Today, is a happy day!

Today I started my new job at iLearningGlobal! My official title is Customer Service Sales Manager. The Company is great, it is a start-up, so I get to grow with the business! It's actually located in Mesa, which is about a twenty-minute drive from here on a good day, so not too bad. Brandon took me at about 7:15 this morning, and picked me up around 5...since unfortunately we only have one car...but thats ok! We'll figure it out somehow ;) The real reason I am writing this post, is because I am sitting at our little make-shift desk in the bedroom next to the window, watching/listening to the rain and thunder and lighting. Oh how I love the monsoon rains. Sadly they seem only to occur after 8pm, but last well into the night :) The lightning is amazing, Brandon describes it as a lightbulb in the sky that is on, but flickering. It's constant, and lights up the entire sky! Every once in a while we will actually see a bolt, and they take up the entire sky! According the National Weather Service, our lovely rain is caused by the hurricanes that are causing grief in other parts of the country...but I love it. It is a chilly 64 degrees...really, we aren't even expecting mid-60's in November...and we have yet another flash-flood warning in effect. I could have told you that...by the ever growing puddles advancing on our patio...but that wont stop me from loving it! I will be sad when Monsoon season is over. I wish that you could experience what I am experiencing now. It's a great feeling :)
This is a satellite picture of the Phoenix Metro area...right now...we are in the lovely dark red blob on the left. :)

Pictures of our trip :)

Brandon and I Stopped in Salt Lake on the way, and spent a little time on Temple Square!



This was a full rainbow that we encountered in Southern Utah, it was one of two and beautiful!


This is Glen Canyon on the Utah-Arizona border, I love the colors!


This is one of my favorite palm trees, we found this one at the Mesa Temple :)


This is me and my new favorite, Prickly-Pear Cactus! :)

Together at last!

Brandon and I were married August 16th, in the Columbia River Temple in Richland, Washington. Today is our one week anniversary! :) We are finally getting settled into our new apartment, here in Phoenix. We live in a neighborhood called Ahwatukee, that seems to be relatively wealthy, we love our choice in apartments, and are even scoping out the housing just down the street! :) We are loving it to death! I am particularly fond of the Cactus, which we find everywhere we go! I also love the huge Palm Trees, and newly discovered giant limes at the Mesa Temple! Brandon says his favorite thing about Arizona is the fact that you can find a Taco Bell on nearly every block....of course! :) We also love the heat. Everyone thought we were crazy when we told them that we were coming to Arizona...but the climate is definitely growing on us..fast! We have had a fun few days running errands and exploring the Phoenix Metro area. Today we went to the temple, and then went to explore the ASU campus. Boy is it huge! Everything seems to be bigger here in Arizona...That is another thing that entertains Brandon..The "Huge Walmart" and "Huge McDonalds" and as I mentioned earlier the "Huge Limes!" lol You can tell that both of us are waay to used to the small-town way of living. We are excited to finally get to go to church tomorrow and meet new people. As of now our only "friends" are Amy, here at the apartments, and Mary, our insurance agent :P We are working on getting pictures of our apartment, so stay tuned!