April 25, 2013

Alaska Flashbaska

I didn't have a blog when we first moved to Alaska.
Let's take a trip down memory lane!



September 28(ish), 2009
We arrived. *shudder*

It was a nine-day drive, with most of that being through Canada.
Our U-Haul in British Columbia.  It was freaking cold there.  




In front of the "Welcome to Alaska" sign. We look so happy.  I think it was just relief to be out of Canada.

Alaska..somewhere just over the border

British Columbia 
I can't believe I used to take a billion pictures (with a very bad camera) out the windshield.


Our first rental.  We moved in on October 3, 2009.


...we moved in because I was in love with the kitchen. That's slab granite.  And it was lovely.


Then it started doing this ^ all the time and it was no longer lovely.

My outlook improved on February 24, 2010, when Scott returned from deployment #1.


I feel silly calling it a "deployment".  He just caught the tail end of it (4 months). Most of the unit had been gone for a year, so we got lucky that time.  

But look!  I used to hike.

October 2009




May 2010

May 2010

And I guess I used to go outside at night in the winter too.  December 2009. (The coldest night ever.)

Hey, we used to do touristy things too.

I named him Huggles the Harbor Seal.  And then I bought the stuffed animal version at the gift shop.

Oh, Seward.  You are the bane of my existence.  
9 trips there in 3 1/2 years.  Completely unnecessary.


15 comments:

  1. I wish Alaska were warmer, less rainy (Sitka) and less...a lot of things. Just less.

    Because it's pretty, and I really *want* to like living here.

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  2. I love the pictures, I want to visit just not live there haha.

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  3. Any time you or Angi share photos of Alaska, I think "That is just SO beautiful", but I guess after a while I would NOT want to live there, just visit. Haha. Glad you're getting out for now :)

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  4. I think it's important that you remind yourself that you used to go outside in the winter. :) If for no other reason than it's just proof that you did it! haha

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  5. It IS really beautiful up there!

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  6. It looks beautiful there. My best friend from our current location is PCSing there and leaves Saturday. :( The worst part of this lifestyle is saying "see ya later" to the good friends that you make.

    Your house looks cute. I'm a sucker for a good kitchen too!

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  7. I love the title of this post. "Flashbaska" made me smile.

    Your pics are beautiful...such nice scenery!

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  8. Alaska really is lovely. I would like to visit there someday. But I don't want to live there. Never ever.

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  9. I'm so glad you moved to Alaska, because you started your blog. :) Then I met you!

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  10. Steve throws around the idea of living in Alaska and I will admit that I prefer to live in places where sweating year-round is not a "thing" but being trapped in the house with Thing 1 and Thing 2 for DAYSSSS on end??? Hell to the no, mister.

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  11. You looked so happy in the early days ;)

    And Im with Jenn, no way I am living somewhere I can't go outside!

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  12. Hahah, Jenn's comment was awesome! But really, as much as I still want to visit Alaska someday (every one of those pictures made me do a "I want to goooo there!") even I would go batshit crazy living there. I'll take my Pacific Northwest in the lower 48 :)

    Love those pics of you and Scott together though - you are so happy!

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  13. Good post! I loved the photos. When I lived there, I was sharing a rebel and using a disposable camera. My Alaska photos are a-nonexistent or b-not digital & crap quality. I got my first digital camera three days before leaving. Esther Norine Designs estherdavison@gmail.com still noreply. I'm thinking of paying someone to fix my account for me.

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  14. And now you can look back on it with fond memories! The photos really are beautiful.

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  15. You can always come back to Florida!!

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