Settling into life in Phoenix

Chase and I have officially moved to Phoenix and are settling in. Life here has been a lot different for us then it was in Logan, it is nothing like the small little town we were used to. Chase is in his second week of law school and is liking it all so far. He is busy all the time and reads pretty much non stop. I am so proud of all of his hard work so far! I know he is going to do great in school!
I thought I would give you a glimpse of what life is like here- for any of you who have moved away from everything you've known your whole life you might understand the shock I was in when I started finding these little things out about Phoenix...
First... It's hotter than hot here!! It's not unusual around here that even when the suns gone down it's still 110 degrees out.
Want to take a shower, brush your teeth, or rinse your face in cold water? Can't. Cold water really doesn't exist here.
You are crazy if you go anywhere without water here. I drink more water here then i ever have! Also, don't bother with ice, it melts before you can even walk to your car.
It is pitch black by 7:30 every night.
There are NO mountians- I never know what direction I am going. Thank goodness for the compass on my phone.
Everyone here owns a GPS. You need it. Even if you have lived here for years.
Everything is spread out- you always have to take a freeway.
Don't bother to ask anyone how long it takes to get somewhere... they will always say 20 minutes?
I have never sweated so much in my life. I typically have 2 outfits everyday.
We have gotten used to showering with the lights off, it is amazing how much hotter our house is with lights on.
Unless you want a $400 utility bill (no joke) you will get used to keeping your house around 78 degrees... when your home. When you're not- might as well turn it up to 85.
I have a new found love for ceiling fans.
The utility company will tell you not to use your washer/dryer/dishwasher M-F between 12-7 pm. They will charge you a fortune if you do.
Don't trust anyone. It's a big city- lots of crime.
There is a Petsmart (of all places) on every corner it seems.
The ground is so hot, people who have pets have them wear little booty things on their paws so they don't burn.
It rains more in Utah then it does here in the "monsoon" season.
Craziest drives around they live here! There is no such thing as a fast and slow lane. Every lane is fast, and apparently its polite to ride people as well.
I love snowcones and back in Utah I swear you wouldn't drive more than 2 miles without seeing a snowcone stand. Here... There is no such thing! Instead they have water shacks. You pull up and buy some bottled water.
The day I find a park that has grass I will shocked. Parks here are ugly, they are all dirt.
There is no good Mexican food. Big bummer.
However....
There are things I can easily get to used to here...
We got Arizona drivers licenses and I don't have to renew mine till 2053. I will be 65.
There are the most beautiful sunsets here!! They are different every night and I have loved finding new places to go take pictures.
Palm trees EVERYWHERE!
It is ALWAYS sunny!
Lots of nice shopping centers!
Plenty of things to do. Several stadiums, museums, waterparks, movie theaters, resturants, etc..
Places are open past 8 pm- everything in Logan cloesed early.

I hadn't even pulled out my camera until this weekend when we experienced our first dust storm. I guess they happen here all the time, but because of Chase's asthma It makes me very nervous. I have never seen anything like this dust storm before- Those are the only pictures I have for this post. Hopefully, I will have more next time.

                                         It looks like this everday from our porch-
                                       so when we saw this we were a bit shocked.