I hope you realize how blessed you are to live there. Spring and summer are the best times of the year to be there. Don't be in to big of a hurry to leave.
Yeah the summers are pretty nice out here (I lived here the past 2 summers too, but went back to Portsmouth, NH while I was still in college). There aren't nearly as many mosquitos here as there are in New England; and the ones that are out here, are complete wimps compared to their east coast relatives. If you love it out here so much then you should move back after your stint in Utah is finished.
Oh I will be moving back. Born and bred Washingtonian. My family helped settle the State so its in my bones. We lived in Alaska for many years. Now the mosquitoes there are vicious. Especially the "no see ums". You really almost can't see them but they take one heck of a bite. The nice thing about trading is that I can take it anywhere I can get a satellite connection.
Speakeasy.net DSL at 1.5 mbs here. DirecTV dish outside with TIVO for TV. I avoid cable companies pictures when possible. I'm in the television production business as well and their picture quality is close to the LAST thing they care about, in my opinion of course I'm very happy with my DirecTIVO. I am considering however, to get the ComCast cable internet connection as a backup. But my service with Speakeasy has been very solid. jd
Geez, NOW someone starts this thread - I just moved from Seattle to Phoenix this month... (Actually very happy about the move after 37 years living in the cold, damp greyness - so long, Suckers LOL) Peace to all, Paul