I’ve been dying to write about our trip all week but since we’ve been home we’ve been running like mad people!  So many things to do this time of year.  It’s taken me three days to assemble our Christmas tree and I finally finished today only to discover that the top section of our pre-lit tree is no longer lighting!  Ugh!  So, I gave up and we now have an un-decorated half-lit tree in our living room.  Oh well!  I’m usually done decorating before December 1st but this year I’m trying to step outside my Type A personality and not care (although I really do deep down inside)!  I’m off-topic as usual so I’ll get back to the original subject of this post!

We were in Alaska for 2 full weeks and had an absolutely amazing time!  It was so refreshing and exhausting at the same time!    Actually, it was probably only exhausting for me since I’m carrying around another person these days.  The enjoyment far outweighed the exhaustion that’s for sure!  We stayed with Bill’s sister, Trudy and family and got to do all sorts of fun things.  Here’s an excerpt from Trudy’s blog about some of our adventures (she said it so well I figured there was no need for me to re-type it):

“We drove to the top of Hatcher’s Pass just to see the city of Palmer lights; ate fast food in Wasilla; went to Fresh Start at Church on the Rock; played in the snow; went shopping @ Wal-Mart; ate Italian food in Wasilla; rode a dogsled; went shopping @ Old Navy with six children 8 & under; drove down to Portage to drive through the tunnel and see some glaciers only to be greeted by 100 ft ceilings; drove through the wildlife park instead and saw all the wildlife common to Alaska except the ones that were in hibernation; drove back in a blinding snowstorm with 6 children 8 & under; gave Bill a heart attack in the process; stopped in Girdwood and paid way too much for donuts; ate fast food in Anchorage; celebrated our thankfulness with friends; made way too much food; drove to Fairbanks over the river and through the woods to Santa’s house we went; sat on the big guy’s lap~well, the kids did; visited Dasher, Dancer, Comet & Blitzen; saw some really cool ice sculptures; rode the Christmas train and watched fireworks at Pioneer Park; ate Chili’s in Fairbanks as well as Italian fare; swam in the hotel pool & shopped at Wal-Mart~twice; was told it was time to leave the pool promptly at 9pm with our cherubs because it was time for ADULTS only; drove 8 1/2 hours back to Wasilla from Fairbanks in blowing snow with six children 8 and under; stopped at Rose’s Cafe in Healy~yummy fries; stopped at Cantwell and almost got blown off the planet; stopped at Trapper Creek and paid way too much for chips & soda; drove up to Talkeetna because the webcam said it was clear enough to see Mt McKinley~when we got there the peak was not visible due to one small cloud covering it; subjected each other to much harassment and whole grain cooking~kept us all in regular stitches; went souvenir shopping; and spent our last evening devouring Chinese take-out and yummy Alaskan cheesecake. I am sure I have forgotten something and left out many exciting moments including, but not limited to, me teaching my kids and my nephews to slide down our stairs in pillowcases; the many heart pounding moments on the Alaskan highways; watching Bill pound away at my computer to keep up with his web design business; watching Bill consume more diet coke than a supermodel; and listening to my poor sister-in-law Kelli say “shhhhh!” to my darling nephews 500 times when she had to get up before the sun did because they were still on Texas time. We had a blast!”

I thought she did a great job of summing that up so I just borrowed it without permission of course.  Thanks Trudy!  We left Anchorage last Friday afternoon for flight number one our journey home.  And that’s what the next post will be about.  THE MOST BIZAAR FLIGHT EVER!!!!!!!!!

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