tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41329072375868191142024-03-12T15:00:51.940-08:00Brant and RachelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-69474968606382467812009-11-26T21:55:00.022-09:002009-11-27T09:30:17.328-09:00We are very blessed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpfG7MW_-9Hgbc7dCoF4DNz2L8M5q9TRFt3TA0Xivo3uvLd2uWkxSSuLwbaRI_1YdaphyVPs7aphFw5zI4ubffSBhzrgYMmC4I1HQ0eEv6hk_-qSQTGpEzwQo5RIRa8eK1LW_lmltnKk/s1600/PICT0009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408680575671769234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpfG7MW_-9Hgbc7dCoF4DNz2L8M5q9TRFt3TA0Xivo3uvLd2uWkxSSuLwbaRI_1YdaphyVPs7aphFw5zI4ubffSBhzrgYMmC4I1HQ0eEv6hk_-qSQTGpEzwQo5RIRa8eK1LW_lmltnKk/s320/PICT0009.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgow8QNynN-9c46K8XMg2q7FxnYlIfqOkFM67OFQODpRwlMI7xEfBtgnhBfTBau2n3dkX8qSK0OTkodJ3UXHpaiMhgms_pTU0-XyvVdpUaNZ4brn9K_H0WxZO9lWovkqUZtlnDazhmmY/s1600/PICT0009.JPG"></a></p><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jusus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18</p><p>Happy Thanksgiving! We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving this year with our friends and neighbors from Eagle River. Thea's husband Mike is deployed to Afghanistan until February, but she and her daughter Lily, and her sister, Brita joined us at our house for lunch today. Lily wore her special dress she has been saving all year until Thanksgiving, and she entertained Duke<br />by reading to him from her Barbie coloring book while the adults played Catchphrase. We all came up with the top 10 things we were thankful for this year (we all have much more than 10!), we had a wonderful lunch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwrsPGxEPFx4tVrfN7Q-GpI_jzHoheEWSYleTJ1OMW5WOaRCMe2ewJMORzdh_VOerR7uJ6dtMor7K_6vqCXR4iuUj5Kwi71Xnm4o3H7RM2v9eZmlOz-ltlCJrrD4bnTbku0U1DwQLjn8/s1600/PICT0012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408680111775008946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwrsPGxEPFx4tVrfN7Q-GpI_jzHoheEWSYleTJ1OMW5WOaRCMe2ewJMORzdh_VOerR7uJ6dtMor7K_6vqCXR4iuUj5Kwi71Xnm4o3H7RM2v9eZmlOz-ltlCJrrD4bnTbku0U1DwQLjn8/s320/PICT0012.JPG" /></a>, doing some major damage to a 17lb turkey, which I am proud to say I didn't burn :) Brant and I finished the night off by watching Home Alone, our yearly tradition and trying to feed Duke the giblets, which he is not too fond of :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbD95WMPiJViuN7PauDJ2A_bSxPqdybntJWsPXkL9-kTea7Hqap8hvc4UxfC3TYgmtCXvrszEoVCwqKE1g6ReX6_m8wsGLApw_Qk2jG9aloAGaFIXAWe2S8mX1q7xfCIQN83UjEfikus/s1600/PICT0020.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408675920373494034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbD95WMPiJViuN7PauDJ2A_bSxPqdybntJWsPXkL9-kTea7Hqap8hvc4UxfC3TYgmtCXvrszEoVCwqKE1g6ReX6_m8wsGLApw_Qk2jG9aloAGaFIXAWe2S8mX1q7xfCIQN83UjEfikus/s320/PICT0020.JPG" /></a><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408674501964006258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKW4c2fA1WNl1MF6G-wXjbzOHD116__rcCE1Kj18IUUlt3LQNso6ctSB308ETzK-FrNboZNxLSJoti0Z_WsbGx1Xnol9dCfo1KwbMqsnAblaOr2ZGFZemAADIqzRuxLHh4127S8a34JQ8/s320/PICT0016.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomorrow, we are going to get our Christmas tree and start decorating! Only 29 more days until Christmas :) We hope everyone had a nice holiday today!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-3169244190629047632009-09-10T20:57:00.006-08:002009-09-10T21:06:02.914-08:00Pictures from the 2009 Alaska State Fair!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D3i2zaZ-SxPdd1zgEn2XZM1JGkPW5qIDrxUlFGNaPbq4F3ev8IGQA2JPgB5Ybcx0z5k3o90e5LNtfMfsgsYnGBuBwF5e-CRaXt0orVadWOw08cvt6YipkT53C2VpVDNwEXTrQO9PO8c/s1600-h/PICT0021.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380071322521464834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D3i2zaZ-SxPdd1zgEn2XZM1JGkPW5qIDrxUlFGNaPbq4F3ev8IGQA2JPgB5Ybcx0z5k3o90e5LNtfMfsgsYnGBuBwF5e-CRaXt0orVadWOw08cvt6YipkT53C2VpVDNwEXTrQO9PO8c/s320/PICT0021.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPUhkp3fcDKkUg-uTWFuI45cTZa6rv2qoIWsZT9MCmrIxKpEPzfh2sCkq3el9pQ-Nb8YcqJAOl_gMD8vCAd5hvgGpr7h5tfHwAAzkILqpNT2Cf_7IhE9R4nRP335XBSzik46f7uQERjE/s1600-h/PICT0020.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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Brant has spent a lot weekends fishing this summer...I went along on the ones that didn't start at 5am!! We didn't have much luck fishing for red's this year, but Brant did get a couple silver and a halibut - which will fill our freezer until next summer. The summer weather has been absolutely gorgeous this year - mostly in the low to mid 60s. We've enjoyed fishing, </span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nmO66oa1MUoOCXDyElVyy7jIinNYSHD2ndBL-Ucs5Zhg4O7Gh1wcCFhxoUL4SSnCEr8zJ9u4tvJg64cdXYbdezgmJMukepTIlL-tKS7_kntJsmsm0X81zq_M3iCve7Ofcm-TV5DdkCg/s1600-h/PICT0030.JPG"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378470114374862866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nmO66oa1MUoOCXDyElVyy7jIinNYSHD2ndBL-Ucs5Zhg4O7Gh1wcCFhxoUL4SSnCEr8zJ9u4tvJg64cdXYbdezgmJMukepTIlL-tKS7_kntJsmsm0X81zq_M3iCve7Ofcm-TV5DdkCg/s320/PICT0030.JPG" /></span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">camping, hiking, and having dinner </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">on our </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">back porch. Brant's birthday was July 13th, and we celebrated by having a cookout with a few friends. It was the first year in a LONG time it was not celebrated out on Lake Hartwell. Brant</span></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGzeKQNtzb7x_toZLZSAotTTYdbWLgIxWB0IcRN8wD3Rm8_jRPaPps8_rJmAZV9wIskNto4lK4T1-LVUBE86EIrLInfJVu7WX-6hMT8TAdb5-8D2OLp9sBlYs6NpgYJ8UwJbl1TpJesc/s1600-h/PICT0012.JPG"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378471153616621186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGzeKQNtzb7x_toZLZSAotTTYdbWLgIxWB0IcRN8wD3Rm8_jRPaPps8_rJmAZV9wIskNto4lK4T1-LVUBE86EIrLInfJVu7WX-6hMT8TAdb5-8D2OLp9sBlYs6NpgYJ8UwJbl1TpJesc/s320/PICT0012.JPG" /></span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> was thinking of </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">running over and jumping into Lower Fireweed Lake just to say he did get in the lake on his birthday, but we weren't prepared with our wet suits :) </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">We moved out of our home in Eagle River and up the road about 15 minutes to Chugiak, AK. The owners of our home in Eagle River are coming back from their deployment in mid-September, so we began looking in July for a new place. The first day we went looking, we found a house that both Brant and I really loved. It's a great log cabin home away from town, and has a big yard that Duke loves! We have a few neighbors, and Brant can't wait to build a firepit in the backyard. The first day we were out here, Duke ran circles around the house as fast as he could until he collapsed, so we knew he liked it too! With the he</span></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rkiK4fUAjXW9rDc3VfSrIZ89CP_FiBlkv72a3MiV7g1VlQ_Lr8Z28zSXRm_G_CMxhxkYVZV1aISECJAPrAgAnE4OrY1jeTic3HKDA71NaNW7ESLh3atojsJrm3DoIPL6E_1HDPWXNYY/s1600-h/PICT0010.JPG"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378472317450983506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rkiK4fUAjXW9rDc3VfSrIZ89CP_FiBlkv72a3MiV7g1VlQ_Lr8Z28zSXRm_G_CMxhxkYVZV1aISECJAPrAgAnE4OrY1jeTic3HKDA71NaNW7ESLh3atojsJrm3DoIPL6E_1HDPWXNYY/s320/PICT0010.JPG" /></span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">lp of a few of </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWM1sGP2qdoZDnMwYwI6JrvEBn7P8pRWwt2Y61IwaTY7jIx3gR4nvVGuM47_NRIm9DWipXVFJWGnExTXX14B94ACb6DnNH9zWiqrY9q6yZnGseEDUn9rbwwbCva5959zp1BmCi0Q5oJI/s1600-h/PICT0004.JPG"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378471951784320242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWM1sGP2qdoZDnMwYwI6JrvEBn7P8pRWwt2Y61IwaTY7jIx3gR4nvVGuM47_NRIm9DWipXVFJWGnExTXX14B94ACb6DnNH9zWiqrY9q6yZnGseEDUn9rbwwbCva5959zp1BmCi0Q5oJI/s320/PICT0004.JPG" /></span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Brant's buddies from the dental clinic, we got all of our furniture moved in in 1 day. then we spent about 3 weeks going back and forth</span></strong></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> everynight after work and every weekend until we got everything moved out and the house cleaned. We are finally in our newhouse, although boxes are still everywhere! It has a great little wood stove that we can't wait to use this winter and a great backyard where we put up an outdoor kennel for Duke during the day.<br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Brant graduated from his residency on August 14th - YAY!! He is now officially on his own and loving it. He wasted no time starting to use his accrued leave time after graduation. He left this morning at 5:30am for an 8 day float fishing trip down the Kasilof River with 2 other guys from the clinic. They were flown out this morning in a small single engine plane and</span></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSHHECU_4or51JuFCAI47yRPd1nhdchOr6y7kAvoCCDnVM5E4ozLNFeji2XQ9uHyn4NfCIML53yEzPfb2bPz1l4NVzx4NuAoceHuDlsKTYq_Tdion4ylARkDa6ov-UruKeLz0B1v5O38/s1600-h/PICT0007.JPG"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378474444212545490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSHHECU_4or51JuFCAI47yRPd1nhdchOr6y7kAvoCCDnVM5E4ozLNFeji2XQ9uHyn4NfCIML53yEzPfb2bPz1l4NVzx4NuAoceHuDlsKTYq_Tdion4ylARkDa6ov-UruKeLz0B1v5O38/s320/PICT0007.JPG" /></span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> dropped off with their gear and a boat in the middle of nowhere, AK. They'll float for 8 days, catch and release trout. He gets home for 1 day and then leaves for 4 on a moose hunting trip with 2 other friends. Hard life! haha. Brant has been working with Duke, training him, so he is able to accompany him on some hunts next year. As of now, he's still a wild man :) He just turned 7 months and is 70 pounds! He loves running through tall grass, stealing neighbors' newspapers, swimming, playing ball, and hiding his tennis balls under the couch and then crying until we dig them out for him.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The leaves have started to change this week and fall is in the air! The weather is still beautiful, but we know snow is only about 6 weeks away! We're going to enjoy as much sunshine until then as we can!</span></strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-10640841547290902502009-05-30T10:28:00.021-08:002009-05-30T11:26:37.881-08:00Mom and Dad's Visit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwBlv8idmUXUhSSa4ZCHv01P9nl1V3DunpfTITlmL_Fsfj8UbtiHgFIbEe4V0273D7qIXD427Ru_yozwKrEw4x9p2tQCMangYIq7zkSDwMA9YYd9tC3mzXCS90x0DdAzn3tFDxp2kaBc/s1600-h/PICT0079.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341698409153203650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwBlv8idmUXUhSSa4ZCHv01P9nl1V3DunpfTITlmL_Fsfj8UbtiHgFIbEe4V0273D7qIXD427Ru_yozwKrEw4x9p2tQCMangYIq7zkSDwMA9YYd9tC3mzXCS90x0DdAzn3tFDxp2kaBc/s320/PICT0079.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj8MQ_VtJEcg-e4mHouo7Jjog4suCM2GHo_QoOaEigtuhefjFC20wsYOxhSR0m3C-c2WOaJWwLn7wbrqNA-17OaecgDz-j0jhAy2A6Q50xCxM93rGx__5OAOUbW-7WuR8Vwv6bG6z-yA/s1600-h/PICT0046.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341697497547312770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj8MQ_VtJEcg-e4mHouo7Jjog4suCM2GHo_QoOaEigtuhefjFC20wsYOxhSR0m3C-c2WOaJWwLn7wbrqNA-17OaecgDz-j0jhAy2A6Q50xCxM93rGx__5OAOUbW-7WuR8Vwv6bG6z-yA/s320/PICT0046.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJEQ1dhbAjdqxqJf9X-Y4h1yo5uKSHorqjM2BJYW3FmXxNHzCjdQ2QCAdh8MUCqTcIXxQFn7lxiBLTig8WFvZkrJo9fnpDiPbfhhiV6zERXzGcKj-qr13t2BzFDNlrqUwzLKLJEU2fGc/s1600-h/PICT0069.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8p6ZnKMQQ_jCCFttGDd5Hr-Ag2ljY1Y4OvM3hPKl_ON6MUmKJLDAAU5Fj1BVf9p0KcCk5zCk9KqxUZsPHoXPrL0UI4XA8BQOCAlWfLIBtFzWj2h8ivZH1oWa5AIGgFIW6r-Hyz1WJb8/s1600-h/PICT0032.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341689316233435330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8p6ZnKMQQ_jCCFttGDd5Hr-Ag2ljY1Y4OvM3hPKl_ON6MUmKJLDAAU5Fj1BVf9p0KcCk5zCk9KqxUZsPHoXPrL0UI4XA8BQOCAlWfLIBtFzWj2h8ivZH1oWa5AIGgFIW6r-Hyz1WJb8/s320/PICT0032.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sr6qJHV5d8fXIftv-NQFguBMQXnFpIQFsGAHuxGzh14j6-cPzNUglnKKY7d311DRuUVRhI9tAD1FB71aSAirbF3ZaWvUoPi75TkgFt9wB1vOuQYRUDhn81GYhJ08rg8Qlny4fSjkSoA/s1600-h/PICT0066.