Travelling
to Arizona was a long trip, mostly because I got over driving across the
country last summer. The appeal is somewhat lost to me now, but regardless, I
am very excited to be in Buckeye, AZ! It’s going to be a wonderful summer with
lots of new experiences and lots of new people.
My
parents and I arrived yesterday (Monday) around noon. They checked into their
hotel before we drove to the Kuiper’s house for a barbeque welcome supper. I
met most of the people that I’ll mainly be working with that night. It was a
good night of laughter and introductions. When the night was through I said
good-bye to my parents and went to the home I’ll be living in this summer. My
roommates, Heidi and Dana, were at the supper and they generously helped me
move my stuff into my bedroom. I don’t know how I ended up with the coolest
bedroom in the house, but they tell me it’ll be nice once the heat really hits.
According to my computer, it’s 93F outside right now. Yesterday it was over
100F. It’s a good thing I like dry heat, because that’s what I got!
Today I had
a late start to my morning, though I was up at 5:30 because of the time
difference. I met up with Darrel Kuiper at 10:00 and we headed over to the new
freight train station that just opened as a venture between a few different
people and coops. The open house was today and I met so many more people! I’ve
never been good at remembering names but it looks like I get to practice J We were done there shortly after
lunch and I headed back to Verrado before the Diamondback game tonight. There
will be lots of producers there again, so I’m really excited. It amazes me how
close this community of dairy people is. Because there are so few of them, they
have been able to form those close family-like connections. It makes meeting
everyone a lot of fun because there are always stories to be told.
“This is
the day that the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms
118:24
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| This is Verrado, the division of Buckeye that I'm living in this summer. The house I'm in is pretty much at the center of the picture, though you can't see it. The white building with the tower-thing just off the right of the center of the picture is just a couple of blocks away. |
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