Brrr!!!

Today I received an email, a few texts, and a phone call from my family informing me that it was snowing in Las Vegas! Snow in Las Vegas is fairly rare but not unheard of. I remember it snowing at least 4 or 5 times over the past 20 or so years. But apparently it is really dumping on them . We have been affected by the same storm system as it moves south from Utah (where I understand it left quite a trail!). While we certainly haven't received snow, temperatures in Phoenix have dropped quite a bit and it has been raining here off and on all day. You know you are accustomed to desert weather when you are quite chilled by temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s. It is funny, but it almost seems beyond my comprehension that I have to dress for colder weather. I really have to consciously remind myself to grab a jacket and hat when I leave for work in the chilly morning (before the sun comes up) and to avoid the short-sleeved, thinner fabric shirts I am so fond. I am so out of the habit, I can't seem to pick that habit back up again! Fortunately, cold weather only lasts for a month or so, and then we are back to what makes Arizona so fetching - warm weather! :)