bucket lists....

I do not personally have a 'bucket list' I feel that there are many great things that everyone should do, or go through in life, but if some of those things don't get done before heading in to the heavens, that by no means you have had a bad life. My mother passed away at the young age of 35. If there was one thing that she enjoyed and I think everyone should have one thier 'Bucket list' is to stand through and watch a desert rain storm...

That is what we have had going on tonight here in El Paso, Texas.. an awwwwwesome thunder/rain storm. We were invited this morning over to a friend's house across the street for smoked ribs and swimming, well with the temp being 105 by 1 pm ribs and swimming seemed like the perfect thing to do today. So at about 230/3 pm we headed across the street and half way across; it started to rain, not a down pour but HUGE slow falling 'sprinkling' rain, it was still hot outside so honestly no one really took notice. We then got across the street and sat down in the back yard the kids got into the pool and started splashing , having fun, and playing. With in mins. it started to hail... YES, I said hail! Only in the desert right? Where it goes from 105/107 to hailing with in a matter of moments!{The kids BTW stayed in the pool and just kept right on swimming!} It then started to rain pretty hard, so we all just sat out there under the patio and watched the rain and the kids play. Then the lighting and thunder started.... and what an awesome storm it has turned out to be! lighting up the sky with it's jagged streaks of white fire this way and that way, than comes the huge clap of thunder... BAM, BOOM.. it was so much fun... oh and the smell... the smell... mmmmmm there is nothing in the world that smells like rain in the desert, if there was a candle that was the same smell of rain in the desert, I promise it would be that company's best seller! The storm is still going on as I sit here and type this posting out, I have all thw windows open and loving every moment of it!
 Have you been out in the rain lately?....