Life in the Fast Lane

Technology...we wouldn't be able to live with out it. I have grown up with all of it...once you finally buy something there is a new, better, smaller product out there. Though it has recently come to my attention that this is not the case in a certain area.

So it all started on my lunch break when I forgot to pack something to eat. I decided to drive to Burger King to grab something quick. As usual the drive-Thur line was long, but I was able to get much done...
1. Pay Bills
2. Check my grades
3. Email my mom back
4. Talk to my sister
5. Up load new photos to the blog...I was able to do all these things through my phone...I mean wow technology. My turn came to speak into the box as I was greeted by...

-Drive Thur Lady: "Hi...Welc..to..Bur...Ing..Tak...Order?" Well this isn't my first rodeo and I knew what the lady was trying to say...
-Me:"Um yes can I get a number 7 with a diet coke"...(1 min delay)
-Drive Thur Lady:"Did you say 6?"...
-Me: "No number 7"
-Drive Thur Lady: "Number 6"
-Me: "NUMBER SEVEN WITH A DIET COKE"
-Drive Thur Lady: "Okay number 6 with a coke...that will be 7.35"

All I can think of while this is taking place is that the lady is literally like 12 feet away from me and somehow communication is impossible. So tell me why I can skype somebody in Florida and I can't place in order in fast food. Bad technology in the fast food industry is like the panda bear...nobody knows how it has managed to survive.

Otter Lake/ Chugack

Last weekend I went out to Chugack and hiked around by myself. In the park they had the river trail closed off because there were bears fishing for salmon. This is turning into one of my favoirte spots.

Josh, Kingston and myself headed to Otter Lake yesterday. This is actually located here on base, which gives you an idea of how much is located inside the base. While we were here we let kingston swim around for a little bit. Josh found a huge piece of wood and tossed it into the water, Kingston swam after it to save it... which then turned out to become kingstons new toy that he carried around.

Earth Quake Park

This is the furthest part in Anchorage, and my friend Carrie actually introduced me to this spot during the winter. I hadn't had a chance to get back until now, and couldn't believe how different it looked without all the snow. I was able to take my shoes off and walk along the beach...until the water touched my feet and I ran away screaming and put my wool socks back on.

The Blue Sea

So last Saturday Josh and I headed to the grocery store, which we do every other Saturday. It is a really a big event and we never miss an isle...though some are favored more than others. Especially the cleaning products one, 509, Clorox wipes, carpet cleaner, swifter, I mean we really love it all...and by we I mean Josh, but I am extremely supportive of his OCD for cleaning. So like any other great couple I am now active in his hobbies...which includes shopping for new cleaning supplies.

Well I was looking at the more creative items that are on the market when I came across toilet cleaners. '2000 FLUSHES' caught my eye...you know one of those blue tab things that you put in the back of your toilet...and yes your bathroom is instantly turned into a fancy truck stop when your toilet water turns blue for the first time.

Regardless I bought it and rushed home to get started. Put it in and flushed it once...1,999 flushes to go. I became instantly committed to this product when the water rushed in blue again. Later in the week I even caught myself trying to think of ways to pack this back up when we leave Alaska in two years, zip lock perhaps?...I mean 2000 flushes!

Well I think we know how this story ends...27 flushes later little girl got played...the bright blue turned to light blue by flush 16. The light blue turned to a strange green by flush 26. The strange green turned to regular old toilet water by flush 27.

I mean really, lieing would have been '50 FLUSHES'...why so extreme toilet-blue-tab-product-company?

Fun while it lasted

Over the last week and half I have tried to take some photos outside when it wasn't raining. We are losing our summer and fall will only last about two weeks. Summer...it was fun while it lasted.

AIR SHOW

Several weeks ago Elmendorf hosted an airshow, which had all the military planes, and the blue angels. We headed down there with some friends, and it was an awesome day with beautiful weather.
The plane that Josh is standing in front of is the 22 Raptor, which is the one that he works on...and trust me it wasn't easy getting josh to pose there...so you better enjoy it! They also had a memorial for the C-17 pilot and the others that were on board.

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Putting the Salt DOwn

Goodbye Summer...

August in Alaska feels like a cool fall night in Florida. Crisp clean air falls upon Alaska as the sun finally takes a rest from the sky. WE are heading into 13 hours of light, for these next two months we will have some kind of 'normal' feel of time, until the winter darkness fully takes over.

We experienced a very wet, cold, Alaskan summer this year. But there were a handful of beautiful days that we were able to get a feel for truly what an Alaskan summer holds, and why so many people live for the summers. We were able to go Salmon fishing down by Seward, take a road trip along the Cook Inlet, BBQ in the midnight sun, hike along glacier filled rivers, dine at some amazing local restaurants, and take a break from the harsh cold.

But as all the kids in the neighborhood head back to school, and the night sky brings colder weather, you can't help but start to miss summer...even an Alaskan one.

How much do we play for freedom

This is a really long video, but every time I watch it I tear up. And of course now it hits so close to home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSMlIM9zLio

Viva Las Hot

So I finally left Alaska, and it felt so...warm! Saturday I took a trip to meet some of my girl friends from Florida. It was so nice to relax by the pool, shop, go to shows and eat at wonderful restaurants. I didn't realize how 'Alaskan' I am now, it was strange to see people out of jeans and hiking boots.

I wore shorts and sandals on the plane home, and the couples sitting on both sides of me asked if the weather had changed. "Nope, my iPhone says 53"...wait weird, I wearing shorts in this weather and only a couple of months ago 53 degrees would mean long pants, long sleeves, vest, socks and boots just like these people. I told them that I am living here now, and for the next five hours I answered a variety of questions from; do the moose attack you, is it bright out, are their Eskimos walking around.