Things have been pretty normal since we've been back from our trip. It took awhile to get back into the swing of things, but we've managed.
Thomas' parents actually came for a surprise visit the weekend after we got back from our trip. They wanted to surprise him for his birthday and it worked out perfectly. We had a pretty low key weekend, but it was great seeing them both.
This past week, we played volleyball for the first time with a group of friends. It was a lot of fun! We're hoping to continue and do it as often as we can.
Thomas is actually gone this weekend. He has gotten involved with the boy scouts at our church and went on a camping trip with the group this weekend. Sounds like their having lots of fun.
I took the opportunity to go on a girls night out last night and had a great time with some friends. We went to Taco Mac in Suwanee. Today has been a lazy day.. lots of reading and catching up on laundry/cleaning. We had a wicked storm come through last night so I didnt sleep great. Nor did Harley.. he was practically sharing a pillow with me :)
So Im a little panicked about this upcoming week. Its my last week with Chase and his family. Im looking forward to a change and working closer to home, but Im also dreading it. Change is always tricky. Im sure I'll fall into a routine with the new family and things will work out great. There's just a lot of unknown.
Chase's twin brothers have yet to arrive, so its gonna be tough for them after I leave, but Jen does have a C-section scheduled for the following week (9/2). And I know their family will help out a lot until she's fully recovered.
That's it for now. Back to being lazy :) Will keep everyone posted on my last week with Chase and my first week with Leo and Luke! Oh! And we're finally having friends over this coming weekend for dinner and drinks.. a very belated house warming party.
Upcoming trips for Thomas and I-
9/4 - Wilmington for Thomas cousins wedding and our Anniversary
9/11 - Anaheim, CA.. yea, we're going to California for the weekend. Crazy, we know :)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
ALASKA :)
Overall Alaska Summary:
Wednesday (July 21st) - Flew into Anchorage, Alaska and stayed there for the night. We got in around 1am eastern time, but went out to dinner anyway at a local brewery. Finally made it in bed around 3am (or 11pm Alaska time).
Thursday and Friday- Stayed at two different lodges owned by Princess Cruises. First was at Mt. McKinley. And second was around Denali National Park. Here, a few of us went into the park and watched a sled dog demonstration.. and got to hang out with all the pups and pet them for a bit. Very neat.
Saturday- boarded a train that took us from Denail National Park to Whittier where we boarded the cruise ship. It was about 8 hours long.. but wasn't too bad. Had restaurants, a outside viewing platform, and lots of alcohol :) The scenery was amazing.. and most of us saw a few moose!
Sunday and Monday - These two days we were just at sea.. and headed towards Skagway, Alaska. We saw several different glaciers on these two days.. along with some wildlife (bears and whales).
Tuesday - Skagway, Alaska (first port day off the ship). Everyone did different excursions this day. Seth, Dad, and Thomas all went on a very scenic but unsuccessful fishing trip on Chilkoot Lake. Mary, Mom, and I went into town and did glass blowing.. along with lunch and a garden tour. Most everyone else went ziplining for the day. The glass blowing was a lot of fun though! Bought home a few pieces.. one that I helped make and a bowl that I bought.
Wednesday- Juneau, Alaska. We did a group excursion this day (all 13 of us). Whale watching. We saw several whales.. all Humpbacks. And then we saw a couple sets of dolls porpoises. They kind of look like mini killer whales.. same coloring just 1/16 of the size.
Thursday- Ketchikan, Alaska. Jeff and Patty were the only ones that did an excursion this day (Plane tour). The rest of us took this day to just walk around town.. have lunch at a local pub.. and buy souvenirs.
Friday - At Sea. Not much going on this day. Just hung out on the boat. Played lots of games. And played Bingo of course. I'd say the highlight of this day was my husband volunteering himself to go on stage to participate in the hypnotist act. Quite possibly one of the funniest things I've seen in awhile.