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341689929843930066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sr6qJHV5d8fXIftv-NQFguBMQXnFpIQFsGAHuxGzh14j6-cPzNUglnKKY7d311DRuUVRhI9tAD1FB71aSAirbF3ZaWvUoPi75TkgFt9wB1vOuQYRUDhn81GYhJ08rg8Qlny4fSjkSoA/s320/PICT0066.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1sy6prx1rjsYfYkPQg4sOrELLhoYHLXVAewRlCs0ajr9KG3ofpX8HM9n2sDt3tsFn4QBhaq1mD6XblALm_QGcYr_W6sX9kL4qj27ssYBP-wnZqANAS2SWdJQTFNjcqYcr6fJql4GuFQ/s1600-h/PICT0036.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341687958951012578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1sy6prx1rjsYfYkPQg4sOrELLhoYHLXVAewRlCs0ajr9KG3ofpX8HM9n2sDt3tsFn4QBhaq1mD6XblALm_QGcYr_W6sX9kL4qj27ssYBP-wnZqANAS2SWdJQTFNjcqYcr6fJql4GuFQ/s320/PICT0036.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbpr8kuYOszGgzlFsgXcdm0AIjrPtsntyhBdj3_6oTb-fIEbnoyMDjlIO86dwtTzQtvjJfOP4_JwGH7o13ghZO9FqrjmT4PNUh-6harmDEHVm_HNKCMU1CAK3Srq1Kn_rORb60ogUU0w/s1600-h/PICT0035.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341688292838697506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbpr8kuYOszGgzlFsgXcdm0AIjrPtsntyhBdj3_6oTb-fIEbnoyMDjlIO86dwtTzQtvjJfOP4_JwGH7o13ghZO9FqrjmT4PNUh-6harmDEHVm_HNKCMU1CAK3Srq1Kn_rORb60ogUU0w/s320/PICT0035.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Mom and dad were here for a visit last week over Memorial Day. Brant and I both had 4 day weekends, so it was the perfect time to have visitors! We went out to eat at all of our favorite restaurants in town and t</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYe9-pi0HFikWX_6PmseayQLiEhbf9I1PXf_4Br8xn9woIwxVOa7923Harul1u06jB_fIioNhQO2qhUxexjqV4JobWghvbNWvoObhv7b2kIsPgP_yS_noGBSyBTNWHRIM3AXI1fZpiRgk/s1600-h/PICT0069.JPG"></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">he weather was nice almost the whole time! Mom and dad got to see a moose on the way back from dinner on Thursday night - the first day they were here! On Friday, we left for Seward for the weekend and had planned a fishing charter for all day Saturday. On the way down, we got a call and our charter got cancelled due to bad weather, so it got postponed until Sunday. On our way down to Seward, which is about a 2.5 hour drive south of Anchorage, we stopped at the Conservation Center and saw a bunch of wildlife, including black bear, grizzlies, a porcupine (that was a first, and they stink like crazy!), moose, caribou, and some other animals as well. We got down to Sewa</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a_hbzrJsAOzqcgoA4V1NuMWbijQKJ2IZ5IIi1woChrTCcmm2GjmUXDXBtZpLsv8CkFUV9ExQY75ahOyzwu-RB8mUx1STFOUOukMurd1hvLN43utcSW9iIyzIFNEwYxaJ4zaLXpS2EYI/s1600-h/PICT0031.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341688799625911778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a_hbzrJsAOzqcgoA4V1NuMWbijQKJ2IZ5IIi1woChrTCcmm2GjmUXDXBtZpLsv8CkFUV9ExQY75ahOyzwu-RB8mUx1STFOUOukMurd1hvLN43utcSW9iIyzIFNEwYxaJ4zaLXpS2EYI/s320/PICT0031.JPG" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">rd and went to dinner at Ray's - a restaurant that Brant's parents recommended that they went when they were here on their cruise last summer. It was on the water at the marina and had a beautiful view of the mountains - and was really yummy! Since our charter was cancelled on Saturday, we had the day to fiddle around town. We went to the SeaLife museum, which is kind of a rehabilitation center for animals. And I was excited we got to see Puffin! After we left the SeaLife museum, drove to Exit Glacier. It's a huge glacier in Seward with lots of trails you can hike to the foot or all the way to the top. We took the hike to the foot of the glacier as it was getting to be dinner time :) We hit the hay early as we had to be to our charter at 6am the next day. The weather was not good again on Sunday, so we didn't get to go out as far as we wanted for King Salmon, but luckily we still got to go out. It was a long</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_W-9zwVEBxXyVOlaAu9u6bE0ByJeagMS1q0X_DzPqbf_q9HhFDvNSJp6VnAgPwQw9ou1RxvETErLVm6ACapd2AipYAxXA15k_ZgdwpuW7YG4nHoM8C-wap6CF1DSK5qtYifNA9EQ_YU/s1600-h/PICT0090.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341685967080294658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_W-9zwVEBxXyVOlaAu9u6bE0ByJeagMS1q0X_DzPqbf_q9HhFDvNSJp6VnAgPwQw9ou1RxvETErLVm6ACapd2AipYAxXA15k_ZgdwpuW7YG4nHoM8C-wap6CF1DSK5qtYifNA9EQ_YU/s320/PICT0090.JPG" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"> fun day. Dad was the only one that caught a halibut. Mom, Brant, and I all caught cod, and then mom caught a rockfish. There were 5 halibut caught on our boat total and the biggest one was 90lbs!! We got our fish packaged up and headed back to Eagle River. Monday was Memorial Day, and Brant wanted to take our salmon rods down to Ship Creek to fish for king salmon, as they are just starting to swim into the rivers this week. Mom and I dropped of Brant and dad to fish while we took Duke down to splash around in the river. He had a blast and good thing I had him on his leash - he's not quite big enough to fight the current on his own yet :) We went back to pick up the guys and our first sight was dad climbing up the hill with no boots and mud up to his knees, holding his fishing pole. Apparently, they got in a pretty mucky spot, and he sunk into the mud and got his boots stuck. Brant tried to help dig his boots out, but they were too stuck. So, he had to crawl out of his boots and leave them. We found a hose to hose him off, and Brant rode home in the back of the truck with Duke becaus</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgKjwn3wKwdkVxClXJCJ7yKdhiddYWIqwGZYqwzfrFLy5daD_-U6ERIsGlIx2djlRMehvHk1t_NYAFR8CRJ6nMCVUpLXq1kFpw5tWg33B9Lhjn5eVTfmVkcGa7ao95ktX8lUQgl72skc/s1600-h/PICT0097.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341693877756724066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgKjwn3wKwdkVxClXJCJ7yKdhiddYWIqwGZYqwzfrFLy5daD_-U6ERIsGlIx2djlRMehvHk1t_NYAFR8CRJ6nMCVUpLXq1kFpw5tWg33B9Lhjn5eVTfmVkcGa7ao95ktX8lUQgl72skc/s320/PICT0097.JPG" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">e he was just as muddy. Brant and I had to go back to work on Tuesday, so mom and dad were on their own to explore. I got a text message at work on Tuesday afternoon from mom that said "moose in your yard." I gave her a call, and she said there were two moose in the neighborhood and they were currently in the front yard, one was</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7w7RKfEAnFipQwTgyd7efCFuf19ly-r77zvZP0yxV8wNe0mOqP670zwPJP0mfnBCf0BLUapc-AwcAfiHKy6vPNlAV6IntwL9hfn1eM1yR1sK6poq4HaSMMLE8QJI-hmsey7xWQt24j8/s1600-h/PICT0111.JPG"></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"> sniffing our trash can, and dad was hiding behind the birch tree to get a closer look</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNdBz6PjiG25w2aVREZt7WAam6MafTx4veOtfVq7HwX7AaHplv6h7CA09QtHnhyphenhyphennFs1Tc-CYXftJHVsd320Vi6XE7tCiNk2FXGY3lxwVubXUd__xzi_fTZjEwKD-5vocq96kskWFz7qM/s1600-h/PICT0112.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341691236080645410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNdBz6PjiG25w2aVREZt7WAam6MafTx4veOtfVq7HwX7AaHplv6h7CA09QtHnhyphenhyphennFs1Tc-CYXftJHVsd320Vi6XE7tCiNk2FXGY3lxwVubXUd__xzi_fTZjEwKD-5vocq96kskWFz7qM/s320/PICT0112.JPG" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">! I told her to remind him that they WILL charge you if you get to close. He risked his life, but got some pretty good pictures :) We've never seen moose in our neighborhood before...maybe we should start staying home from work a little more :) We had a great visit with them and are looking forward to other visitors this summer!!</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-38221166158497462352009-05-10T11:54:00.007-08:002009-05-10T12:13:48.280-08:00DUKE!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJE5UInd2qth6-gx2j89U9cyfOheKr5P0p7jyNz-9nv42i8YD8ZqkXlu2B88H8kfza8AlLKIf0r8ICWkJogADYNCxt3JRgOnaFO6fIs58a8QFUNsPBOMXRR4S-WwmMEPykISTttrjNhI/s1600-h/PICT0003.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334288657108248546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJE5UInd2qth6-gx2j89U9cyfOheKr5P0p7jyNz-9nv42i8YD8ZqkXlu2B88H8kfza8AlLKIf0r8ICWkJogADYNCxt3JRgOnaFO6fIs58a8QFUNsPBOMXRR4S-WwmMEPykISTttrjNhI/s320/PICT0003.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Brant and I have a new addition to the family :) We got Duke last weekend from a breeder in Eagle River. We had been looking to possibly get one this summer, but we found him, and he was the last puppy left out of a litter of 7 born on January 29th. He's 14 weeks old and growing like a weed - he already weighs 35 pounds!! He loves his kennel at night, which is good - not much whining...until anywhere between 4am and 6am. He follows us around the house, including sitting on the rug just outside the shower! I take him on a walk every morning before I get ready for work, and then Brant and I both take him on a walk after dinner. We are very fortunate to have wonderful neighbors that offered to help us out during the day. Thea and Lily come over at lunch time and let Duke out to the bathroom, feed him, and play with him for awhile. Lily is 3 </span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN2qskvwzN-N0HsZvTgL8Xy2kDrJny3EBr4YcYn2UPDv__7pW8_XK9_zvVz8gIQn9vI3FCLL8ZT9utJgM6epyTUIxTKb_SJ7Aa4e_9VxLGUuFi_vMZH0APaGRS-5e59tJQLpXCtdkzDQ/s1600-h/PICT0010.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334289123709758034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN2qskvwzN-N0HsZvTgL8Xy2kDrJny3EBr4YcYn2UPDv__7pW8_XK9_zvVz8gIQn9vI3FCLL8ZT9utJgM6epyTUIxTKb_SJ7Aa4e_9VxLGUuFi_vMZH0APaGRS-5e59tJQLpXCtdkzDQ/s320/PICT0010.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">and was mortified that we were naming our puppy Duke because "that's a silly name for dog poop - Poopie Dookie!" But, I think she's gotten over that! This is his favorite toy - his hedgehog. He cuddles with it every night :) My friend Suzanne has a 7 month old black lab, Harley, and they are training him to be a hunting dog. She invited us to a "Fun Duck Hunt" this weekend in Wasilla where Harley was competing. They had blinds set up in the field, they would shoot into the air and slingshot a frozen dead duck into the sky. They di</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgAWK3emTkk2VsPmKhXRseMqVIUjeEHjtK1cUz8yGTDFht7HEK17u-4pDD2QMQcq_ywoVZ6Ohg5evYb8R927G5Q0flXZKHSdvYOj43fgk2Hm0Vyz40IOfkiyhAyZPUoCwJOJxGoOATWk/s1600-h/PICT0005.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334289650557400754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgAWK3emTkk2VsPmKhXRseMqVIUjeEHjtK1cUz8yGTDFht7HEK17u-4pDD2QMQcq_ywoVZ6Ohg5evYb8R927G5Q0flXZKHSdvYOj43fgk2Hm0Vyz40IOfkiyhAyZPUoCwJOJxGoOATWk/s320/PICT0005.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">d this three times for each dog, and the dog was supposed to retrieve the duck and bring it back. It was fun, and we took Duke so he could be around some other dogs and see what the Fun Hunts were all abou</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqF7jr3ip_9gxGfzPaQNpJRVcqarf6N5oDbODWYlVe2FHo3f0c_S26a4DFbpz7nKNckxy1_k3ULame1XfOtVCxV67D3f3TYJ-BWnLgqN3JVHjC2YSWgGozQi4nkTAUGQAqTzkvWiNiSI/s1600-h/PICT0022.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334290387182443346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqF7jr3ip_9gxGfzPaQNpJRVcqarf6N5oDbODWYlVe2FHo3f0c_S26a4DFbpz7nKNckxy1_k3ULame1XfOtVCxV67D3f3TYJ-BWnLgqN3JVHjC2YSWgGozQi4nkTAUGQAqTzkvWiNiSI/s320/PICT0022.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">t. We love him!</span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-70458378452379229392009-04-11T16:51:00.007-08:002009-04-11T17:12:12.717-08:00It's Almost Springime!! Happy Easter :)<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20-tQqWhNr86jKWsLQP4RshNrwRqEUVgj4-SArWVi2kPs375reiYEIqzDn_7HY0wDS1ltDopeAbdnKmGGppYefn6IWiNxa26BFuU2eMaQRGPUcZMKIeCi9ityalHqpfvaMO02nK53c2U/s1600-h/PICT0008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323603475847346002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20-tQqWhNr86jKWsLQP4RshNrwRqEUVgj4-SArWVi2kPs375reiYEIqzDn_7HY0wDS1ltDopeAbdnKmGGppYefn6IWiNxa26BFuU2eMaQRGPUcZMKIeCi9ityalHqpfvaMO02nK53c2U/s320/PICT0008.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323601663024191730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC6RGKgrds2D-yfs3KCjGqCt7YbJfzs4rLQOv9JCs1Ytb9gOmZDMc1vRfiZTtFqtBIl3hyFet7cAd3MdR3bF_DiI2mQLZJUTO3H_9B2i4GlR1FF8fQM2a9UT7XxSS_SBoYWZMVlz8EUc/s320/PICT0009.