hey, arizona summer. back so soon?

the heat's been hovering in the 90's, 

but this weekend we got a heat wave punch to the face when it hit 109. 

and just like that... bam! summer is here. 

here's how we survived the first summer weekend of '13.

1: late afternoon lunch of imitations at postino arcadia with alicia & scott

2: summertime means lots of strawberries. love this cutting board handmade by my little bro.

3: new favorite summertime wheat beer, Mr. Pineapple by Arizona's local SanTan Brewery

4: "friends & family" dinner event at the new Pomo Pizzeria in Downtown Phoenix 

5: saturday's lunch lead to drinks at kelly's and then ultimately old town's new Hi-Fi Bar

6: sunday morning required an early trip to coffee & rainbow donuts on mcdowell road 

7: maple bar, chocolate sprinkles & old fashioned + milk for me. glaze twist for him. 

8: this weekend hit 109F, so we stayed inside and finally watched Zero Dark Thirty

9: alejandro joined us in old town 

10: staying cool with frozen treats from the neighborhood fro-yo shop

 11: sunday night's season premier of keeping up with the kardashians + season's 3rd batch of peonies

12: we made gigantic baked chicken burritos for sunday dinner. delish.