Arizona or Bust!

I’m going to Arizona today, woohoo! I’m flying from State College – Detroit – Phoenix this afternoon/evening to go to the AMS Annual Meeting (which runs 12-15 Jan), and for a bit of vacation! Sue & Kent are on both of my same flights today, and then Alex is flying from Chicago, and on our same flight from Detroit – Phoenix (we even reserved seats next to each other, we’ll see if that actually happens though)! I’m really looking forward to seeing some of my cousins again down there on the vacation that we have bookending the conference (Alex & I are staying with my cousin Melissa our first two nights, and with my second cousin Linda our last night in Arizona), and also to a trip up to the Grand Canyon with Alex after I give my conference talk on Thursday at noon! I sure hope we get a nice day to take a hike below the rim on Friday. If only we had an additional couple days after AMS too, then maybe we could have time to go see someplace like Zion National Monument as well. There’s so much to see in the Southwest, and so little time. At least we’ll get a day at the Grand Canyon, though! Last night I made hotel reservations for during the conference and for up at the G.C., and also reserved a rental car at the Phoenix airport for when Alex & I arrive tomorrow, so I was busy and productive while watching Florida beat Oklahoma the (Mythical) National Championship Game. This whole trip is going to be a blast, I know it! I’ll put up a post from down there at some point if I can, otherwise it’ll be a massive picture-filled post after I get back. Stay warm, everyone. 🙂