It's Just Rain

Last night I realized that I am turning into an Arizonan rather I want to or not. When I first moved here I didn’t understand the monsoon season as it just seemed like another thunderstorm and I didn’t understand why people would drive slow in the rain since it is just rain and not snow or sleet. I also didn’t understand why people would stay in their homes when it rained almost like it was a blizzard and unsafe to leave their homes. I mean for god’s sake it was just rain. I did learn though in the last three years why they call a thunderstorm a monsoon. A typical mid west thunderstorm in Arizona is called a monsoon because it originates as a monsoon in Mexico and we are just getting the affects from it. Well last night we had another “monsoon” and we had dinner plans with Andy’s dad and Shelley (yes, they are in town) and I found myself thinking maybe we shouldn’t go to dinner anymore because of the rain. Then I was thinking “What is wrong with me? I am turning into an Arizonan who thinks it’s best to stay inside when it rains.” Well, needless to say we did go to dinner and I did get that thought out of my head ASAP because after all it is just rain and not a blizzard like most people think here.