Start of summer

One week into summer vacation and what a summer it's been. Literally. 

 We went from a super chilly June to a super sweltering June. Wednesday am the heat moved in and stayed through Friday evening. Needless to say, with no a/c (at all) in my apartment, I was hot. I spent much of the week finding ways to stay cool. One of which was a zen approach: don't think/complain about the heat therefore I would stay cool (kinda worked) the other sleep with a fan and 3 ice packs (worked).

Thursday afternoon I holed up at the local movie theater for 2.5 hours. 7 dollars for a movie and a/c. I saw The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel it was so good! I love all those British actors and it was so well done and the images of India were stunning. 

 The local farmer's market opened last week and despite the heat I went over.  The poor farmers and veggies were wilting. I picked up some veggies and made a lovely cold dinner of zucchini pasta with fresh tomatoes. I also picked up a watermelon in an attempt to have a cool treat without the calories of ice cream.

 Thursday night in another attempt to find a place with a/c (a theme has emerged) and have some fun I went and did (for my first time) karaoke with friends from work. It was an evening of teachers gone wild, if only the kids could have seen us! Needless to say, it was a blast and I may or may not have caught the karaoke bug...

Friday was another scorcher, but a bit better. By mid-afternoon the clouds and breeze were building and by 5:30 we had thunder and rain! Quickly the temps in my apartment went from over 90 to 76/77! This week is forecast to be back in the typical low 70s, woohoo!