Prescott is known as "Arizona's Christmas City," and boy do they shove it down your throat. I recently attended the Christmas Parade with a bored 15-year-old (turns out I have NO IDEA what teenagers like to do). The cheese factor was high and incredibly delightful. There was even a winner of the Christmas Parade - because Christmas cheer in Prescott is a COMPETITION.
2) The Boot Drop
Prescott doesn't do New Year's Eve like just anywhere. We are in the Southwest, people. Instead of a boring old Ball Drop, Prescott holds an annual "Boot Drop", in which a neon cowboy boot descends slowly from a Firetruck in historic Whiskey Row. There's a website. What more could I ask for?
3) Critter Update
I saw a Road Runner behind our apartment complex a few weeks ago. And before you ask, no it did not go"meep meep." Gosh.
They actually look like this:
I know that the fauna of Arizona will continue to bewilder me.
4) High School Drools
I recently spent some time with my co-worker's teenage daughter, who is also from the Northeast. She enlightened me about the High School fashion in Prescott. Here's the gist:
"Everything's so Western. Like seriously."
Nobody wears Uggs, she bemoaned. It's cowboy hats, boots, and tucked-in shirts all around.
Start 'em young.
P.S.
This is what greeted me upon leaving work the other day:
Arizona skies are MAGNIFICENT. Also, Arizona clouds are hungry fire-breathing dinosaurs.
Until next time,
Anna
