2016 – March to May

Hey

We kept it quiet during March and mostly in April. Mainly going on weekend trips to visit California and travel in the cool air as much as we could before it got even hotter in Arizona. There are (not kidding) so many things I could have posted about. Our excursions to Northern Arizona where we explored the sites of Jerome or went for rides in the desert as we chased down some winter/spring storms. Or about how we visited this place on the California coast that looked like it was a castle (ok ok I’ll add some of these). It was crazy looking. If I do this I fear I will have 10 posts just for this year, which wouldn’t be so bad if each one didn’t take so long to dig through the photos.

Cool, so I decided it’s my post (and for that matter my blog) and I might as well make it fun. These are all a blast from the past for me. If you look at the photos that I took in Arizona, you can see that Maryia and I really loved where we lived. Sure the heat could be intense, but every place on the earth has some downfall – it’s just a matter if you are going to dwell on it or not. We learned this the hard way, and also by listening to Joel Osteen (yes, pastor Joel). While speaking about him is a whole other topic it is noteworthy that he can help you think of things in a more positive light. Some may hate it, but it worked for us. Things like: “it’s not a setback, it’s a setup for something greater” would keep in our mind. This was part of our process of working through our distaste of Arizona and growing to love it.

Despite all of this, we still wanted to own a home. We were looking all around the valley and we wanted to own a home, particularly in the East Valley. It seemed unattainable, all of the prices were just too high. We were working on a limited income and were afraid of being straddled with a mortgage too. At the time we felt that you could never be too sure of any role at any company. We started to look outside of Arizona. Texas was an option. The homes were cheap, and you could afford a small mansion for the price you could get a fixer-upper in Arizona. It would be reasonable to think that my parents could afford to move as well (as they are living in California).

just Pray

note: this post was published on 07/12/22 but moved the publish date back to the end of May 2016 to keep chronological order.