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">The temperature is 30-40 degrees here on a daily basis now - people are bringing out their shorts - seriously!! It's amazing what feels warm to you after being in weather from -20 degrees to 20 degrees for 5 months!! Brant and I have not gotten out our sh</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7Mh2uwDrXqRxmH9N-KW8vjILsBIchKVMDVWzmBaaDdxeKMMATjLD_dhhkKMdpEsQC-rDAdn5KJHrEJJsZZdnfMXeEVgwGhiZ8X_fFHbwbJU2WpEBa1kq9DRcFFOFYk-2OP2r7tP_q2g/s1600-h/PICT0023.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323605507286054546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7Mh2uwDrXqRxmH9N-KW8vjILsBIchKVMDVWzmBaaDdxeKMMATjLD_dhhkKMdpEsQC-rDAdn5KJHrEJJsZZdnfMXeEVgwGhiZ8X_fFHbwbJU2WpEBa1kq9DRcFFOFYk-2OP2r7tP_q2g/s320/PICT0023.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">orts yet, although we've switched from heavy winter coats to a light fleece :) The snow is finally almost melted, and we were able to take the studded tires off our cars. We were told not to get to excited because last year, they got 2 feet of snow overnight on April 25th!!<br /></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">We have been having quite a few "Girls' Nights" at work lately. A couple of weeks ago, my friend, Valerie, hosted a Spa Night at her house. There were about 10 of us at Valerie's house, and 3 ladies that worked at a spa came over and offered massages, pedicures, manicures, facials, and some other stuff. I had a pedicure and an awesome massage. It was really nice to spend a relaxing Friday night with the girls! Brant was on call the same night and was called down to the ER at the end of his work day....I got home from Girls Night before he got home from work - how sad! This is my favorite picture from the night...this is Kay after she finished getting her head massage. We told her she'd better run a brush through her hair before she got home or her husband would wonder what went on at Girls Night! haha.<br /></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Our clinic was closed on Fri</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eaaKRPyi_aq15WO-lwCNNCy8rGSeuPJub4ejdc0aKmJ118FpjsE85Ij2nHRPvIeRMwOaYFc6oSNSt9TQfy2aGOg-wpVJYiRhgAAtj6tWjDYx-1lSJN0Jet1-OupNVa_3PFpuI7nDgkE/s1600-h/PICT0026.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323606115315918818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eaaKRPyi_aq15WO-lwCNNCy8rGSeuPJub4ejdc0aKmJ118FpjsE85Ij2nHRPvIeRMwOaYFc6oSNSt9TQfy2aGOg-wpVJYiRhgAAtj6tWjDYx-1lSJN0Jet1-OupNVa_3PFpuI7nDgkE/s320/PICT0026.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">day for Good Friday, so several of us went hiking to Wolverine Pass in south Anchorage. It was a nice mild day - about 35 - and we hiked for about 2 hours and went to lunch at a great pizza place - The Moose's Tooth. It was a really nice day off and we all enjoyed spending most of the day together!<br /></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Hope everyone reading this is enjoying the warmness for us!!!</span></strong></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-13589636203784196772009-03-09T20:42:00.013-08:002009-03-09T21:08:04.497-08:00Happy Anniversary :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl0A83CQmSTclsWgfpQCG657CfEGpZ1Qaq4-BJ2iEJ8TMXSxX9UbRC96VD3tBrqPXAfHeEnIKClACkV4BzZbq_SvH8HGAUeoXkr816W6zAG3MynzpAkhDl6eiouI0U1H_xjgWviLAX9I/s1600-h/PICT0039.JPG"><span style="color:#333333;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311416887341280706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl0A83CQmSTclsWgfpQCG657CfEGpZ1Qaq4-BJ2iEJ8TMXSxX9UbRC96VD3tBrqPXAfHeEnIKClACkV4BzZbq_SvH8HGAUeoXkr816W6zAG3MynzpAkhDl6eiouI0U1H_xjgWviLAX9I/s320/PICT0039.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>For our anniversary we went down to Alyeska ski resort in Girdwood, about an hour south of where we live. We drove down Saturday morning and checked into our room. Brant has h</strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-LJ1sAPGQnxlWrac-9D6lciXcgERiQL0Pu7JBLJsV26FYUzYIgmLN9aQFFAsrebyy9isBKkB88XTWOQ98_Des3fuzi9f6r-r2x4et8ZQbqBvg7TDIwhELIN2Cnn69CWXc7bYLUVrojs/s1600-h/PICT0029.JPG"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311418232139860274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-LJ1sAPGQnxlWrac-9D6lciXcgERiQL0Pu7JBLJsV26FYUzYIgmLN9aQFFAsrebyy9isBKkB88XTWOQ98_Des3fuzi9f6r-r2x4et8ZQbqBvg7TDIwhELIN2Cnn69CWXc7bYLUVrojs/s320/PICT0029.JPG" border="0" /></strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>is own<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />snowboard, but I still rent as I don't know if I really want to invest in a snowboard quite yet. I've only been snowboarding 3 times before, I'm not good, and Brant has been a great teacher trying to build me up so I'd be ready to go down the "big hills" at Alyeska. I have been </strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHtVPROGR4eUOXLuGpv3_ULgmL1FzrggxexPtu63rSMV5f-ztA3R7tUpts5blTyW1qQEiRc6GJETzRz31Uh0JOSb8Cy5J_mWBfGux3ifJbXoEt7qu5pIkgz9BXtEWczfOfY-BluQ2Gjc/s1600-h/PICT0026.JPG"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311416505943961218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHtVPROGR4eUOXLuGpv3_ULgmL1FzrggxexPtu63rSMV5f-ztA3R7tUpts5blTyW1qQEiRc6GJETzRz31Uh0JOSb8Cy5J_mWBfGux3ifJbXoEt7qu5pIkgz9BXtEWczfOfY-BluQ2Gjc/s320/PICT0026.JPG" border="0" /></strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>practicing on the<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ski slopes on base, which apparently aren't that big - they were to me! We rode the tram up to the top and had lunch a Glacier Express, 2300 feet above sea level - the view was amazing.<br /><br />After lunch, it was finally time to test our skills on the slopes. I really did not enjoy snowboarding until this weekend at Alyeska. I really had a great weekend, the weather was gorgeous, and we got to spend two days out on the slopes. The best part was, I learned how to turn :) so I didn't have to spend the weekend on the bunny hill. I think I can get on most chair lifts now without busting my butt. Except for lift #1 at the resort - I only got off that once because I think I got whiplash.<br /><br />I was able to snowboard on the same slopes as Brant all day. Well, he would eith</strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq3ve0yvz2MaNyUgPDOPp4lshyzbnPSdQjSvEmLDY7_tlNwqlZz7wzICFK3QwUzrNoBzberDMhjFQWHGh8HHA8KGqHYtFe_TCEuaYe7_SZYwNtg-XdP6fByk1ME-EbA-_mGfFUMqPY0w/s1600-h/PICT0046.JPG"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311418654209353714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq3ve0yvz2MaNyUgPDOPp4lshyzbnPSdQjSvEmLDY7_tlNwqlZz7wzICFK3QwUzrNoBzberDMhjFQWHGh8HHA8KGqHYtFe_TCEuaYe7_SZYwNtg-XdP6fByk1ME-EbA-_mGfFUMqPY0w/s320/PICT0046.JPG" border="0" /></strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>er go ahead of me and stop to wait, or he would let me get a head start and then catch up with me :) I'm getting there. No major injuries incurred except for some large bruises, sore muscles, tender tailbones, and whiplash from getting off the lift :)<br /><br />Saturday night, we went to the Double Musky for dinner. It has been featured in a lot of "Best Of" magazines and was recommended to us by a lot of people. It was wonderful - and we even had Double Musky Pie for dessert - yummy :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Sunday morning, we slept in and had breakfast at the resort. We hit the slopes for a few more hours before heading home, whipped! We got home and had leftovers for dinner and our wedding cake with champagne for dessert - it was italian cream cake - and it was still wonderful after being in the freezer for a year :) </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-56291594709160603582009-03-09T20:16:00.012-08:002009-03-09T20:38:36.034-08:00Fur Rondy 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXISs51ZHNQGqoOuLPVPSxaBalD-z5YoZCzhi_ajAsrMlrwoHW2_TeJpeKukMiHLHVnV0C0oAki4DBVGry2l25p2o4lhe8eyB9142YT34XpSpdcBGLmhP0A3QDHvVAp_bC8dRSBRK2y0/s1600-h/PICT0011.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311409022984709410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXISs51ZHNQGqoOuLPVPSxaBalD-z5YoZCzhi_ajAsrMlrwoHW2_TeJpeKukMiHLHVnV0C0oAki4DBVGry2l25p2o4lhe8eyB9142YT34XpSpdcBGLmhP0A3QDHvVAp_bC8dRSBRK2y0/s320/PICT0011.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><span style="color:#000000;"><strong> <span style="color:#ffffff;">Last weekend, we went downtown Anchorage with Richard, Lori, and Avery to the 2009 Fur Rondy Festival (short for Fur Rendezvous. It is a 74-year old tradition that celebrates life in Alaska. We got there early for the parade...it was freezing. Luckily, we were standing right next to the coffee shop and they were loaded with hot chocolate :) We took advantage of that! We watched the parade for about an hour then watched the Sled Dog Races for awhile. We were up close and personal watching from the starting line, and they had streets blocked off all around town for the race. The actual Iditarod race doesn't start until March 7th, so<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbYT0prbWvyYflNkdzqsaCyQCXSRXwJXorIHo_2Z9w_nb3T0wbk8kHzLNTq88WXCPNVJhuxkrF8W-9_HwSQ5fCPiZ_KuUIkB9ENPTcQaTEdqx5kO23S_RudNfkwmbaSlTfBkZuyOY0WE/s1600-h/PICT0023.JPG"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311413464490200722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbYT0prbWvyYflNkdzqsaCyQCXSRXwJXorIHo_2Z9w_nb3T0wbk8kHzLNTq88WXCPNVJhuxkrF8W-9_HwSQ5fCPiZ_KuUIkB9ENPTcQaTEdqx5kO23S_RudNfkwmbaSlTfBkZuyOY0WE/s320/PICT0023.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypDUsw6NmpXyjhSnmsFLTXv2EURAALk1H-jVn8BKXkB9dQ1g_TI5ndi7be98dRWoUubQrNqbu9hw4YHcqo8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />these were the sprint races.<br /></span></strong><br /></span><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">After we were done watching the races, we went down to the ice sculpture contest. This was my favorite ice sculpture...Scrat from "Ice Age." All of the sculptures were amazing and so detailed! After browsing around the sculptures, we were all getting pretty cold, and Avery was getting pretty tired, so we walked back to eat lunch at the Glacier Brewhouse - one of our favorite restaurants in Anchorage. </span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">On our way, we had to walk through the fair. Yes, it was probably 15 degrees, snowing, and there were people riding on the ferris wheel and the pirate ship, and the potato sack races. I guess they don't know any better, and we couldn't think of anything more miserable! After filling up and warming up at the Brewhouse, we drove to the airforce base and went snowboarding from about 5-8PM. It was my last chance to practice on the 'small hill' until we headed to the 'big hill' on our anniversary. I took advantage of it :)<br /><br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsKdLdZbUUTfw9d5om3ES28z3sl-ag2bPtvlV0AEyT1ZvGKxecum3I0QzZ8ZgdGXECceM0fYeIltskQqeo513vzFidX9hwwTqKAOesVVoypvs7Vp8-VaD91Pzxi1cnGqAwXXp9v-_Zo8/s1600-h/Scrat+ice+sculpture.jpg"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311409338031129234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsKdLdZbUUTfw9d5om3ES28z3sl-ag2bPtvlV0AEyT1ZvGKxecum3I0QzZ8ZgdGXECceM0fYeIltskQqeo513vzFidX9hwwTqKAOesVVoypvs7Vp8-VaD91Pzxi1cnGqAwXXp9v-_Zo8/s320/Scrat+ice+sculpture.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-67189026764917389192009-02-22T21:04:00.012-09:002009-03-09T20:05:53.739-08:00Happy Valentine's Day<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOONpVG4qZ4vlgDdONquCSKuXxtUzN_nG0lW818cWTpNfFDoS7d_FzntsGdvwEGiBDEXY3abD4oz4snwQzn5imTc7lTdwbORo6s3TT2EbtyQxbyHUyMNyJ51lZqCpZC1T1sLGPL028eU/s1600-h/PICT0008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305870453844514482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOONpVG4qZ4vlgDdONquCSKuXxtUzN_nG0lW818cWTpNfFDoS7d_FzntsGdvwEGiBDEXY3abD4oz4snwQzn5imTc7lTdwbORo6s3TT2EbtyQxbyHUyMNyJ51lZqCpZC1T1sLGPL028eU/s320/PICT0008.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Brant and I made some last minute plans for our Valentine's Day weekend. Brant had Monday off for President's Day, so we decided it would be the perfect weekend to leave Anchorage, since we haven't been had time to travel much inside Alaska yet. We made reservations at a bed and breakfast in Talkeetna, AK and scheduled a guided snomobile tour from Trapper Creek, AK to the entrance of Denali National Park. We had heard a lot of people talk about how neat the town of Talkeetna was, but we didn't realize exactly how small it was until we got there. I'm talking smaller than Lakeview, MI -- for any of you from MI reading this :) There are only 1000 people who live the</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR90R6DNtheVWnpy8XbFjy9DCoCiw21qR9uxWKwVZkzBtb-3rI8FkWnR-ksSE6ESpokArpMudL7Pi2zO_kvrkVOB1avyXEh4D9tFP54dyRZ-SqY88BQ5KFyXy4HN0dbdzh0J30LjYU8o/s1600-h/PICT0011.