I will move permanently. Yesterday, I told my principal I was leaving for Arizona and he wasn't a happy camper. I was flattered, but it is time to move on! Anyone know of any teaching jobs in Arizona? :-)