Did You Hear It?
Did you hear the cheering here in Phoenix? After 140 some days it finally poured rain...for over 24 hours! I think nearly 2" came down and the snow level came down to 2000' so there's a good cover on the mountains. Hopefully pictures tomorrow.
So what do you do with 24 hours of rain? Well we use it as an excuse to do nothing but snack and watch movies. We went to Trader Joe's and stocked up on snacks like roasted veggie bruschetta, sushi and exotic salads.( We're always happy to find a TJ's when we park. Bet they're happy to see us coming too as we come out with twice as much as we had on our list.) Then we selected Band of Brothers from our DVD library and settled in for some intense movie watching.
We had never watched all the extra special features before so we did that last night and it was amazing how they did all the special effects. Even after seeing how they are done we watch the movie and fall under the spell. One interesting tidbit was that HBO premiered the series on the 57th anniversary of D-Day in a theater in Normandy, France with the surviving 101st Airborne veterans present. The interviews with the veterans are very moving. Even 50 years later they can't talk about their experience without tearing up. The movie is a wonderful tribute to their heroism.
Today it was pretty clear and cold but nice enough for a couple of bike rides around the park and tonight we'll finish off the last part of Band of Brothers. Once we start watching we have to see it through to the end.