HOT, HOT, HOT

Can you believe we are going on our third year here in Arkansas. Each year has brought us many adventures experiencing what life and weather is like in the south. For each year we have been here, I have deemed an appropriate name for what I have remembered it by. The first year was what I call, "the year of the tornadoes". We had only been here a few short weeks when these crazy storms began to roll in, many of which came quite close to the proximity of our home. I remember thinking..."what have I moved too"!

The second year I refer to as "the year of the rain". We experienced record rain fall in Arkansas. It is always amazing (and devastating) to see people being rescued by boat from their homes or cars. It is crazy to have work canceled and freeways closed due to flooding.

Although this year is far from over, I have already deemed it "the year of the unbearable heat". The first two summers in Arkansas everyone kept saying..."oh, this is such a mild summer".  After hearing it for two years I just figured that was the normal temperatures and everyone was just trying to scare me. I can recall going to lunch with a lady from church shortly after I moved here. She gave me a myriad of information regarding how to survive in Arkansas. She explained to me what the heat index meant and even gave me a handout showing a chart of how to calculate temperatures based on the humidity levels.

At the time I thought, "I know all about the heat...I grew up in New Mexico and lived in Las Vegas and Phoenix. Boy, was I wrong! I now know what unbearable heat really is. For several weeks now the temperatures have been hovering in the 100's. Add the heat index (caused by humidity) and you can make that about 115 degrees outside. It was even reported the other day to be 122 degrees with heat index here in Central Arkansas! 122 degrees...that is insane! No humane should ever reside in a place that has temperatures that HOT!

I walk outside and within 3 minutes I am completely sweating and my makeup is literally dripping off of my face! It is just not right. But in all reality there are perks to living in the most beautiful state in the USA. I mean I get to wake up to this outside my window every morning...

So I guess I will suck it up and deal and simply hope to survive till spring (my favorite season here in Arkansas). Happy Summer! Hope everyone else is staying a little cooler than me!