Hello Again

Woops! It is have been awhile since I last blogged.  Sorry!

Okay I will be brief and to the point in this "re-introductory" post and then I promise to regularly update the blog.

Hmm... since my last blog post on April 1 all the snow has melted.  There is still snow on the mountains, but I don't think the snow every entirely melts off the peaks.  I guess spring/summer is here???? The highs are in the 50s and that is it.  It does not get above 58 degrees.  This must be spring, or is it summer already and I missed the spring.  I'm not sure.

It is always light out now.  We went from crazy depressing darkness to wonderful light-filled days and evenings.  For example, it now gets light at about 4:30am and gets dark around 12:30am or later (I'm usually asleep so I'm not sure).  I love all the light.  It is amazing and so energizing.  I wake up earlier and stay up later.  It also makes me feel safer.  I'm a little paranoid living alone and all, but I feel like people don't commit crimes when it is light out.  It is irrational... I know.  But it makes me feel safer :)

Over Mother's Day weekend I surprised my mom.  It was the best surprise ever! I will never ever forget her reaction.  My sister was on vacation and couldn't be with my mom on mother's day so I decided I would fly down and surprise her.  Only my dad, Katie, and Tim knew.  I left after work on Wednesday, flew to ANC, flew to Seattle, flew to Chicago.  I arrived at 5:30am on Thursday morning and spent 2 days with Tim.  I then flew to Dayton on Saturday morning.  My dad picked me up and then implemented the surprise.  It was great.  I left Dayton on Tuesday at 7:00pm, flew to Minneaspolis, then to Anchorage, then to Kenai.  I arrived in Kenai @ 5:00am, went home and took a shower and short nap, then went to work.

The point of the story is that life is short and I think it is so exciting and important to surprise unsuspecting loved ones if possible. I'm so glad I did it and got to spend some time at home with my family.  I was sad to leave, but my time here is almost over.

"Make sure you have big, fun plans in your lives.  Because life only comes once, you better make the best of it." unknown.