Can't believe I forgot to tell you all this great story from my weekend:
The car service driver who picked us up at the airport was from Brooklyn originally. We got started talking and I asked him how he ended up in Phoenix. He said he moved there while in the middle of "marital warfare" - wife of 15 years was divorcing him. That year, he made plans to return to Brooklyn to spend Christmas with his kids, and told his wife that since they weren't divorced yet, he was going to stay in the family home. She protested - he considered not going and just sending presents - but he insisted and she finally acquiesced.
Well, he got there and they ended up staying up late talking - she was able to see his changes, they were even able to laugh about the bad times. It ended up being their best Christmas ever, and eventually she decided to move to Phoenix with him and start over. That was 13 years ago and they are still happily married