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305902314738584258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR90R6DNtheVWnpy8XbFjy9DCoCiw21qR9uxWKwVZkzBtb-3rI8FkWnR-ksSE6ESpokArpMudL7Pi2zO_kvrkVOB1avyXEh4D9tFP54dyRZ-SqY88BQ5KFyXy4HN0dbdzh0J30LjYU8o/s320/PICT0011.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">re year round. This is the "welcome to downtown" sign for this little "hippie" town. There is 1 street considered "downtown" and it had probably 4 small restaurants and a few places to stay.<br /><br /></span></strong><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">We rented snow shoes from the base and took them with us. We had a little time on Saturday when we got down there before it got dark to go on a short little hike. Brant thinks we saw Bigfoot tracks :) We ate dinner at Mountain High Pizza Pie - yummy! And we found out that our waiter went to Clemson!! It was really weird to meet someone that far away that went to Clemson - he probably thought the same thing though.<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglAuLrakqxJ6XGr3vPgESv4tIS2sceemWEAPfmeywiS4grkq-ORYnuBy1VI6qJqXRrAH7BVfRza1GuSrmPDDa_cQbIaerIjtYtYMLCH6M7n8X1xLUTXhLBclCWemd94DGnYZga934OTM/s1600-h/PICT0016.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311403299250289090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglAuLrakqxJ6XGr3vPgESv4tIS2sceemWEAPfmeywiS4grkq-ORYnuBy1VI6qJqXRrAH7BVfRza1GuSrmPDDa_cQbIaerIjtYtYMLCH6M7n8X1xLUTXhLBclCWemd94DGnYZga934OTM/s320/PICT0016.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong></div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Saturday night, the entertainment in town was a Valentine's Day show put on by the Denali art's council called "The Complexities of Love." It was packed - I guess it was the only thin</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHbhU98Wf0Xia49T-siV3Hfme95puhpfwka6XRbPQLb84LMWM7Beg4kiJhAgYHwpKZD9oR2gmHEheJX2zkoekXqfDbad9UVl2Mc-vVH6SZlCq2HlqxlD5s_3GtQxRPp1e5iqGbBPYdeM/s1600-h/PICT0020.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305903778421562610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHbhU98Wf0Xia49T-siV3Hfme95puhpfwka6XRbPQLb84LMWM7Beg4kiJhAgYHwpKZD9oR2gmHEheJX2zkoekXqfDbad9UVl2Mc-vVH6SZlCq2HlqxlD5s_3GtQxRPp1e5iqGbBPYdeM/s320/PICT0020.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">g going on in town. It was a cute little show with a variety of people singing, dancing, playing the banjo, acting, etc. We were a little worried about what we were in for, but we both really enjoyed it.<br /><br /></span></strong><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">On Sunday, we drove to Trapper Creek, about 30 minutes away, and met our snowmobile guide, Bob. We had a total of 7 people in our group. We rode about 3 hours north to the opening of Denali Park, and out in the middle of nowhere to a little cabin that served us lunch. You can only reach the cabin by ferry (when the river isn't frozen) or by snomobile in the winter. And people live there. We had awesome homemade turkey and dumplins, homemade bread, brownies, and hot chocolate. After we warmed up, we headed back a different route and arrived </span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8L-8lFyCJBsP9IBuD0CTM5spQ2anNK4_IJflvRYsOziBU7N4-eOpan2cHkduvyCThDHcm41gE2ZX4ZfX49k225n6wtlHyDK6QEQKZ_tBtfSmL9zFM0GVaS9h1AMVlGjpkjY07sJgs0g/s1600-h/PICT0031.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305904261384485954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8L-8lFyCJBsP9IBuD0CTM5spQ2anNK4_IJflvRYsOziBU7N4-eOpan2cHkduvyCThDHcm41gE2ZX4ZfX49k225n6wtlHyDK6QEQKZ_tBtfSmL9zFM0GVaS9h1AMVlGjpkjY07sJgs0g/s320/PICT0031.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">back to the cabin just as it was getting dark. It was a really awesome trip and I had a sore back for 2 days afterwards :) </span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Brant had Monday</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEcxoJVdDn7Khgkb6sUm9b97qDoz-3zIQdUlTRS9p8-ZuWOyY5CFuaFZEMzQlTUX7CkijwiNZGTY-Dv__nbqHEr10Ipyy2PiVKV89yHUg0tJaahqfJNbJWzmLF-KZnlhqdtiBtRObnZk/s1600-h/PICT0034.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306216580386516386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEcxoJVdDn7Khgkb6sUm9b97qDoz-3zIQdUlTRS9p8-ZuWOyY5CFuaFZEMzQlTUX7CkijwiNZGTY-Dv__nbqHEr10Ipyy2PiVKV89yHUg0tJaahqfJNbJWzmLF-KZnlhqdtiBtRObnZk/s320/PICT0034.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"> off, so we went to Hatcher's Pass with our friends Richard and Lori to hike with our snowshoes. We hiked up some really steep hills and around Hatcher's Pass to an old mining village. The snow was really deep - no way we could've hiked it with</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHbvZaAHOjSSOWj6SpF1T6VYJtamfVhSF8UfLcGL6VQy-CTuR20MFI3co4gAuzpL3S5PL6BVfj9_0ZKAcrfvMB7l3riEXmVGHqz2C4PNd5XPyYWixXUFc0fRQskCoAWah-H2fDGpmFkg/s1600-h/PICT0045.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311402424464911842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHbvZaAHOjSSOWj6SpF1T6VYJtamfVhSF8UfLcGL6VQy-CTuR20MFI3co4gAuzpL3S5PL6BVfj9_0ZKAcrfvMB7l3riEXmVGHqz2C4PNd5XPyYWixXUFc0fRQskCoAWah-H2fDGpmFkg/s320/PICT0045.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">out snowshoes!</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMWfFB98O2MIp7JCeY7r5hoMzqti1s1QgsJEEqrmFTxxd-hFMlZ4yMn9cFlDNEgo6eAV0vWpRmhjG_OrHvKOMuFSSfoqqlKk7K4Yg8PUPty5kDtr5RjzdBWLqPnbpj1Aty6XkO9VUwRU/s1600-h/PICT0060.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311404363543160178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMWfFB98O2MIp7JCeY7r5hoMzqti1s1QgsJEEqrmFTxxd-hFMlZ4yMn9cFlDNEgo6eAV0vWpRmhjG_OrHvKOMuFSSfoqqlKk7K4Yg8PUPty5kDtr5RjzdBWLqPnbpj1Aty6XkO9VUwRU/s320/PICT0060.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"> We had a great weekend and enjoyed being outdoors for most of it. And it is finally starting to stay light longer!!!</span></strong></div></div><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-69663879292524693142009-02-22T20:26:00.014-09:002009-02-22T21:04:10.683-09:00Amanda's and Ryan are gettin' hitched!!<strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">Brant and I were fortunate to be able to travel back to SC at the end of January for Amanda's wedding. I got to go home a week before the wedding and have fun at the Bachelorette weekend. There were a total of 12 girls and we all spent the weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. We had a<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPOixSlwxR8D0vRi_surMTS0-F1h8reuLh2FIYhrK23_e-dRxNbWWW6VQl5-Kqe2wj98sRfPFMgxJWdNLH-8xNc10vqLZ4x28-W2RKRwqvXhos1cDiNoT9G9VtCFVwbIYca5j5FxWFMo/s1600-h/PICT0041.JPG"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305860866028450722" style="WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPOixSlwxR8D0vRi_surMTS0-F1h8reuLh2FIYhrK23_e-dRxNbWWW6VQl5-Kqe2wj98sRfPFMgxJWdNLH-8xNc10vqLZ4x28-W2RKRwqvXhos1cDiNoT9G9VtCFVwbIYca5j5FxWFMo/s320/PICT0041.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPOixSlwxR8D0vRi_surMTS0-F1h8reuLh2FIYhrK23_e-dRxNbWWW6VQl5-Kqe2wj98sRfPFMgxJWdNLH-8xNc10vqLZ4x28-W2RKRwqvXhos1cDiNoT9G9VtCFVwbIYca5j5FxWFMo/s1600-h/PICT0041.JPG"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">honkey tonkin' good time at Cotton Eyed Joes and lots of memories to share (or not to share :) The highlight of the weekend was that Amanda rode a mechanical bull. And we have video that we're not sharing :)<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8HNgF5rmKYGsHqjQbitfKUjuLXednQzkW9qr6sGVY1OSOVP09WyFspqPzxp7WTKmL0njIGf8li7PlDHEVl-fymxtwTuXMwIOEAIjE_0MRIToDUW-quxx052avIIH7L9fkCY6pSZqOKg/s1600-h/PICT0004.JPG"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305862474633847474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8HNgF5rmKYGsHqjQbitfKUjuLXednQzkW9qr6sGVY1OSOVP09WyFspqPzxp7WTKmL0njIGf8li7PlDHEVl-fymxtwTuXMwIOEAIjE_0MRIToDUW-quxx052avIIH7L9fkCY6pSZqOKg/s320/PICT0004.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></strong><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">I got to spend the week before the wedding with Amanda in Kingsport and we drove to Charleston on Wednesday before the wedding. It was really nice to be able to spend a few days with some of my family members from out of town and help with last minute details. It was a beautiful weekend and everything went perfecty as planned. Brant flew in on Friday late afternoon while we were all at rehearsal, and was just in time for rehearsal dinner at The Boathouse</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">(</span></span></strong><a href="http://www.boathouserestaurants.com/"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;">http://www.boathouserestaurants.com/</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">)</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">We enjoyed a nice dinner together and a memorable slideshow of Amanda and Ryan. After rehearsal dinner, we headed downtown to The Saloon with Amanda and Ryan and some of their friends for one last night of fun. Again, we have video that we are not sharing :) The morning of the wedding was an early one. All of the girls in the wedding party, moms, grandmas, and aunts met at Poogan's Porch for a wonderf</span></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXctybw0D5eoKjiWNFFDIVTn9_2MShUvDQ32Biu_2-7DKPJzhCr6aFAGv5THSkn9aXkzHDwz6tlT9fM1oc7brzgzumHvELYnTIvudSh4i_A4xnM65KGsFEhUkDUGiAfSoBuQN7nD5gJ4/s1600-h/PICT0036.JPG"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305864762429508898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXctybw0D5eoKjiWNFFDIVTn9_2MShUvDQ32Biu_2-7DKPJzhCr6aFAGv5THSkn9aXkzHDwz6tlT9fM1oc7brzgzumHvELYnTIvudSh4i_A4xnM65KGsFEhUkDUGiAfSoBuQN7nD5gJ4/s320/PICT0036.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">ul breakfast at 8:30am</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">(</span></span></strong><a href="http://poogansporch.com/"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;">http://poogansporch.com/</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">). Brant was excited that he got to spend time with a few friends that lived in Charleston. Shortly after breakfast, we all were on our way to get ready for the wedding at 2. The girls took a trolley ride from the hotel to the church, and we got to take some pictures just across the street since the weather was so beautiful! The wedding was at St. John the Baptist Catholic cathedral</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">(</span></span></strong><a href="http://www.catholic-doc.org/cathedral/"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;">http://www.catholic-doc.org/cathedral/</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"> ), and everything went perfectly. We spent the rest of the evening at the reception at Magnolia Plantation carriage</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;"> house at the reception </span></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavx6W-cxhBy-WqbTr1-0bi16Zf3vrnt7X_tON0vnG8wSDuFkL__8JpvkMu0lBN21XIgr5F0gqGg2knVcJ2NE1Q4h289Ee_dqh1uOmT5vAogenKE-4uZD2xXBZ-oR5KXLuMe92-b5cA-Q/s1600-h/n77600046_30892226_2460.jpg"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305865125449456354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavx6W-cxhBy-WqbTr1-0bi16Zf3vrnt7X_tON0vnG8wSDuFkL__8JpvkMu0lBN21XIgr5F0gqGg2knVcJ2NE1Q4h289Ee_dqh1uOmT5vAogenKE-4uZD2xXBZ-oR5KXLuMe92-b5cA-Q/s320/n77600046_30892226_2460.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;">(</span></strong><a href="http://www.magnoliaplantation.com/"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;">http://www.magnoliaplantation.com/</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">). Brant's parents were also at the wedding, so we got to see them too. Amanda and Ryan had an awesome band that played and we all had tired feet from dancing all night. The night was finally over, and we went back to the hotel to hang out with our family and a few friends that we have in Charleston stopped by. It was a short night, as our plane left to head back north at 7:3</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgQ7jIW-ufPoJqqe8Rb5RZWo1NFzetH4jcrZ9mYgXg0aExjHNGMDPJD60oMWkWPDvQ11DZ52EoyVpnCoAg5mqfgH1PsWUHi5LK0LImn2Zjr6PhmLPsx4ZqscyRhWK1_5cSVC1IWTuF1U/s1600-h/n54000396_30588925_2173.jpg"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305867115445996738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgQ7jIW-ufPoJqqe8Rb5RZWo1NFzetH4jcrZ9mYgXg0aExjHNGMDPJD60oMWkWPDvQ11DZ52EoyVpnCoAg5mqfgH1PsWUHi5LK0LImn2Zjr6PhmLPsx4ZqscyRhWK1_5cSVC1IWTuF1U/s320/n54000396_30588925_2173.