25 June 2011

8 Flowers for 8 Days

My thoughtful husband. It is crazy how each time he is gone it is different. Sometimes the short little stints when he is gone are harder then the deployments. Especially if they are unexpected. So, Monday before last Matt came home from work and told me that he was leaving the next morning and that he would be gone until July. Him being gone this time was really tough for the first few days because I had NO time to mentally and emotionally prepare for it. I have decided that I highly dislike him being gone. I dislike it no matter how long it is for. But, when I don't have time to prepare, it can make it harder. So, my very sweet husband knew that I was missing him like crazy. When I arrived home from running around and photo shoots yesterday, I found these lovely things (along with a large box of chocolates) on my doorstep. He gave be eight roses for the eight more days that it would be until he came home. I love this guy. He knows exactly what to do to make me smile. AND, he is a Godly leader, a patient husband and my best friend. I am so thankful that God chose me to be his wife.

21 June 2011

Off Road Camping Trip

One weekend while Stetson and Katy were here we went off roading and camped overnight out on the trail. It was so a blast! Here is Matt and my tent where we camped.
 Averi trying to steal Matt's coffee.
 Devin and Sarah borrowed a 4-wheeler from some friends of Brian and Amanda's since Devin's jeep in not finished yet, and we all took turns riding it.

 On the trail.
 We had amazing 360 views the whole way!



 Ryan got a little bit stuck in the mud. But, as you can see, no one was upset about it....because after all, that is the reason the guys go out....to get stuck and pull each other out of the mud!








We are so blessed to live here. We have some amazing friends from our small group at church. We do miss our families terribly and we look forward to moving back to the lower 48 and getting to be involved in our families lives on a more regular basis. But for now, God has blessed us richly where we are.

Camping/Fishing/Hiking - Stetson and Katy

The first day they were here we hiked Mt. Badly. I would guess that I have made that hike between 25-30 times since I have lived in Alaska. It is such a great hike because it is only about a 10-15 minute drive from my house and the hike only takes about 1-1 1/2 to finish. Plus, the view from the top is incredible!!
We then drove down south to the Kenai River and went fishing and camping. Although. We did not catch a single fish! We didn't even get any bites. We didn't even see anyone else catch any fish. It was quite ridiculous! But, we had fun anyway :)









I don't have any pictures of me and Matt...they were on Sarah's camera...but I'll try to get them from her sometime and post them :)

Little Rock 10k and Half Marathon

 We say that we were going to Little Rock for the 10k and the half marathon races, but in reality, that is not entirely true. We used the ra...