Gayvn Retreat

[vs eddie]

Well since it is in my backyard I'll be there for sure!

[ccjax]

We're there!

[Epoch Holly]

Hooray I will be there too. Will be good to see you all.:heart:

[chadknowslaw]

We're there!

Please be sure to dress just like in your avatar.

[ccjax]

Please be sure to dress just like in your avatar.

hehe - if I looked like that...perhaps...

Aren't we all tanned in AZ?

[chadknowslaw]

Only when we first move here, for the first few years. We go in steps:

Before we come to Arizona, we are pale and sickly looking from living in the northern climates.

First step is being very tan all the time. We love the sun. We even go tan in the winter [below 70F] so we can be tan all year long.

Then we start to realize being tan is not such a big deal. It is summer all the time, and there are better things to do than lay in the sun. We still are tan because since it is summer all year, we spend a lot of time outside, or at least when it is less than 105F, so about 10 months of the year

Third step is when we realize that all that sunlight might not be so good for the skin, so we really stop trying to be tan but still are tan because even limited outdoor activity will keep us tan due to the low humidity unless you drown yourself in 5000 sunblock every day.

Last step, years later, is trying to avoid intense sunlight and we end up pale again.

[ccjax]

Only when we first move here, for the first few years. We go in steps:

Before we come to Arizona, we are pale and sickly looking from living in the northern climates.

First step is being very tan all the time. We love the sun. We even go tan in the winter [below 70F] so we can be tan all year long.

Then we start to realize being tan is not such a big deal. It is summer all the time, and there are better things to do than lay in the sun. We still are tan because since it is summer all year, we spend a lot of time outside, or at least when it is less than 105F, so about 10 months of the year

Third step is when we realize that all that sunlight might not be so good for the skin, so we really stop trying to be tan but still are tan because even limited outdoor activity will keep us tan due to the low humidity unless you drown yourself in 5000 sunblock every day.

Last step, years later, is trying to avoid intense sunlight and we end up pale again.

That should be in the 'Welcome to Arizona' brochure... perfect.

[chadknowslaw]

hehe - if I looked like that...perhaps...

Aren't we all tanned in AZ?

Gary, you COULD be the guy in your avatar.

[ccjax]

Gary, you COULD be the guy in your avatar.

Thanks, but not with my attraction to cheesecake.

[chadknowslaw]

Thanks, but not with my attraction to cheesecake.

That is why the guy in the photo has his arms crossed! See, it is you!

[CamCruise]

I just moved so I am taking a pass this time.

[nickbaer]

And I am close to moving - starting out on my travel adventure - so spending 45 minutes of one-way commute time to that area from Venice Beach, plus the costs, are not in the budget.

I missed the complimentary admission period, so now even $100, plus daily gas and parking, is not attractive.