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">0 am. We tried to get some sleep on the plane, but was difficult as our seats were not together :( We were whipped when we got back, only to find Brant's truck had a flat tire at the airport :( We repaired it as quickly as we could as we were greeted with snow and 5 degree weather! I was fortunate to have Monday off, so I got rested up, but Brant had a quick trip weekend and had to be back to work at 7am Monday mo</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d5b5i2uwJiQw00H3FMcN0jsta2KaDJsFlGQAkrXsEufWtTqkAOnrVGyza3dpFKu4ZSUhJJnMH-FE5ZVFcA_0g1S46ArbwVfirQoc9MZ5rKvcGkMLz67murDe4_4tUTte-Xr_kzjtxGI/s1600-h/n54000396_30588961_4948.jpg"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305867308770231842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d5b5i2uwJiQw00H3FMcN0jsta2KaDJsFlGQAkrXsEufWtTqkAOnrVGyza3dpFKu4ZSUhJJnMH-FE5ZVFcA_0g1S46ArbwVfirQoc9MZ5rKvcGkMLz67murDe4_4tUTte-Xr_kzjtxGI/s320/n54000396_30588961_4948.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ffffff;">rning. We were just very happy that we could make the trip. It was a wonderful weekend.</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-50494525879262463142009-01-10T20:05:00.008-09:002009-01-10T20:30:45.770-09:00A Day at the Slopes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VbNoE0v6RberjqgW7pJfPnTNkIBn62lrF-Uc_9V2O56zsW04yLF-j3ibavJHI_2kqbLMig1IpBH2LzN4B4TVm9gWA3moGIFh4nw9GFwHj0yzEOIC1K3ETYGOZioNxEYKte2_2EGdVuw/s1600-h/PICT0009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289902351710716530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VbNoE0v6RberjqgW7pJfPnTNkIBn62lrF-Uc_9V2O56zsW04yLF-j3ibavJHI_2kqbLMig1IpBH2LzN4B4TVm9gWA3moGIFh4nw9GFwHj0yzEOIC1K3ETYGOZioNxEYKte2_2EGdVuw/s400/PICT0009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmB6xrQr0gd0-KkqYF9-IZ9oT81FWSjHb_vulAFGxekPjSo4U9sXgSjai8gt8kZ_wwiHrW6MyTQ8tZ5G-puqvWnwTNREdikR6bGIzpC5Oi7tut4j5LP475Ik79AGP9b_G5fjRPU58ZHrk/s1600-h/PICT0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289901913612290290" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwK05M7t4dho2Ih0y1qLKOB1rq7R9s-8GKGIbi6tD2GQ1XI_UoSxkK3TATvZsu96dWOdcD9tKk_UwC2X5YPTRWvb9WuINP9HjMWwO1KOguK4nxKgCICzHzsSDmSZlZpVp4h04rfe8gYs/s400/PICT0031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>"Branta Clause"</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLShg1cintyFw2VCriZ3RTYKl7zd2T0Iipcu4DnpCTQB0gbSd1Iymb2Uhr-VU_YiBpi2WCMXMymLJ3oxycczZBhN8gVwXITgfS8PV6tU8qeta3g6B315yk3no8NSCD-KM-NC7C1vYapsE/s1600-h/PICT0002.JPG"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289893219988540354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLShg1cintyFw2VCriZ3RTYKl7zd2T0Iipcu4DnpCTQB0gbSd1Iymb2Uhr-VU_YiBpi2WCMXMymLJ3oxycczZBhN8gVwXITgfS8PV6tU8qeta3g6B315yk3no8NSCD-KM-NC7C1vYapsE/s400/PICT0002.JPG" border="0" /></strong></span></a></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>The Arnold Siblings minus Derek.</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfH958boZJfAhyuK1oU_Og1BmDhMK9yQ1W8lAOMYvBLA3zysdbnzOiDpcY0V31Tnrqr8ZX47T3pypJvfLhEmKyKdxoLrA0KyAtOaLMyFQebTT4lzOkW8XBwrOvAQlh8mdoQtqK2_q1Hg/s1600-h/PICT0036.JPG"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289892273931435490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfH958boZJfAhyuK1oU_Og1BmDhMK9yQ1W8lAOMYvBLA3zysdbnzOiDpcY0V31Tnrqr8ZX47T3pypJvfLhEmKyKdxoLrA0KyAtOaLMyFQebTT4lzOkW8XBwrOvAQlh8mdoQtqK2_q1Hg/s400/PICT0036.JPG" border="0" /></strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><br /></strong></span><div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Rachel modeling some new Christmas presents :)</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Brant and his new "snurfer"<br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4eU0bEJjTVTPYunMW1oHc5o6RgXYa91aPKo5f_1hKLnpc63wp8NtCubPvBns9ysy6SqnnYkGr6O8_NM2wCsTneSrQz8dROWmKHb6rlJPIEZQcNMeayhFb8Hy7rNLVTuF8rMbZBEWz-I/s1600-h/PICT0030.JPG"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289894141470201858" style="FLOAT: right; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgVmNUzFUMJ3WIp1h7YYu0fOT7rj4Jlk3NcLbmmkOMD-ukwiCGlqz9nGN0T_aCGKK3ZmWw4Ts3Zbx-O7O-_1BsSg1-c3KIi_kh8k8UNMU3SHuSPVw3jwALU19MvD9Ybqw0ptz9fwm52M/s400/PICT0037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277650682874331170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >On Saturday morning, we traveled back to Palmer to Richard and Lori's place to chop down an Alaska- grown Christmas tree :) We loaded up on the gator and 4wheelers with the chainsaw and hatchets and headed out in the woods. We actually ended up cutting the top 1/3 off of two Black Spruce trees to serve as our Christmas trees :) Brant and Richard were monkeys and climbed up the trees wit</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ465_DWR5LnjP21XSmDylFd_9TyCZZ1iF-C22yXEzXZvQyNbzq4oCD-_lrgwq-5PpbgYPVguC6GRCl54MMJm_3QvshoxI0g0vbwZZaYJR6y-qrL_qUPOwA0tdoN3W7uvnIFXgehsYSI/s1600-h/PICT0022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ465_DWR5LnjP21XSmDylFd_9TyCZZ1iF-C22yXEzXZvQyNbzq4oCD-_lrgwq-5PpbgYPVguC6GRCl54MMJm_3QvshoxI0g0vbwZZaYJR6y-qrL_qUPOwA0tdoN3W7uvnIFXgehsYSI/s320/PICT0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277649021202085506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >h chainsaws to cut them down. We loaded them onto the back of the gator and hauled them back to</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfQiHnlvqqJ_2TmQGv2toqtnsTpQXpJP7kbjVT-GADfShKaZxMLuhiAjNoxlBbPx7CZzEK8fmM-4bK64nYwXI9f0-VhkkrtnXE9UVZGROa68Ku3hsQ4jr-8aapnfbP2Et-k_zXRD6JTA/s1600-h/PICT0019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfQiHnlvqqJ_2TmQGv2toqtnsTpQXpJP7kbjVT-GADfShKaZxMLuhiAjNoxlBbPx7CZzEK8fmM-4bK64nYwXI9f0-VhkkrtnXE9UVZGROa68Ku3hsQ4jr-8aapnfbP2Et-k_zXRD6JTA/s320/PICT0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277648259684072546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" > the house. When we got back, we had Christmas cookies and "hot sprock</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ry-jbQl6zob4kGtq1EpXykE755ifk-F8tcJV7tkj2kpgjFu5PdRsBtdXaEuWa98cZk8YKjOZzFZLk4qR7UaUL1jkBmsu8H4JKMxHJkgcRR_SLtto194dwjajMwH4gLFHfIQruY-t8wE/s1600-h/PICT0034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ry-jbQl6zob4kGtq1EpXykE755ifk-F8tcJV7tkj2kpgjFu5PdRsBtdXaEuWa98cZk8YKjOZzFZLk4qR7UaUL1jkBmsu8H4JKMxHJkgcRR_SLtto194dwjajMwH4gLFHfIQruY-t8wE/s320/PICT0034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277649250796540146" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_AEQYXzXpHDCxZRc-dDxHR_YwOd8mWvmmFDcpJGuhFUqR4ojAUCYuJl4cKBW2eN71RWD-a_x8_06OZABJ2lsW5gGVFZmdZxZVNledn9lxCY-NNS3pJo9XE2xIdBdXcBnueMSRz8eAWQ/s1600-h/PICT0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_AEQYXzXpHDCxZRc-dDxHR_YwOd8mWvmmFDcpJGuhFUqR4ojAUCYuJl4cKBW2eN71RWD-a_x8_06OZABJ2lsW5gGVFZmdZxZVNledn9lxCY-NNS3pJo9XE2xIdBdXcBnueMSRz8eAWQ/s400/PICT0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277651297160402210" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg527EWCpJMsAncUxF3WhpPP4jVcCib5BSvOn4s8svG-CxEpaaYFGWuvSd-IkUo1clMe2vL9M-dEhRBYhwVWLNmDHaJ9BBfSZSt2XchPKypTq_akzkVQFPQIF6Ap65Uqi6whLI-azCve0k/s1600-h/PICT0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg527EWCpJMsAncUxF3WhpPP4jVcCib5BSvOn4s8svG-CxEpaaYFGWuvSd-IkUo1clMe2vL9M-dEhRBYhwVWLNmDHaJ9BBfSZSt2XchPKypTq_akzkVQFPQIF6Ap65Uqi6whLI-azCve0k/s400/PICT0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277650925102954850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >ish", as Avery calls it :) When we got our tree home, we realized how wrong we were about how tall our ceiling was and had to do a LOT of trimming - height wise and length wise! We had fun decorating our first tree together :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-89626754381689045972008-11-30T19:44:00.015-09:002008-11-30T20:03:17.220-09:00NO MORE HIGH HEELS OR COWBOY BOOTS!!<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV59LBCDPNU-Fv7rz2sRk9XSdRh2pr4G6Sn8rAuoEb4eUVmH6lQ5JHDpWRbMca_FWFmR2FWKB79KM1-yi8i3ZwZIIS3aSKAvi-U8zIr-Xe5WdyYvtjrwxfHycYzkRCGrbKuZL6OEt4WY/s1600-h/PICT0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV59LBCDPNU-Fv7rz2sRk9XSdRh2pr4G6Sn8rAuoEb4eUVmH6lQ5JHDpWRbMca_FWFmR2FWKB79KM1-yi8i3ZwZIIS3aSKAvi-U8zIr-Xe5WdyYvtjrwxfHycYzkRCGrbKuZL6OEt4WY/s320/PICT0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274678905561193090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNI0-OTaY2X4zjPXxm2s8wnWTyJCRTwxBaSa800GFbHZ454X1Emyq5iSvJ4FyMfzWJOnpqgLtetffSqxUy1CLu1JLsbI_TOCDLM_6mjZaaxMySSlNp8Gdh0KTZISrqz0ZIB84UZ-kMtc/s1600-h/PICT0002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNI0-OTaY2X4zjPXxm2s8wnWTyJCRTwxBaSa800GFbHZ454X1Emyq5iSvJ4FyMfzWJOnpqgLtetffSqxUy1CLu1JLsbI_TOCDLM_6mjZaaxMySSlNp8Gdh0KTZISrqz0ZIB84UZ-kMtc/s320/PICT0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274679413792730498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br />S<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">o, this morning we were headed out the door to go to church. We probably got about 10 inches of snow in a 24 hour period since yesterday. We didn't have a chance to shovel off the front porch or railing before we left. I found out that today may be the last day I wear heels for awhile in Alaska... As I was walking down the steps, I thought I was at the bottom. Much to my dismay, there was still one more step that was completely covered by snow. So, I bit the dust, just as Brant was opening the door. Instead of coming to my rescue and helping me dig myself out of the snow, my sweet husband runs to get the camera! I rolled over and stood up as fast as I could because my pants were getting soaked. So, this picture is post fall...thanks to Brant!</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The funniest part was...We finally got int</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">o the car and pulled out of the driveway and Bran<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">t decided he need to scrape off the windows of the truck a little better before we left the neighborhood. So, he parked on the side of the road and got out with the scraper. He scraped off his driver's side window and was walking in front of the trunk and THUD...he hit the ground, in his cowboy boots, and guess who was laughing?? HAHA! So, I guess there will be no more heels or cowboy boots :)<br /><br /><br />CONGRATULATIONS to our friends Lee and Whitney Moody!!! We found out today they're expecting :) :)</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We finally got the house decorated.......</span><br /><br /></span></span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyUegf1RDUnTapbw_DNr7mnpO_fTwjeFzKMVzLmK287iThJ51hVdJ_t7pDeu9FXPbA5AN1aGIRCUKR3CqmEYW4LjRNJp_KIhgSbod0KRCQ0MszMe3el4kKNHqtFvL7_A-VyYJNiAPxss/s1600-h/PICT0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyUegf1RDUnTapbw_DNr7mnpO_fTwjeFzKMVzLmK287iThJ51hVdJ_t7pDeu9FXPbA5AN1aGIRCUKR3CqmEYW4LjRNJp_KIhgSbod0KRCQ0MszMe3el4kKNHqtFvL7_A-VyYJNiAPxss/s400/PICT0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274681818296882226" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-57328365444960765552008-11-29T19:43:00.035-09:002008-12-10T07:40:00.996-09:00HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYMtlSMP8Y5ETwWQU86atMl3eYMQz4oNTUtSPFMV26kKhIITXVmkV8f_BWvQ_gJGMn4UcVXlQRDkK-6lqfpxdZvg8ve5q79u9mZrDZkJVjikf2q-6NMT2P4p9uo11Qj8MtR_iH4evxdM/s1600-h/PICT0018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYMtlSMP8Y5ETwWQU86atMl3eYMQz4oNTUtSPFMV26kKhIITXVmkV8f_BWvQ_gJGMn4UcVXlQRDkK-6lqfpxdZvg8ve5q79u9mZrDZkJVjikf2q-6NMT2P4p9uo11Qj8MtR_iH4evxdM/s320/PICT0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274314212156470162" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >Happy T</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">hanksgivin</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">g!