Episode 1: The Sun Also Rises in the West

Once upon a time, or a week ago, I went to visit my dearest favoritest sister in a place called Border of Mexico/Arizona/California, U.S.A. I went to start building up my guest appearances on her non-existent but fully-formulated reality show “The Desert” so that someday I can become a regular star with my own cheesy entrance music and photo montage during the credits. Important stuff.

Let me introduce you to our characters...

Jen W.: Newlywed and mother to two pups, living out the fab life in an oven small town in Arizona. Hubby dearest is away for a bit doing super hardcore Marine stuff. Thank goodness for Jen’s circle of supporting leads friends who support her with regular trips for Fro-Yo.

The Mama: Do-It-Yourself master and Dog Trainer extraordinaire. Exceptionally lucky good at Yahtzee. Crazy good mother to Jen W. and Katie. Rescuer of stranded travelers.

Katie: Goofy little sis to Jen. Great for navigating unknown cities, self-picture taking and spotting the “Prevent Suicide Hotline” signs next to large and scary bridges.

The Pups: Busy being adorable (and sometimes rather feisty.)

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Katie: Let me take lots and lots of pictures of rocky hills and cacti.

Mama: It baffles me that the sun is setting opposite of the mountains.
Katie: I know it looks so wrong!
Jen W.: Yeah it’s even more confusing to see the sun rise over them.

Observe the Coloradans out of their natural habitat. We’re used to the mountains being to the west.


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Mama quickly passed out with The Pups while Jen W. shows Katie her future room. Much joy is expressed over the décor.

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Late one afternoon, just when Jen W. was about to score a Full House in Yahtzee, the skies in permanently sunny Border of M/A/C darkened. All ran to the window to see if a tornado was coming or perhaps a storm with blessed rain. Instead, they ran outside and were quickly buffed to a shine by a dust storm.

Luckily a nice shower, some Mario Kart on Wii and the deliciousness of bake-them-yourself Tortillas fixed everything right up. And all was well in The Desert.

Tune in Soon for Episode 2 of The Desert: Sun, Sand and Signs in San Diego.

Also, thanks for humoring me. :) I had a blast on my trip to visit The Sis and I'm excited to re-tell our tales.