Roswell is an interesting city. One that we probably will not come back to once we leave, but will make the best of in the meantime. We have learned some interesting things from the locals.

In case you were not already aware, Roswell is famous for being the UFO capitol. Even though the alleged UFO crash-landed 75 miles away from town. Similar to Tahoe's wooden bears decorating the streets and outside buildings, Roswell sports frequently-spotted neon-green wooden aliens. The lamp posts on Main Street watch tourists with their alien eyes, and the town's hotels and fast food restaurants advertise with "UFO Parking." We are not in a rush to visit the UFO museum here.

I talk to a wide varitey of the population in Roswell, including an ambulance driver. I mentioned how scary the crime rate here is. He nodded in agreement, explaining that on the FBI's crime list for cities with a population of 40,000 to 60,000, Roswell leads in 7 categories. As if I was not worried before... We are looking forward to when I turn 21 next month. I can not wait to buy some hand guns and get my conceal carry permit.

They have a variety of bugs, coming in all shapes and sizes. Luckily we have heard centipedes that can be two feet long are closer to Texas. But we have seen our fair share of other creepy crawlies. We ran over a giant tarantula on our way back from Ruidoso a couple weekends ago; that is the road kill here: giant bugs. You can not seem to go for a jog here without running through a few swarms of flying insects either.

Yesterday we saw the temperature get to 107 degrees. Hello, June! Luckily the heat does not effect you as much as it would if it was humid. The dry heat seems to be more bearable - you are not immediately wet when stepping out the door. We woke up early to "beat the heat" and drove to a nearby park to kick a soccer ball around and get our cardio in. No road trips this weekend - we stuck close to home, got our shopping done and chores around our apartment. It was a nice change.

Flooded on-street parking

Roswell actually had a nice storm though last weekend. It was the scariest we have witnessed. Continuous flashes of lightning in your face, accompanied by booming thunder. They broke their rain-record from 1991 in that single night. The ground in this town did not know what to do with this water as it rarely comes in contact with it. It flooded parking lots and driveways, but it took only a couple days to be back to dust.

They have grown even taller since.

Our first plant was inspired by Pinterest. I was tipped off that if you save the bulbs of green onions and put them in a cup of water, they will grow back! I am here to tell you that I have tried and tested this and can confirm the validity of this helpful hint. They had grown a bit before our camping trip, but we were shocked when we came home and they were just as big as when I had bought them originally! So yes...our one plant is a green onion. Hey, do not judge, I feel proud of my green thumb... Putting it in a cup of water is a lot of work.

Spencer has been keeping busy at work and impressing the bosses. I am so proud of that man. They have been increasing his responsibility and it is sure to help him resume-wise. The past two weeks he worked over 25 hours of overtime. I do not know how they work such long hours in this heat. Spencer also saw his first rattlesnake of the season on a job site. Let's hope those knee-high boots do not have to be put to the test in that way.

I love making smoothies