Can you hear it? The lyrics to the popular 90's song in your head...sing along... :) lol. Anyway, It's my first week back at my normal schedule. I have to admit, I've been a little schlumpy (yes, that's a word...google it...lol) and slow. But I'm hoping to get back to normal soon. Very soon.
My job on Ft. Greely ended on New Year's Eve. Fitting, I think. Out with the old, in with the new. Perfection. As I packed up my things to leave, I couldn't help but feel just a little bit sad. It was grueling, it was tiring, and don't get me wrong, I'm happy it's over. However, I did enjoy the work, I liked having lunch with my hubby everyday, and I am going to miss the G's, the Benjamins, the MOOLA!!! lol. However, as the old adage goes, money isn't everything, and I'm happy to be back at Durham Realty.
New Year's Eve I packed up my desk and headed home, for a long winter's nap. It was fabulous. When I woke we ate a nice dinner of moose ribs, au gratin potatoes and bleu cheese coleslaw, prepared by my loving husband. When the feast was finished we packed up and headed out to Jeff & Courtney's for a little fun in sun moonlight. When we arrived I kind of wished that we hadn't had such a lovely dinner as the ladies had knocked themselves out and prepared a veritable feast. Next time... we visited, laughed, enjoyed some lovely caramel chickory and bundled up to enjoy fireworks on a frozen pond, in the middle of Nowhere, Alaska. It was bliss.
Friday we just laid around like slugs, did laundry and I cooked. Yes, this should be documented, I have done so little of it over the past couple months. It was nice to be semi-lazy and get some things accomplished in the house.
Saturday morning we packed up bright and early and headed for Fairbanks. Operation Organization was in full swing. That is until we arrived in Fairbanks. I have handled the lack of variety here very well, I think. I tried for weeks/months to order a desk. Nope. No cigar. No shipping to Alaska. Pfffft. Jerks. But I nearly lost my marbles when I tried to find an economical solution to my lack of organization. To put it lightly, I was really frustrated. However, in the end Sam Walton came to my rescue and I found a doable solution. And we scored a great deal on a leather club chair for the living room. Which led to the issue of lack of space to haul everything we needed to haul.
Brent had made plans with a friend, Trevor, to hunt little bunny fufu (sad, tragic ordeal) that evening, so I decided to head back to Fairbanks for more storage goods. Luckily Brent's friend, Trevor, is married to my friend, Amy, so I convinced Amy to ride back with me. Thank goodness I did. She spotted a wily moose that darted out in front of me, in time for me to hit the brakes and avoid his gigantic butt. Bullwinkle lives! So, I managed to score some loot and get home, safe and sound, in one piece.
Sunday Brent set about assembling furniture, burning boxes and other fun stuff. As you can tell by the photo below Ches was thrilled at the prospect of sitting inside, doing um, about anything. Lol. Poor girl. She did get out in the woods to explore and hunt wascally wabbits, her new favorite past time. Those poor little rabbits...Oy.
One of the things that I love most about Alaska is the moose. I could see them every single day and it would not be enough. They're so large and wobbly looking that it's hard not to love these dopey characters. They're very large, and so quiet, that you can literally turn around and there they are. Standing in the driveway. These two younger bulls seem to be out on a Sunday stroll. They meandered through the stand of trees in the center of the yard until Brent tried to sneak outside to get a better shot of them. With the knowledge that he was outside they took off like lightening, big galloping lightening, and one of them totally diggered in the driveway. Priceless.
I'm happy to be back to life as it was.
Sending a prayer to my Grandma Blanche who is recovering from a stroke. Sending you lots of love and hugs.
Happy New Year!! Wishing you all a very happy 2010!!
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