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Heart Shape Pizza, Cheap Lip Gloss and A $5 Shirt - Valentines Day Can Be Easy In Tucson!

02-13-12
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner: Real Estate Sales Person in Tucson, AZ
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Love it or hate it, February 14th is tomorrow! Thankfully, there are a few things to do for Valentine’s Day in Tucson that won’t break your budget or your fun!

You can go cheap chocolate if you want – but why not spend a few extra bucks and go for some good stuff! My picks this year – Chocolate Fox in Downtown Tucson and Sees Candies on Broadway (which BTW – if you go on V-Day – they hand out free samples!)

Woo at the Zoo: The evening includes interactive activities, discussions with the Reid Park Zookeeper, a cash bar and a 3-course dinner. Reservations are $50 a person, and include dinner, dessert, and a ton of cool activities.

What about for kids and a simple night of fun? I think kids are easy. For my daughter – a home-made heart card, a tube of cheap red and pink lip gloss, a clearance “red” shirt from Target, and dinner – a heart shaped pizza from Magpies! Total cost – not even $10 plus the pizza for the family.

Speaking of cheap red clothes ..need something for the day? Target is the way to go for guys, girls and kids - $5 novelty shirts in pink, red or V-day colors on black! While you are there – visit the $1 and $2.50 section for all the V-day trinkets, gifts and cards you need!

Your Valentine not in town or you need time to plan a little more? This one you can save for and surprise your special person with dinner later at the Hacienda Del Sol. Every few months, the Hacienda Del Sol has an all chocolate dinner! The next dinner is scheduled for March 17. It’s $50 for a four-course meal – and considering it is the Hacienda – that’s pretty inexpensive!

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Arizona Centennial Birthday Eve!

02-13-12
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner: Real Estate Sales Person in Tucson, AZ
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The state of Arizona turns 100 years old tomorrow –on Valentine’s Day. Most of the events celebrating the birthday were held over the weekend – but there are many special things planned statewide to mark the day – including a mass wedding/birthday bash up in our sister town of Phoenix.

For the trivia buffs – here are some facts about the State of Arizona:

There are over 330 dams in Arizona. Three of them are named for U.S. Presidents... Roosevelt - Hoover - Coolidge

The Grand Canyon is…

- more than 200 miles long

- 18 miles wide

- almost 2 billion years old

The hottest day recorded in Arizona was in Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994, 128 degrees. The coldest day in Arizona was Jan. 7, 1971 in Hawley Lake, minus 40 degrees.

Arizona has:

- more golf courses than Scotland

- more mountains than Switzerland

- doubled its population every 20 years since 1900

The world’s largest…

- continuously flowing fountain is in Fountain Hills, AZ

- collection of optical telescopes is at Kitt Peak in Southern Arizona

- retirement community is Sun City, AZ

Arizona's Five Cs are:

- Copper - Cotton - Cattle - Citrus - Climate

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Tucson Sunrise - Time Of Year When Changes Are Noticeable!

02-10-12
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner: Real Estate Sales Person in Tucson, AZ
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Tucson sunrises - are beautiful! I happen to be an early riser and can be found out running often as early as 4am but sometimes I get a late start and it nears 5:30 before I make it out and I wish the sun was out that early too - especially during cold winter days!

During Tucson summers - the sun can start to show itself as early as 5:15am. Often, the changes in the time the sun rises and sets seems to happen overnight.

But for the early risers - we tend to start to notice a change in daylight right about this time of year and we know - pretty soon - the days will be longer.

This is my early morning cell phone photo leaving the running track just as the sun was coming up over the mountains - it turn the sky a brilliant color of blue and purple. This was just after 6:30 am as I was leaving the track and by 7:30 the sun was already beaming across the sky!

And below is a small chart of the various sunrise and sunset times over the course of 6 months here in Tucson - just in case you want to be up and out to see the beauty!

Sunrise Sunset Length Dawn Dusk Length

Today 07:11 18:05 10:54 06:46 18:30 11:44

In 1 week 07:05 18:11 11:06 06:40 18:36 11:56

2 weeks 06:57 18:17 11:20 06:33 18:42 12:09

1 month 06:38 18:29 11:51 06:14 18:54 12:40

2 months 06:00 18:50 12:50 05:35 19:15 13:40

3 months 05:29 19:11 13:42 05:03 19:38 14:35

6 months 05:45 19:12 13:27 05:19 19:38 14:19

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Oh So Pretty ... Hug Me ... But Don't!

02-08-12
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner: Real Estate Sales Person in Tucson, AZ
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Out looking at property today - I noticed large patches of these type cactus - they look soft, and fluffy, or even "snow capped" - very appealing!

The reason they are called "Teddy Bear" cactus - and some of them even looks like teddy bear arms reaching out as if to say Hug Me"!

But these type cactus are also known as the "jumping cactus" because if you get too close, it really feels like hundreds of the tiny sharp, barb like spines will latch onto your fingers, hands or any other body part and they are quite painful and can take hours and hours to tweeze the thorns out!

So admire and enjoy dessert life from a distance!

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11th Annual Tucson AZ Valley Animal Hospital Arizona Animal Fair

02-07-12
Jon Quist, ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI 800-557-9798
Jon Quist, ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI 800-557-9798: Real Estate Agent in Tucson, AZ
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11th Annual Valley Animal Hospital Arizona Animal Fair

Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10AM until 4PM

Join the Hermitage Cat Shelter at the AZ Animal Fair! They’ll have kitties for adoption, as well as t-Shirts, Bumper Stickers and more for sale, all benefiting the Hermitage Cat Shelter. Founded in 1965, and dedicated to the shelter, protection, and care of homeless cats. Especially those not considered adoptable by other organizations.

The Valley Animal Hospital Arizona Animal Fair is a festival celebrating animals! It is the largest of its kind in Arizona and one of the largest in the Southwest.

The fair features non-stop demonstrations and entertainment such as professional Frisbee teams, miniature horses, canine fly ball & agility, search and rescue dogs, training demos, police K-9s and therapy dogs and more.

The event also includes a 3.1 or 1 mile walk or run (formerly known as the Tucson Canine Classic). You can either walk your dog, or take your cat for a drag. Cats don’t do leashes, you see. So don’t try that! Not a pretty picture.

The entertainment is free for everyone, but you'll want that extra spending money for the awesome vendors, delicious food, refreshing beer and of course the many animals in need of forever homes and available for adoption!

Do something terrific. Give a forever home to someone.

Located at the Reid Dog Park located on the Country Club side of Reid Park. Easy to find.

If I can ever provide more information about Tucson AZ real estate and surrounding areas, the housing market, or otherwise assist you, friends or family in a home search, please contact me by phone or text at (520) 850-5995, call me toll free at (800) 557-9798 or email me at TucsonAgent@msn.com

Website is www.TucsonBuyersAgent.com

Jon Quist is Tucson’s Buyers Only Agent

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