maggied’s blag

After spending a few days with family in Florida I flew out to Tucson, Arizona to visit Dale. My first impression of Arizona that it was very red/brown and flat (in a pretty way), and there were cacti everywhere. I had never been to the desert before, so it was really neat. You can also see so many more stars at night than back in New York or Boston. If you drive out for even just a few minutes the view is gorgeous.

My flight left from New York at 7:55am, but it was only 11:40am Arizona time when I arrived. After a stop for lunch we drove down to Tucson (a 2 hr drive or so). Most of the rest of the day was spend driving around Tucson. It may be hard to believe but I had never been to Sonic before and the whole drive and sit in your car thing really blew my mind. A picture was taken to commemorate this momentous occasion.

The next day Dale took me to the Desert Museum. We didn’t manage to catch a glimpse of any javelina, even though a little kid nearby piped up that he had spotted five of them on the trail. The museum had a fake cave to explore, a cactus garden and a hummingbird exhibit. I learned all about the different kinds of cacti. I still can’t get over how huge some of them are. I also shouldn’t forget to mention that there were vicious aviary predators out to get Dale.

Wednesday was New Year’s Eve. We relaxed during most of the day because our sleep schedules were slowly approaching normal (I started getting sleepy by 9pm most days). We went out to see Milk, which I would highly recommend seeing. The evening was spent at Dale’s friend Sarah’s apartment where we played Rayman and Mario Party on the Wii and watched Dick Clark. Oh yeah, and there were cupcakes. Delicious.

Thursday we spent time in. I read my new book I got for Christmas and Dale took care of a few things around the house. Thursday night we drove out to Mt. Lemmon and looked at the city from above. The lights glimmered and the sky was really clear.

Friday we drove out to Sabino canyon. The terrain was similar to the Desert museum but we got to hike in the canyon. The weather was really nice (especially in the shade of the mountains). There were a few streams that were nice to hang out by, and a main trail you could take to the top of the mountain. We walked about 2 mi in each direction (not counting when we wandered a bit off the trail). While we were resting before heading back to the car I got to practice my myspace photo taking skills. I’d say they are okay but still need a little work.

 

Saturday we headed back to Boston, where it was very windy and cold. Fortunately it’s Independent Activities Period (IAP) now, and there’s plenty of time to do whatever you like. This IAP I’ll be taking an Ice Skating PE and working on a project with my 6.011 TA from last term. Although a week has passed already, there are still 3 more!

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