I'm a slacker...

and haven't updated this in FOREVER!! But I swear I will be doing this soon!! And adding a TON of pics! But on for news...my Aunt Kathi passed away on July 7th so things have been hectic in Virginia...and I am due in November...I'm having a little girl! I'll be adding ultrasound pics soon I swear!!

John Rich - Shutting Down Detroit

Hockey, hockey, hockey...

So...last weekend was our BIG hockey tournament! We have the all time best record for Barrow now! We won all 3 of our regular games...which led us to the Championship game...which we lost! But with the best record ever it was amazing! As always it was hockey all weekend with playoffs at the NHL round one finishing up (the Wings taking game 4 and tying up Round 1) then the Anchorage Aces played at home too! So we headed out to the game and the Aces WON 8-2!! It was a GREAT hockey weekend! Here are a couple of the pics! And I have more!! So look out...you may get to see them if I get them all uploaded! (Or you check Facebook!)

Back in ICU

So if anyone doesn't know, Aunt Kathi was in ICU a couple of weeks ago and I received a call this morning saying she is back in ICU. She has more fluid on her brain but this time it also contains melanoma cells. It doesn't look good. Yet she's had a great fight and SOOO much more time than she should have at this point. I just wish she would wait until I get there...but I'm not sure that's going to happen. So please keep her in your prayers and I'll update you later when I find out more.

Barney Stinson - Suit Up

Yuma Airshow March 14 2009

These are friends of mine re-setting the world record for the largest Wall of Fire!! Go Tora Tora Tora!!

So much going on!!!

Well since I realize I've been quite a slacker this year I figured I'd do a random update about stuff that's on my mind....and some pictures a friend sent to me as well!

First off for everyone who is curious about our daylight length...we went through our first sun rise of the year on January 23rd. It's amazing when it finally happens! The first day we do sunrise and sunset in 42 minutes. From that point on we gain approximately 10 minutes a day (9 minutes 29 seconds actually). That means since January 23rd we have 10 hours and 41 minutes from sunrise to sunset. Prior to when we leave in May we'll be at 24 hour visible light. It's amazing. (Currently we have 12 hours and 51 minutes of visible light). So when it happens it happens quick and it's amazing and slightly difficult to get used to...

And of course at this time of year we begin to make summer plans...when you live in Alaska this is EXTREMELY difficult...as EVERYONE is going to be tons of places. Lots of people have homes in other states or are traveling and have decided what they're doing. At this point I'm lost for the summer...I'm looking at houses in Michigan and I'm looking into Masters programs around the country. There is a possibility of starting a program in Philly or at WMU. I'm open to ideas...it's a bit overwhelming at this point to take it all in!

So this is some of the craziness going on! We also have a hockey tournament coming up (April 23rd to April 26th) and the last quarter of the year...wish us luck!

The rest of the story....

Ok so I was updating myself on the news and read that Paul Harvey had died. As a radio broadcaster he's been an icon for over 70 years. So here is a great link to Time.com where you can find Paul Harvey: The End of the Story... http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1882444,00.html?iid=perma_share

Busy

So in the last bit I've been out of town and it was great! I headed to Anchorage for a conference and had a blast! There was plenty of shopping and networking and eating! Plus I went on my first dog sled ride and fell in love with a dog breed. They are called Mackenzie River Huskies! And they're amazing! They're larger than a normal husky but so sweet and mellow! Here are some pics from that! Enjoy!

News, news and news!

I'm WAY excited!! Not only do I head to Anchorage in two weeks BUT we have tons of stuff going on here as well! Kivgik (sp) starts the week of the 9th (it's HUGE, I'll explain more later!) But I just found out about the Co-Ed Hockey Tournament in Anchorage April 23rd to 26th...so COME JOIN US!! It'll be fun!

Plus I'm trying to make summer plans..at this point it looks like I'm traveling so let me know your schedules and I'll see what I can do!!

And for the first time since I've been in Barrow I was able to see the NORTHERN LIGHTS tonight!! We drove out by the beach and it looked like it was touching the Arctic ocean! It was amazing!

Happy 2009!

Ok so it was brought to my attention that I have not updated my blog in awhile...my bad! So I'm adding pictures and all that good stuff over the next few days! I spent half of the holiday break in Michigan and half in Virginia. After having one of the worst flight experiences EVER (did I mention we DROVE from Minneapolis to Michigan????) Everything worked out in the end! So no complaints! Ok maybe 1...I think I might have frostbite on my ear...it's something about walking outside when the windchill is 51 BELOW 0!! Oh well enjoy the pics! I'll add more soon!!