</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> W</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">e hope everyone had a wonderful day w</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">ith friends and family. Our </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Thanksgiving was spent with friends this year, and no family :( We we</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">re </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">invited by Bra</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">nt's friend a</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiZf50agdFqzUa5wGgl-agiyEYpyi-bXoUtKH6LfLUN8D0-OQllRtDyWVgCYxF8iXrnRiqmp89QAFyzWb-ow62s8LFp0Tr6xJe1VIpoE9geqbwYu6JBdtIjW2Rd2mLFp1ucdSZsU_qlg/s1600-h/PICT0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiZf50agdFqzUa5wGgl-agiyEYpyi-bXoUtKH6LfLUN8D0-OQllRtDyWVgCYxF8iXrnRiqmp89QAFyzWb-ow62s8LFp0Tr6xJe1VIpoE9geqbwYu6JBdtIjW2Rd2mLFp1ucdSZsU_qlg/s320/PICT0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274316519579349602" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">n</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">d fellow </span><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br />dental res</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">ident,</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> Richard, to spend the d</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKIbxiqwWdenOo6I-DLfzumpMI_VM4eSP5hxIz3Xh6-dz-_AOFfmL05HGyoYzt2ESOOj4L9XZhtp4LPv1O-FPAGIdZBIWuYCN0hDBTYoK7mAZcawwp2zTfNR3DYwszTHJpkQHuLsXjaE/s1600-h/PICT0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKIbxiqwWdenOo6I-DLfzumpMI_VM4eSP5hxIz3Xh6-dz-_AOFfmL05HGyoYzt2ESOOj4L9XZhtp4LPv1O-FPAGIdZBIWuYCN0hDBTYoK7mAZcawwp2zTfNR3DYwszTHJpkQHuLsXjaE/s320/PICT0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274316283886470018" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">ay with their family (of about 30) in P</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">almer, </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">about 45 minutes away. Richa</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">rd, h</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">is wife Lori</span>, and their </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">little </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">girl Avery, live on a fa</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov-yQYWyLs_yAT-A02BGQRcbP4F7GZWOqNqhBvgYNbWQxznOLQ-w7mPQ91lupqYX151AeFAho9hvcqxZuR_OIUIufUG4G5Cr7qbIr3a1VtglZc3iWtYdjPZKC3009hr2dgBzdKJ5XIi8/s1600-h/PICT0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov-yQYWyLs_yAT-A02BGQRcbP4F7GZWOqNqhBvgYNbWQxznOLQ-w7mPQ91lupqYX151AeFAho9hvcqxZuR_OIUIufUG4G5Cr7qbIr3a1VtglZc3iWtYdjPZKC3009hr2dgBzdKJ5XIi8/s320/PICT0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274315620500389378" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">rm in Palmer that her</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> grandparents homesteaded back in the 50s. Brant spent the</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eWlEgAsoPTQkIn4G0cCfohDIQj7lwRYJ6I_D-41JugOy6Lrbka6gaMEa19tZSiI7Sa0eE-RuW3fIolhGvcSD1w4cS6N73Z3F2yoOLe2NvGZwfCyfAIRz0B6m5SguuNiL26oDZywyhx8/s1600-h/PICT0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eWlEgAsoPTQkIn4G0cCfohDIQj7lwRYJ6I_D-41JugOy6Lrbka6gaMEa19tZSiI7Sa0eE-RuW3fIolhGvcSD1w4cS6N73Z3F2yoOLe2NvGZwfCyfAIRz0B6m5SguuNiL26oDZywyhx8/s320/PICT0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274315901958938626" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />morning putting up Christmas lights outside, and I was in the kitchen making some food to take to lunch and watching </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">the Macy's Day Parade :) We spent the rest of</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> the day in Palmer...the guys went out and shot skeet and scouted out some Christmas tre</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">es in </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">t</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">he woods. Lori and I went out for a little bit and had a lesson in skeet shooting...until our finger</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">s started burning and going numb. We had a wonderfu</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">l meal a</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">nd really enjoyed the time we spent with their family. We were very </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">thankful to have friends to spend</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> the day with. And I was thankful I wasn't responsible for cooking a turkey :)<br /><br />We came home and watched 'Home Alone' while we pulled out</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> the Christmas decorations </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">and decorated inside. It was re</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEbiLzeMymLnB1sUlNjF93JZSKCKudlvO6mR2bh-IFkrzsFN7-8roI6jR6DGpQiHBmmWV4B2HaL6UkLcSM2MekmeVhA8DfDrYgHiy7F6ninKVnPtHFBjDv1lsSadxjT4EEg3bGlW29vI/s1600-h/PICT0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEbiLzeMymLnB1sUlNjF93JZSKCKudlvO6mR2bh-IFkrzsFN7-8roI6jR6DGpQiHBmmWV4B2HaL6UkLcSM2MekmeVhA8DfDrYgHiy7F6ninKVnPtHFBjDv1lsSadxjT4EEg3bGlW29vI/s320/PICT0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274314679132228962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">ally hard to wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate,</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> considering most people in town put their lights up in October before it gets really cold. We were probably the last in town to get ours up! I had to work the day after Thanksgiving, so no shopping this year :( Brant went out rabbit hunting with a buddy from work and they each maxed out their limit of 5 poor </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">little bunnies. I guess we will be trying rabbit stew for the first time!</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtN9f3XO00TY98Wcy3GfijJTdaGtjsf_A9ZdM35-UuzsOyQkXjdvmWiol1n-tr-lqGxTs4rE_aKl1oE-tyAoKIW9q4IIXeXZpieeXEGedtgT_PPRmtqI5dYdyUshpFvb8V7A1PIofb1U/s1600-h/PICT0019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtN9f3XO00TY98Wcy3GfijJTdaGtjsf_A9ZdM35-UuzsOyQkXjdvmWiol1n-tr-lqGxTs4rE_aKl1oE-tyAoKIW9q4IIXeXZpieeXEGedtgT_PPRmtqI5dYdyUshpFvb8V7A1PIofb1U/s320/PICT0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274317608703399090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We met our Clemson fri</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">ends, Margaret and Will, on</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> the Saturday after Thanksgiving to watch the annual USC/Clemson game. Margaret was in my sorority at Clemson, and her husband will is a C-17 pilot in the Air Force. The game was on at noon EST, so we had to get up early to catch t</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">he game at 8am. There's a sports bar in town called the Peanut Farm that has pretty much any game on TV. They</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> have individual TVs at booths, so we all sat in a booth, ordered breakfast, and </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">watched the victory!!</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKL98YdICpRQHZvjRQYaU_n86U2qRAfc6RdHwzY2PTk2SCVRsGGF84q_wjzkv6eUX0vQvGgsg-lTXrryFF__zScELb7nuoy7YCWIEiHcfBK0S0QHN8pQqukG6IsF0m-28Tcp1xRzE1jvI/s1600-h/PICT0023.JPG"><span style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> </span></span></span><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKL98YdICpRQHZvjRQYaU_n86U2qRAfc6RdHwzY2PTk2SCVRsGGF84q_wjzkv6eUX0vQvGgsg-lTXrryFF__zScELb7nuoy7YCWIEiHcfBK0S0QHN8pQqukG6IsF0m-28Tcp1xRzE1jvI/s320/PICT0023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274321614647938002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-1370328451510891252008-10-26T20:39:00.011-08:002008-10-26T21:07:02.220-08:00Old Man Winter!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVw3-xEsiHYX3JuSS1CFQuZl9S_0Nyh_QGvmbOZKSaTFLNyWhc7VhJMC66xHpBdHObnQUAzMlzSo-xwbTPW3hg9_5RoK719_4vH0kl6mxcGw9e-6a2YBtargGpZQV6WWLQQIjNYPJy00/s1600-h/PICT0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 555px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVw3-xEsiHYX3JuSS1CFQuZl9S_0Nyh_QGvmbOZKSaTFLNyWhc7VhJMC66xHpBdHObnQUAzMlzSo-xwbTPW3hg9_5RoK719_4vH0kl6mxcGw9e-6a2YBtargGpZQV6WWLQQIjNYPJy00/s320/PICT0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261690626580185506" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Old Man Winter is slowly setting in around here! Our driveway and neighborhood roads have been icy for about 3 weeks straight now...and we've heard it'll stay that way until April! We haven't had to get out the snowblower for the driveway yet, but it's not far off! Brant had to get outside and learn how to use it :)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We experienced our first Alaska wind storm about 2 weeks ago...we had winds 90-100mph from about 8PM one night until the next morning. We had some shingles blow off of our roof and a tree do</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xfO6qmblYf0A85XQbJ_0FKAet7NqArUBbv2YpKwiNvr9yovJhnolMz0GTM_7DAc77psar2bBZaRtMhAII5pJm99yLs5ZTuS-Z_Y5bqBvYdCXj8ZnWu0Isg5Emi5swgV66J7kZfT7FTU/s1600-h/PICT0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xfO6qmblYf0A85XQbJ_0FKAet7NqArUBbv2YpKwiNvr9yovJhnolMz0GTM_7DAc77psar2bBZaRtMhAII5pJm99yLs5ZTuS-Z_Y5bqBvYdCXj8ZnWu0Isg5Emi5swgV66J7kZfT7FTU/s320/PICT0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261691502738446498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">wn in the backyard. Not a lot of damage compared to some of our neighbors! The most amazing thing was Brant and I were eating breakfast and we heard a really loud </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">thud</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> outside, so we went out to see what it was. We noticed that the cover to the hot tub, which ways 100lbs+ had blown off the deck! We didn't get a chance to pick up all of the debris in the yard before we got snow, so we'll have lots waiting for us come April :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We have both been busy with our jobs. Brant is currently working doing an anesthesiologist rotation in surgery and is really enjoying it. I have worked up to carrying a full load of patients at work, and it keeps me pretty busy! We both get home on Fridays and eat dinner and collapse on the couch! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We have spent our weekends preparing the house for the winter - stocking up on things at Lowe's and Home Depot and finding winter clothes! Brant finds a way to sneak in a few football games on Saturdays. It's kinda stran</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksAkt6dmEBfyiq2PxgnP1mXtTkRyilwiLu3UZ3BuU88U-uYekJ_5oczrWElS8vLVgrI1_eG9RoGmT1K8CfAK_zaSk6J13ERZuX2jf3qepSkCgtuWSn7XD91Rt6FeHzH3kTjgzWksLJps/s1600-h/PICT0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksAkt6dmEBfyiq2PxgnP1mXtTkRyilwiLu3UZ3BuU88U-uYekJ_5oczrWElS8vLVgrI1_eG9RoGmT1K8CfAK_zaSk6J13ERZuX2jf3qepSkCgtuWSn7XD91Rt6FeHzH3kTjgzWksLJps/s320/PICT0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261693706323101266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ge here because we are 4 hours behind, a lot of the football games start at 8 in the morning. Last weekend we got up at 7:30am, made breakfast and watched the Clemson game that started at 8am. It's kind of hard to enjoy tailgating food at 8am :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We are looking forward to traveling home to SC for Christmas! We will be flying into Atlanta and going to Brant's family in Georgia for the weekend after Christmas then heading for Anderson for the rest of the week. It will be nice to have some "warm" weather and sunlight! The sun currently rises around 9am here and is setting about 6:30. We lose about 15 minutes of daylight each day, and by mid-winter it will be sunrise at 10:30am and setting around 3PM. We will both look pale and sickly at Amanda's wedding come January :) </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-13994625334855560322008-10-06T21:05:00.014-08:002008-10-06T21:38:38.877-08:001ST SNOW!!!