Land of the Midnight Sun

So Alaska was AMAZING! I was a little apprehensive of leaving home at first, but being there really made me see that I want/need to get out of Vegas. I need a drastic change from the life that I am use to living. Alaska was soo beautiful. I usually can not sit in one place for too long, but I was content sitting on the patio just looking at the mountains, reading, feeling so calm and relaxed. Jon and I went to Talkeetna on the train, which was fun. And being the Vegas/California girl that I am didn't think about wearing tennis shoes to a lodge in the mountains. Just my luck, it rained and rained and rained the whole time, and my feet were cold. LOL

The three days to myself were actually relaxing. I don't think I have felt so domesticated in my life. Laundry, cooking, and cleaning for 72 hours...and I liked it. I think I will be an excellent housewife if I do say so myself. If you know someone, don't hesitate to call. Because I am not waiting around forever. :) Anyway, the next couple of days hiking and laughing and getting used to the sun never going down was fun. Fishing had to be the highlight of the week. We had to drive six hours from Wasilla to Homer, which was fun and tiring and annoying when all you want to to sleep, but it was all worth it. Sleeping in an RV was an experienced, especially when you are sleeping on a bed meant for a toddler. But it was fun. Jon and I laughed for a good five minutes at the fact that both of us are trying to fit on this "bed." But it forced him to cuddle with me. JK.

All in all it was an AMAZING weekend. My checklist was fufilled: I saw a moose, a puffin, and sea otters, so I was happy. Oh, and I got to spend time with Jon, which was good because I hadn't seen him in months and he makes me laugh. Laughing was exactly what I needed right now with everything going on at home. I am grateful from everything Jon did and how much time he spent with me. I was kinda surprised we didn't get on each other's nerves. LOL. I did things I haven't done since I was a kid. I want to move there now! But I said that about Seattle too. We shall have to see when I graduate...which is in less than a year. So excited to leave this place and start a new chapter in my life!

Whine and Water.

This week was exactly what I needed. Though my REAL vacation isn't until July, going to California with Erin was what my mind needed. There is seriously nothing better than laying on a beach with the sand under your feet, hearing the crashing of the waves echo in your ears. While laying there I began to see the similarities of the waves to my life right now. I would say for the last year, life has been in high tide. There are huge waves that come crashing down on you, pulling you into the under current. While in the under current, you fight and kick to get a breath so you can get back to the top. But like life, we kick to try to gain control of our lives, when all we had to do is stop kicking and let the water carry us back to the surface. I know for sure that I am one of those people that have to kick first before they realize I have no control. Like the ocean, we will always have the times where waves come crashing down on us, or we lose our footing because of an unknown drop in the ocean, but it is how you recover from it. Once you get back to the surface, there is a moment where the ocean is still and serene. We are then able to gain focus and see things clearly. I know that life is not perfect. But I would rather take the beating from the rogue wave then have to take my floaties in the ocean. LOL But one a lighter note...Erin, Ashley, and I had fun. Tanning on the beach, BBQ, and a manni / pedi is the perfect way to have a girls weekend. Besides the obvious highlights of being able to hang with the girls, I have never laughed harder due to Tracy. Let's just say that I will never look at a sprinkler cover the same. LOL

Excitement.

I'm excited. This is officially my first blog post. I was a little hesitant about doing it at first, but I figured it was a little less evasive as facebook. I can get away with saying alot more on here. :)

Update for the past week: I have still been putting off getting my ticket to Alaska. Eck! Why do plane tickets have to be so much??!! But I am getting it this week. I am officially excited. A week off to visit Doug / Jon is exactly what I need. Time to laugh and enjoy life. Not that I don't get that at home. The down side to the past week=conflict of the heart. Have you ever had a friend and you didn't think that you could ever in a million years start to like them? And then you do? You have tried to tell them a hundred times how you really feel but the words just fall down into your toes and you become a mute? Yah, it has happened to me. I think that I have said something meaningful or put myself out there, and it TOTALLY does not come out the way I want to. lol URGH. Well, the upside to this week is : Sex and the City with the girls tonight and road trip with the girls this weekend. I need to just sit on a beach with my tanning oil and my iPod.