SuperMoon

...okay I cheated and took these the night before the moon was the closest in 18 years. So we can call this the closest the moon was in 18 years before that day when it was closer.

Same View Different Year

Took photos at Earthquake park last year but couldn't resist heading back! These photos are all taken over a period of an hour

When in Alaska...Do as the Bears Do

This winter has been freezing, we never saw temperatures like this last year. Through the whole month of March I drove to work in negative temperatures everyday. On the other hand because it is so cold it hasn't been dumping snow on us. As each day grows longer and longer by five mins slowly Alaskans are waking up and getting out!

Josh and I drove to a park called Flat Top the other weekend. I heard you could view all of Anchorage and the greater area, so the second that it was above freezing we were in the car. I don't know if it was my Florida roots, but when I pictured a park named "flat top" I pictured an easy drive to a hill or possibly a small mountian.

Well just the opposite, we almost turned around when we saw sign after sign saying, "4WD ONLY, ALL OTHERS TURN AROUND". We were driving up a 90 degree angel and the roads were 100% ice...oh and of corse the road was wide enough to fit one car.

All great things don't come easy, and the view ended up being amazing. It put in perspective how big the Mountains are and how small we are.

This is zoomed out...look closly and you will see Downtown Anchorage all the way to the far right with the red arrow pointing it out

This is zoomed into Downtown Anchorage

Spring Break Up...

Its that time of year...or at least I am hoping that it is. We finally have gotten a few days above freezing and it is helping with the snow melting. Though that hasn't stopped the snow from coming, we have gotten a few more inches. Though we finally can see some of the cement on our driveway from the ice and snow being chipped away! Last year we got over a foot in April so I am not holding my breath but hopefully we are going to have an amazing summer!

Last chance to come visit, we are leaving at the end of July and will be finding out where we are being relocated by the middle of April!

Real Men Wear Fur

Fur Rondy 2011. Yet again another freezing festival day. The temperature was in the single digits and the wind chill in the negatives. However, Alaskans needed another reason besides freezing to death to stop them from coming out to celebrate Fur Rondy.

Dog sled races, carnival, helicoptor rides, ice sculptures, fur auctions and lots of food are some of the things that take place downtown for t

wo weekends. The Fur Rondy is the largest winter carnival in the United States, and the day is ended with fire works.

Girdwood, AK

About 35 mins south of Anchorage is a tiny town called Girdwood. So small I don't even think they have a stop sign. Just about three resturants, a gift shop and a gas station...with a Subway! Basically a pit stop along the Cook Inlet when your driving down south to Seward...or for us a saving grace when your "E light" starts showing up.
Josh and I had a long weekend so we decided Monday to drive down. Clear blue skys and about 20 degrees made it perfect outside.

Alaskan Sunrise

Goodmorning!

I can't believe Josh and I have been back in Alaska for over a month and half! We are both working full time, and trying to stay warm.

The really exciting news is that we found out that we will be leaving Alaska this summer. (August) This was unplanned and over a year earlier than we expected. This April we will find out where we will be moving to, and since its the military we have heard anything from California to Florida...so that covers just about everything

Freezing

We have been back in Alaska now for two weeks, and thank goodness the weather is "warming" up. My first week back was all negatives, even down past -15. The crazy temp & time

change made me sick, and I remember why I love the warmth so much! Though this week I am feeling better...I never thought Id be so happy to see 20 degrees & snow!
So this weekend we are just shoveling snow, and dog poo (which becomes frozen in the ice) and trying to stay warm!

Numbs

So I am not one to put down growth, technology and inventions. However, some things are slipping through the cracks and being produced and manufactred!

What I am talking about are "Numb Drawers/cabinets"...basically kitchen cabinets and drawers only ...no nobs on them. So the person who invented these wanted us to take a step backwards...which leaves me looking like a retard grabbing at the drawers waiting for the perfect moment my fingers and nails work together to pry open the drawer.

Give me a break people if it isn't bad enough that I chew my nails, but now I have to be reminded about it everytime that I need to open a kitchen cabniet.

Traveling

So Stella and I offically made it back to Alaska! Nobody was hurt and we landed safely but it is a day I NEVER want to do again! My father and my sister helped me check Stella on the plane at 4 am and I wasn't allowed to see her for 16 hours. Every bump and rough landing left me even more worried about how Stella was holding up. I don't know if you have traveled that far by yourself but it is hard, and adding the stress of a dog doesn't make the day any eaiser.

When I landed in ANchorage I didn't run up to my husband and give him a kiss I frantically ran to find Stella, 16 hours of stress & no sleep wore hard on my face. Would she be going round in circles on the baggage claim? Had she eaten anything? Was she Okay?

No...it was actually just the opposite, she was laying down next to her kennel. Well rested and ready for her journey. I swear if dogs could talk she would have said, "WHoa what happened to you? Get it together!"