Saturday (July 31st) - Vancouver, Canada. We were off the boat by about 9:30am. From here, we went to the airport to store our luggage for the day. We decided to go explore Vancouver.. considering we had about 12 hours before our flights left. So we took the local metro into downtown.. went out to lunch at a yummy restaurant called Speakeasy. And then went and walked around a local park for the rest of the day.
Thomas and I finally got home around 6 on Sunday night. We flew into Charlotte but made a quick stop to see Miss Emma Joy for lunch :) Needless to say, its been a rough week so far for both of us. We're a little jet lagged and haven't had much energy to unpack yet. Not to mention that yesterday was Thomas' birthday so that definitely took precedent over unpacking! But we'll find the time to do it eventually, I guess :)
That's it for now! Hoping to have some pictures posted on facebook soon. Of course, none of our pictures will compare to the 2000 that dad took :) But we did get a few good ones so we'll get them up asap!
Wednesday (July 21st) - Flew into Anchorage, Alaska and stayed there for the night. We got in around 1am eastern time, but went out to dinner anyway at a local brewery. Finally made it in bed around 3am (or 11pm Alaska time).
Thursday and Friday- Stayed at two different lodges owned by Princess Cruises. First was at Mt. McKinley. And second was around Denali National Park. Here, a few of us went into the park and watched a sled dog demonstration.. and got to hang out with all the pups and pet them for a bit. Very neat.
Saturday- boarded a train that took us from Denail National Park to Whittier where we boarded the cruise ship. It was about 8 hours long.. but wasn't too bad. Had restaurants, a outside viewing platform, and lots of alcohol :) The scenery was amazing.. and most of us saw a few moose!
Sunday and Monday - These two days we were just at sea.. and headed towards Skagway, Alaska. We saw several different glaciers on these two days.. along with some wildlife (bears and whales).
Tuesday - Skagway, Alaska (first port day off the ship). Everyone did different excursions this day. Seth, Dad, and Thomas all went on a very scenic but unsuccessful fishing trip on Chilkoot Lake. Mary, Mom, and I went into town and did glass blowing.. along with lunch and a garden tour. Most everyone else went ziplining for the day. The glass blowing was a lot of fun though! Bought home a few pieces.. one that I helped make and a bowl that I bought.
Wednesday- Juneau, Alaska. We did a group excursion this day (all 13 of us). Whale watching. We saw several whales.. all Humpbacks. And then we saw a couple sets of dolls porpoises. They kind of look like mini killer whales.. same coloring just 1/16 of the size.
Thursday- Ketchikan, Alaska. Jeff and Patty were the only ones that did an excursion this day (Plane tour). The rest of us took this day to just walk around town.. have lunch at a local pub.. and buy souvenirs.
Friday - At Sea. Not much going on this day. Just hung out on the boat. Played lots of games. And played Bingo of course. I'd say the highlight of this day was my husband volunteering himself to go on stage to participate in the hypnotist act. Quite possibly one of the funniest things I've seen in awhile.
Saturday (July 31st) - Vancouver, Canada. We were off the boat by about 9:30am. From here, we went to the airport to store our luggage for the day. We decided to go explore Vancouver.. considering we had about 12 hours before our flights left. So we took the local metro into downtown.. went out to lunch at a yummy restaurant called Speakeasy. And then went and walked around a local park for the rest of the day.
Thomas and I finally got home around 6 on Sunday night. We flew into Charlotte but made a quick stop to see Miss Emma Joy for lunch :) Needless to say, its been a rough week so far for both of us. We're a little jet lagged and haven't had much energy to unpack yet. Not to mention that yesterday was Thomas' birthday so that definitely took precedent over unpacking! But we'll find the time to do it eventually, I guess :)
That's it for now! Hoping to have some pictures posted on facebook soon. Of course, none of our pictures will compare to the 2000 that dad took :) But we did get a few good ones so we'll get them up asap!
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