Say hello to my little friend...

     So it is my turn to try out this girly blogging thing.  Well, lets see if I can add my own manly twist.  Living in Phoenix, the "Land of the Sun", has its good things and its bad things.  The shining example of the bad is the never ending sun and heat in the summer.  This Sunday is suppose to reach 100 degrees.  It is April for crying out load!!!!!  What happened to the old saying, "April showers brings May flowers".  No showers here, just mouth drying heat.

     Sticking to another old saying of many wise mother, "If you can't say anything nice......".  Well you know the rest.  So one of the wonderful things about Arizona is the openness with the 2nd amendment.  In phoenix anyone who owns a gun has the right to sell it, without the trouble of having an FFL(Federal firearms license).  Well I have found this website that locals sell and trade there firearms.  I recently purchased a new friend I like to call "Thumper".  Thumper is a H&R single shot 500 S&W magnum.  If that doesn't sound ominous and impressive then you must be dead.  Well  let me wake you up by showing you what the ammo looks like.

This is a comparison shot of Thumper ammo and a normal 9mm round.  As you can see Thumper eats 50 caliber ammo for breakfast.  Lets now see what Thumper looks like.

He looks small, but looks can be deceiving.  He is a lot like Bruce Lee, he is small but he packs a extremely large whollup.  Now for are final unveiling, lets see what Thumper can do. 

Look at that hole.  That is bigger than the hole that brought down the Titanic.  Well, maybe.  Atleast that what my shoulder felt like afterwards. 

So, as you can see we are doing well so far in Phoenix.  School is as good as it can be.  We sweat alot and we now feel cold when it is 70 degrees outside.  But, A happy wife is a happy life.  And a happy husband owns lot of guns. 

The Craziness of Spring

Since it's been a little while I will start with March.

    In March I (Melissa) had the opportunity to return to Washington for 2 1/2 weeks.  Dan was unfortunate and had to stay home and Study. (the Wonderful Life of a Med Student ).  In my trip there were lots and great and sad times.

    For those who don't know my Grandpa past way on March 10th. He lived a wonderful life and we love him dearly. Dan and I will truely miss him and his spectacular sayings, poems and exercises. (if you don't know what they are I will have to share them with you the next time I see you.) We will also miss his example, his wisdom and the oustanding amount of love for others.

On a Happier note; I had the wonderful opportunity to spend most of the time with my AMAZING Grandma Peggy Salisbury and help her in this Transition.  We had some great laughs, crys and loads of fun. My Grandma has lots of natural talents. (She will tell you she has none and will want to sit in the back of the room.) She is a social butterfly and loves games. (once you convince her it's not for old people)  I loved this time to really get to know her and she is an amazing women.

I also was able to spend some time with family and see my beautiful little niece. When I figure out how to get pictures off my phone i will post them.   TTFN.