<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubaAMvgGdpVMYWpA8pgTTn5mmSm5TK-xhx9oeGbEl32gNddWdw2sSz7gtF3wHjWyPRPB3kysjpCvFC6MW87LsBuFVHClZr0f3hmh9xctreDssqg0b6X8MnBj8eRioJ0AHGXOp5awCqM0/s1600-h/PICT0039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubaAMvgGdpVMYWpA8pgTTn5mmSm5TK-xhx9oeGbEl32gNddWdw2sSz7gtF3wHjWyPRPB3kysjpCvFC6MW87LsBuFVHClZr0f3hmh9xctreDssqg0b6X8MnBj8eRioJ0AHGXOp5awCqM0/s320/PICT0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254274162460699490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We got our first snow yesterday afternoon!! We were sitting at the table eating lunch with Dallas before he headed back to Fairbanks, and it started coming down hard! Brant and I were really excited, but it didn't phas</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e Dallas as he lives in Fairbanks and has had snow for at least 3 weeks already! It snowed all afternoon and a little during the night - we had an accumulation of about 2 inches. It was slush y</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">esterday afternoon but froze on th</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTalpWkooFVt0MeZAJEMeTxc-_Aabr7kYUJejqHhMb2dx1Wh4GXP4k89D2VvM6Sua4bwjCwMb9Edew-GtbrwIFtfygjNIF5Df1RJW8bRi4UliZwvyd2EN8GGcJtGY2ah5Q5PpfjeQeJug/s1600-h/PICT0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTalpWkooFVt0MeZAJEMeTxc-_Aabr7kYUJejqHhMb2dx1Wh4GXP4k89D2VvM6Sua4bwjCwMb9Edew-GtbrwIFtfygjNIF5Df1RJW8bRi4UliZwvyd2EN8GGcJtGY2ah5Q5PpfjeQeJug/s320/PICT0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254274646986526018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">e roads overnight. Brant said he had a few exciting skids on his way to work this morning :) He is currently in the basement putting snow tires on my car. Everyone here (well, those without 4WD) have two sets of tires for their cars. One normal set and then a "studded" set for the winter. It is a set of tires that have 60 to 120 inserted small metal studs that are supposed to increase traction with the ro</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLFQMVh-fFKCkSAJupQtmbCfHnq5B1ix181VqpkvDhyphenhyphenPve-YMwNJyjHzDlXhyuHfd_I5_MMwCVAhF2aAPL29EjXsm1wXexEQd1wbff0gOX_1ikWp5ovBXN86D-CejIC-gln9S2fbIO2g/s1600-h/PICT0050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLFQMVh-fFKCkSAJupQtmbCfHnq5B1ix181VqpkvDhyphenhyphenPve-YMwNJyjHzDlXhyuHfd_I5_MMwCVAhF2aAPL29EjXsm1wXexEQd1wbff0gOX_1ikWp5ovBXN86D-CejIC-gln9S2fbIO2g/s320/PICT0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254279027446871666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ad during braking to prevent skidding. They are only allowed during the winter season and most people put them on after the first snow. We bought a used set from a fellow Airman who is moving in November who had them on his wife's Ford Escape. Our neighbors said it won't be long until someone flys down the hill we live on and plows the stop sign and knocks down the fence. It won't be me because I'll have my studded tires :) It'll probably be Brant though. And he may do it on purpose :) We are supposed to get a couple more inches tonight!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We enjoyed dogsitting for Dallas while he was in Clemson for the week. Belle made us realize how much of a responsibility having a dog is and how much Rachel really wants one :) It was good to see Dallas even though he couldn't stay long. We miss them both :(</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84gycveajlbameo61R6mI0kZgYbg3ug8IFLxzm63weU_OF9hK8GfCpGL0PQDKDgvJo21LcRjvMjm68xqD2NBvNgK7r3eUQDkaMRNN1cu72eszfCK6dZKxqpUt5chUhv0t-XJ5LrlGJXc/s1600-h/PICT0032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84gycveajlbameo61R6mI0kZgYbg3ug8IFLxzm63weU_OF9hK8GfCpGL0PQDKDgvJo21LcRjvMjm68xqD2NBvNgK7r3eUQDkaMRNN1cu72eszfCK6dZKxqpUt5chUhv0t-XJ5LrlGJXc/s320/PICT0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254278663959020034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had a yard sale on Saturday. As we were unpacking boxes at the move in, we had a couple of empty ones we would throw things in that we didn't want or had two of. We had 3 boxes full of stuff that we put in the sale. We sat in the driveway with our longjohns, gloves, and Brant's homemade hot chocolate for 50 cents :) It was a chilly morning, but we had a good amount of people stop by and made about $40. We took the rest of the stuff to Palmer to the Salvation Army. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Send us some of your warm weather!!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-72769094363535823992008-09-21T10:41:00.006-08:002008-09-21T11:01:22.358-08:00Termination Dust!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg56_AbL2E_y74vUtAgzdz4SeRWrpb1TgsLR0ttdjcgDA7aZgA3FQ4sgmmtlZpHJRVKs-LTFvhsPfJ0NAsSN-OKJkXGdrzxzM1pQQ020ZY9vJwDvDUTIUQIr9o1E0g2ILXc3NJ-_A5PX4/s1600-h/PICT0024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg56_AbL2E_y74vUtAgzdz4SeRWrpb1TgsLR0ttdjcgDA7aZgA3FQ4sgmmtlZpHJRVKs-LTFvhsPfJ0NAsSN-OKJkXGdrzxzM1pQQ020ZY9vJwDvDUTIUQIr9o1E0g2ILXc3NJ-_A5PX4/s320/PICT0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248547469440603810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">The fall colors have really been beautiful here in the past week! One morning we woke up and it seemed like all of the leaves had turned yellow and orange over night! Apparently, the fall season is short lived - September through mid October. Then "termination dust" starts to arrive. This, we have learned, is when you start to see snow on the tops of the mountains. It is called termination dust, signifying the termination of fall and the beginning of winter. </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7f3oweUyLGWzMU-w_dsjlAcTxRlzAHZ79ZTuDY8X41-NiEK7yb3_k96Pg2YY_vNfoqscykKH6PlZYkM8Elib24GeB8oYwWzxPZPtP3jiYlXADk4Q37F42I73vCWzP8AT1_uacNSyVX-4/s1600-h/PICT0028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7f3oweUyLGWzMU-w_dsjlAcTxRlzAHZ79ZTuDY8X41-NiEK7yb3_k96Pg2YY_vNfoqscykKH6PlZYkM8Elib24GeB8oYwWzxPZPtP3jiYlXADk4Q37F42I73vCWzP8AT1_uacNSyVX-4/s200/PICT0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248548704035981362" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">We started to see termination dust a few weeks ago, and it is slowly creeping down the mountains around us. A girl I work with at Providence was telling me about Halloween around here. She has to buy her kids' costumes a size or two big because they are wearing their ski suits underneath because it's so cold. There's usually lots of snow by Halloween and a lot of the parents pull the kids around trick or treating on sleds! We thought that was pretty funny. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">Brant and I spent Saturday out and about shopping for winter gear. He is pretty stocked with clothing because he's had lots of warm stuff for hunting season, but I needed some snow pants, more wool socks, and some long johns. I actually wore some wool long johns under my jeans on </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2Jl5ZLwkeGqI12FXjieV3Gqgj7shQyaZKC-GIDW0HRk7qlrlUCz74V-bVYq-izTiWZOXN1UbQUaCedNLu6YY2GLiht30Ir5v1qtQTaMLIPeWhEbDsIv2ZeqwTOoCPrsBA58lw0YxZ0w/s1600-h/PICT0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2Jl5ZLwkeGqI12FXjieV3Gqgj7shQyaZKC-GIDW0HRk7qlrlUCz74V-bVYq-izTiWZOXN1UbQUaCedNLu6YY2GLiht30Ir5v1qtQTaMLIPeWhEbDsIv2ZeqwTOoCPrsBA58lw0YxZ0w/s200/PICT0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248549547121314610" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">Saturday and got made fun of because it was only about 50 degrees, but I was freezing! We talked to a guy that worked at the Sportsman's warehouse, and he was telling us all of the local places to snowboard, cross country ski, and hike in the winter. We are getting really excited about trying all of the new winter sports :) We also bought a set of studded tires for the Escape from a family who is about to leave Anchorage and be stationed in Germany. We are slowly getting ready for the snow! Everyone around here is making bets on when the first snowfall will be. Maybe the next post will be covered in white :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-8544449730026687152008-09-08T16:12:00.027-08:002008-09-08T16:59:12.555-08:00Pictures of our house!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTffwSaPY-bUgq1DV7rwXZY-dVr0vHPCl2K8_FLuztQGozFqHXL0dkdwnDLzkch8BCPENmsBceO0tI5yrBiyReF9OCOtVw1NJxotHtRW2RilNSCzFGmVShYO8JdzAemNfiD53hakft4tA/s1600-h/PICT0018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTffwSaPY-bUgq1DV7rwXZY-dVr0vHPCl2K8_FLuztQGozFqHXL0dkdwnDLzkch8BCPENmsBceO0tI5yrBiyReF9OCOtVw1NJxotHtRW2RilNSCzFGmVShYO8JdzAemNfiD53hakft4tA/s200/PICT0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243811162363269506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZplpEyoeUM6aOUf7Xr9JekQSV636UgXrJHo3SxyVg8kiKaI_pPKZw6f5gMSJW7ihdztvo3l__WkwzLHP6Mqlx5galLUyHltHlVXjW1a-sa8ovVZuXr2vWm_8GShW6MDczonNGEizx8s/s1600-h/PICT0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJpNcJp9Y0GNyEjrpEF8M6uJgGpFERUT-xfXlOdNkcde27QB_Uaf9fPtvNDn8R-qWY2HNdz0JCUsT6-qxo3_aAKx2uMpMue6KLA2zP_micJfKxJzdq4GqknmBopM0ONhCslkFmaBHeo0/s320/PICT0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243772715415309826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Brant's parents came to visit August 27th - September 2nd at the tail end of their Alaskan Cruise/Land tour. They got into town on Wednesday and we left Friday afternoon after I got out of work for a weekend fishing charter. We stayed in Soldotna and woke up at 5am Saturday morning for our trip with King of the River for Salmon. It was freeeeezing! We fished from about 7am until 12:30PM on the Ke</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJs3G0vv1AWZg1xilBpXSl6yKAVhUSw9OsDp6W7VkMRTIHFlZ8MSDCjz13MysHirdQ9v6wXG91gNhc-HY58vWreXPo4ArTQRN31taZy2m7O4rdnVovqySxGIcAhYiVIXOo28IwjyuNyA/s1600-h/PICT0036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJs3G0vv1AWZg1xilBpXSl6yKAVhUSw9OsDp6W7VkMRTIHFlZ8MSDCjz13MysHirdQ9v6wXG91gNhc-HY58vWreXPo4ArTQRN31taZy2m7O4rdnVovqySxGIcAhYiVIXOo28IwjyuNyA/s320/PICT0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243773061006353170" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">nai River. It was really different than any fishing we were use to (trout fishing in the NC river!). There was no casting, and the rod was pretty heavy and required some muscle work to reel in! It was the end of the salmon season, so we caught a lot of "pink salmon" which are not good to eat. We were trying to catch silvers, and Brant was the only one that actually caught one! Bob and I had a silver on our line, but we lost them :( We still had a great time even though Brant caught the only silver. When Brant was reeling in his silver, our captain helped him, and when it was in the boat, he took a mini wooden bat and whacked the fish over the head three times to kill it. It was really funny and we got it on video! It was a great day and finally warmed up about lunch time. We headed back to the hotel, showered, had some lunch, and watched the Clemson game - we should've stayed out to fish!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">On Sunday morning, we had a full day (7am-5pm) of halibut fishing w</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4nN7W-yq6gHT1GmFqO_R8LsZNF8gzlHjqHGkK-dndSFmCJYlmtgbfd9HQ0UOLoOxwQVjHV58QwNv5PexLzNNaBKji1U6-cJWo-vGwtc5Ivvht8p6w37-DIUZsQe1ejdQxkg_3a0iWhc/s1600-h/PICT0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4nN7W-yq6gHT1GmFqO_R8LsZNF8gzlHjqHGkK-dndSFmCJYlmtgbfd9HQ0UOLoOxwQVjHV58QwNv5PexLzNNaBKji1U6-cJWo-vGwtc5Ivvht8p6w37-DIUZsQe1ejdQxkg_3a0iWhc/s320/PICT0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243774920052458930" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ith Captain Steve's Charters. We had about an hour drive to get to Captain Steve's, so it was a very early morning! We got there, and it was not quite as cold as Saturday morning, but it was raining. So, we all got suited up in our rain gear: rubber overalls with suspenders, rain coats, and rubber boots. We looked like we belonged on "The Greatest Catch." We had to drive another 45 minutes to Cook Inlet where we were putting in the boat. We had another 30-45 minute ride in the boat out to where we were stopping to fish. </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-W959JelALfzxaLH3ffCVEIEA6XFeUDRsNlc3eBdyV4WenBLX62U9EQYXvleNhOvYUu2hZmL7gBbFIvIz4aMEXEItM3zYvcJlkMvEEMVBiV-XACJgrmIF5lTwMaHiF9G399frmz_YuQ/s1600-h/PICT0047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-W959JelALfzxaLH3ffCVEIEA6XFeUDRsNlc3eBdyV4WenBLX62U9EQYXvleNhOvYUu2hZmL7gBbFIvIz4aMEXEItM3zYvcJlkMvEEMVBiV-XACJgrmIF5lTwMaHiF9G399frmz_YuQ/s200/PICT0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243776261805959458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I get a little motion sickness sometimes, so I took some medicine -- but it didn't appear to work very well. The ride was very choppy, and I had to lay down inside the cabin until we got to our spot. We finally got to where we were going to fish, and we all went out to the back to cast our lines. The swells were only 3-4 feet, but it felt like they were 20! Before I knew it, Brant and Janet were hanging over the sides letting go of their breakfast. I still felt terrible and was wishing I could let go of mine, but the medicine I took was not letting me. I spent the day lying in the cabin, while Brant and Janet puked on/off in between casting their lines. Bob was having a good 'ole time. The weather was so bad and the waves were so choppy, by 12PM, we were all ready to head back. With no