After several weeks of packing, decision making and preparing...we are here! Anchorage Alaska! The flight was long, and we are still in temporary lodging, but the weather is great and we are enjoying every minute of daylight! Even at 10:30 at night, the sun still shines! There are so many new things to see..
Today we went to Finger Lake in Wasilla and tried our hand at fishing! Not so much success, but a great memory! We gathered firewood and built a fire, roasted the biggest marshmallows I have ever seen (alaska size?) and cooked hot dogs over the fire. We fished using hot dogs as bait and beef jerky too...the fish up here are picky and wanted something else obviously!
Our biggest challenge right now is finding a place to call "home". Houses are pricey here, and a large home for a large family is not cheap. The closing on the house in SC had a closing date 2 weeks ago, but was moved back to the 24th...not such good news, but we are patiently waiting.
We are getting short on time because the lodging we are using (on the Air Force base) is ready to fill this room with someone coming home from Iraq. Our cars and household goods will arrive in a couple of days, and we will need someplace to put them. Right now we are living out of a suitcase, using a rental car, and eating pizza and anything else cheap we can find!
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