halibut :( </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So, we headed home early on Sunday with one silver salmon. We ended up cooking salmon steaks on Labor Day for dinner and they were awesome! We had a great time, but think we'll all try the Dramamine Patch next time :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-50968864461594296552008-09-07T17:42:00.006-08:002008-09-07T17:52:53.716-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTIA23MJElfA6VTWqXksmlh21qhyphenhyphen3UrAcO8YD80Py5xYKAc0P9L4lNzC1OfS4Fxt5R2MDUkqoUCQVIwDjI8YcaIGfvccLZkxYxMudAkvFksk6HhnfilD4ax44MR5ohEn2eG7zxj2RJTI/s1600-h/PICT0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTIA23MJElfA6VTWqXksmlh21qhyphenhyphen3UrAcO8YD80Py5xYKAc0P9L4lNzC1OfS4Fxt5R2MDUkqoUCQVIwDjI8YcaIGfvccLZkxYxMudAkvFksk6HhnfilD4ax44MR5ohEn2eG7zxj2RJTI/s320/PICT0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243461716361998562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We have finally settled into a house!! The movers came on August 15th and spent the day unloading all of our things that have </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">been in storage since the end of May! We are very happy to report that there was only one thing broken - and it was a cheap lamp. We spent the day helping the movers check o</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnv60ma5K3pHniQ9YklKudF7Oq09DGDYydyBPaEVg7ckL_6Q4AuXoZ3fopqkuZ_hUMkVaa-wpO0_2lL5gqi-bfFsr2W5gRXrQ9RFgpjQceg1GG1rf4-ZTlO46ufosg7DFoVHBjHsT1os/s1600-h/PICT0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnv60ma5K3pHniQ9YklKudF7Oq09DGDYydyBPaEVg7ckL_6Q4AuXoZ3fopqkuZ_hUMkVaa-wpO0_2lL5gqi-bfFsr2W5gRXrQ9RFgpjQceg1GG1rf4-ZTlO46ufosg7DFoVHBjHsT1os/s200/PICT0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243460236163349570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ff boxes a</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kxjdWCCfqDVmanym-D1gUJqNOGhBScQZp23_eDzmLT-zH6njpzZFotBoEnMxR4SX4PJntmlddaBs7MqOxPDeHbQzmE_MWOrlZkH6kX8uK_M7G2VqwrzQiNTdKb_6-5-s_1EBKZDmBMY/s1600-h/PICT0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kxjdWCCfqDVmanym-D1gUJqNOGhBScQZp23_eDzmLT-zH6njpzZFotBoEnMxR4SX4PJntmlddaBs7MqOxPDeHbQzmE_MWOrlZkH6kX8uK_M7G2VqwrzQiNTdKb_6-5-s_1EBKZDmBMY/s320/PICT0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243460960853209234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">nd unpack and by 5PM, we had a houseful of boxes and a bed to sleep in. I did have to spend a few hours hunting for a set of sheets :) My day was spent unpacking dishes and kitchenware, while Brant hooked up electronics and the washer and dryer. I spent the whole next week unpacking, organizing, and cleaning, as Brant had to report the next day to the base and began working. I had the whole week off and didn't start until August 25th. We love our house and have met some nice neighbors...more pictures coming soon of our house and during the Arnold's visit over Labor Day :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-41734192765304134842008-08-13T21:06:00.007-08:002008-08-13T22:39:53.476-08:00Day 14: Anchorage, AK<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSqKNjweHXcISjnWg3dGCA9dpkjFJpvynSl8y6n35vU0ze7wIZ2ZZTLgNmAmG5RNuKKZYumAInULFP4g5LDntytuwimffsUCPy5kWU72PzI7zroUV87qGYIVfYohVeli4m_HnxkR1R5Q/s1600-h/PICT0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSqKNjweHXcISjnWg3dGCA9dpkjFJpvynSl8y6n35vU0ze7wIZ2ZZTLgNmAmG5RNuKKZYumAInULFP4g5LDntytuwimffsUCPy5kWU72PzI7zroUV87qGYIVfYohVeli4m_HnxkR1R5Q/s320/PICT0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234235861541579426" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8FEbM5QSHrwYcHY3obv8m3qbw_MQNVSx5QBhcqVzg0y36cAYkEB2O1by3UeEI51O9FR39__9P3SQU_eGZjQhZtOj53ak0Jp_xtzg_tBQwgzJleYm34kXijwQc8JORY6fp5HIBk0p2s0/s1600-h/PICT0031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8FEbM5QSHrwYcHY3obv8m3qbw_MQNVSx5QBhcqVzg0y36cAYkEB2O1by3UeEI51O9FR39__9P3SQU_eGZjQhZtOj53ak0Jp_xtzg_tBQwgzJleYm34kXijwQc8JORY6fp5HIBk0p2s0/s200/PICT0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234236436308340722" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxY0xokNkGjMDsXnL4fUeP7ZDjP8TzPaGmUdmCqJ7hIPW35byiXfawyyLDZd5CNqOMjTBJCdJE3VCHlxCJCNksjoAU7IcBz2E7dBDmMQFMJdDF4pLmC3M7sVHLz79yeGP-z8idn3e3HgI/s1600-h/PICT0024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxY0xokNkGjMDsXnL4fUeP7ZDjP8TzPaGmUdmCqJ7hIPW35byiXfawyyLDZd5CNqOMjTBJCdJE3VCHlxCJCNksjoAU7IcBz2E7dBDmMQFMJdDF4pLmC3M7sVHLz79yeGP-z8idn3e3HgI/s200/PICT0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234259328720183298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We're finall</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">y here!!! We left Tok this morning aft</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">er a </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">wonderful breakfast at the cabins! Our drive today was about 7 hours. We were driving along a stretch in the mountains, and a huge female moose came stomping out of the woods right across the road! We couldn't get the camera out fast enough!! There were a couple of stretches of</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> construction that held us up for awhile. We made it with only one crack in the windshield and only one dent in the hood! The car looks like someone colored it in white chalk since we haven't washed it since we left Anderson! The movers are coming at 8am on Friday morning to move us in and we are so excited!! We got into Anchorage and stopped for gas - $4.39 on base, and that's about 10 cents cheaper than off base! We also wore out a squeegie on my windshield - actually the whole car needs to be squeegied! We picked up Brant's truck at the POV - he's glad to finally have his baby back :) He's been without it for over a month now. We got on base and checked in - the apartment we are in is pretty nice. We are allowed 30 days to stay in the apartment so that we have time to find someplace to live if we need it, but we'll only be here until Friday morning. The weather is beautiful - about 67 degrees - it feels so nice outside! We drove around the base for a little bit. We found the hospital where Brant will be working - it's right inside one of the entrance gates, so he won't have to battle too much traffic in the mornings! We found the base exchange - we can buy groceries, clothes, etc. (they pretty much have everything that WalMart has) but a little cheaper. The base is beautiful - the mountains are in the backdrop, there is a lot of green spaces, and creeks with trails, etc. Brant has to report to the hospital tomorrow morning just to sign in and say he's here. I had to give him a haircut tonight as he's let his hair grow for the past month :) He refuses to get the "high and tight" haircut that they give at the barber shop here - haha. When he's done in the morning at the base hospital, we're going to go over to Providence Alaska Medical Center where I"ll be working to meet the people I'll be working with and check it out! We've got lots of errands to run tomorrow and things to get organized before Brant starts full time on Friday. Thankfully, I won't start work until the 25th, so I can put the house together next week :) We'll keep y'all updated!! Our cell phones work now too, but don't forget we're 4 hours behind EST :) </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-23924353104088255422008-08-13T20:17:00.008-08:002008-08-13T21:24:25.069-08:00Day 13: Tok, Alaska<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9P1YCWFAmzWKuUz8xxCFkTUgrIpUprbOf2FzkA5s14VHXb-ej3MieenHP5niO-Tv9C_oLg8lE-XULd5nEaTbVzQh4u4Zy5NAHUVyilJo47AI5Vx7hUEzQMhlP2NHKC6rwSFKiOx53FP0/s1600-h/PICT0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9P1YCWFAmzWKuUz8xxCFkTUgrIpUprbOf2FzkA5s14VHXb-ej3MieenHP5niO-Tv9C_oLg8lE-XULd5nEaTbVzQh4u4Zy5NAHUVyilJo47AI5Vx7hUEzQMhlP2NHKC6rwSFKiOx53FP0/s200/PICT0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234225466661012690" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We made it back into the USA and Alaska today!! We are staying in Tok at the Burnt Paw and Cabins Outback - a place we found online. They have a cute little gift shop and about </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">10 cabins outback that they </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">rent out for people traveling through. They also have Alaskan h</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5uFQliP94EBzfdwTKdbktj6XZ9b9r2zAjGjzIavA1EuUtiube8js_kh4vMgFJMfsaZWbB29hKqVFjw9F91O6MabacafEy27PcPbCb8J3wBKXzMrQWEdW9tTRmZTnJp6oW20NjewGZYk/s1600-h/PICT0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5uFQliP94EBzfdwTKdbktj6XZ9b9r2zAjGjzIavA1EuUtiube8js_kh4vMgFJMfsaZWbB29hKqVFjw9F91O6MabacafEy27PcPbCb8J3wBKXzMrQWEdW9tTRmZTnJp6oW20NjewGZYk/s200/PICT0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234225045218242306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">usky puppies for sale :) Th</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ey were </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">only $50, and I took this picture and showed it to Brant before we went</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvIY0sxM4w2wPZBantWIyYKvdXHSDQPik_UBuussxqBL2apRTeTsYgm5PLN03-qJhxGlTcey8CpKdYcDfLuXwgR5_kicQGksPSbKroUwFnAAUcsky9raGQmdSt4QSAu2mH9jXKE1ihRE/s1600-h/PICT0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvIY0sxM4w2wPZBantWIyYKvdXHSDQPik_UBuussxqBL2apRTeTsYgm5PLN03-qJhxGlTcey8CpKdYcDfLuXwgR5_kicQGksPSbKroUwFnAAUcsky9raGQmdSt4QSAu2mH9jXKE1ihRE/s200/PICT0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234239868541652770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> to bed so he could think about it, but it didn't work :( I don't know how you could resist that face?? We got into town and went to get some brochures and pamphlets at the visitors center. Then we went to the general store in town and I finally got some new sunglasses, so we won't have to pop the lenses back into my other ones everyday :) We had dinner at Fast Eddies - famous for their pizza. We were in the parking lot and there were these two big trucks that each had a four wheeler on them. On the four wheelers were two huge caribou heads. I guess they cut the meat up and were keeping the heads for trophies. We went back to the cabin and watched the olympics for awhile - USA and China women's gymnastics. It finally got dark about 11PM and we went to sleep :) </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-33772920524414547852008-08-13T20:06:00.004-08:002008-08-13T20:17:34.098-08:00Day 12: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW86Jgpu_uWXKPcotvrFTIc9rKB_xpS7wxd2daf_XUWAgEalg2uOR7VThDaRI6OqvhPFBFT6kMQIA_K_ssaM3UolYQC_dLvIpPD5ocdiENFTXo9tFAuI1nUpl2NAkeqmV6ltdBmZq2q9k/s1600-h/PICT0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW86Jgpu_uWXKPcotvrFTIc9rKB_xpS7wxd2daf_XUWAgEalg2uOR7VThDaRI6OqvhPFBFT6kMQIA_K_ssaM3UolYQC_dLvIpPD5ocdiENFTXo9tFAuI1nUpl2NAkeqmV6ltdBmZq2q9k/s320/PICT0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234222290760393106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Today we drove about 5 hours to Whitehorse. We ate breakfast in the car consisting of strawberry with sprinkle pop tarts and an apple :) The place we stayed did not offer breakfast, and there were no restaurants in Watson Lake for breakfast. We stopped at the Sign Post Forest on our way out of town - 60,000+ signs and license plates that people have tacked up on big wooden poles over the years as they have traveled through. It didn't take us long to find one from Clemson :) We got to Whitehorse and were stayed at the Yukon Inn. We ate dinner at Klondike Rib and Salmon Barbeque - a new restaurant in town that was fantastic! We walked along the river for awhile and then headed back to the room to watch some of the olympics! </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132907237586819114.post-43724381932030169772008-08-11T08:27:00.005-08:002008-08-11T09:11:38.610-08:00Snapfish Pictures<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ok, we got a little more than half of the pictures to download last night. They are all of the pictures partially through Banff and Jasper National Parks. We'll upload the rest when we have another internet chance :) We tried to send out emails with the link, but we think this will work if you click on it too...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=225625392/a=140650859/t_=140650859">http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=225625392/a=140650859/t_=140650859</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We hope you enjoy them!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0