It seems like spring is getting here early this year, and I can't say I'm complaining. If we're not going to get lots of snow it mine as well be warm and sunny. It was also exceptionally clear skied for like 3 straight weeks in March. We lost some snow to the warm sun, but it still made being outside totally lovely. The days are also getting longer and I'm getting to catch some beautiful sunsets on my drive to and from Anchorage. I actually called Drew one night to tell him he had to go out on the arm and see how beautiful it was with the sunset and this low hanging fog over the water. He couldn't believe I wasn't stopping to take a picture and so finally I turned around and drove back to get a few amazing pictures, even if it made me late. I don't ever get tired of this view on my commute:
We've also had an ongoing joke going on with our friends Aaron and Jennifer, who spend each of their weekends doing something fun as a couple. Whenever we get out and spend the day together we joke we should post our excursion on Facebook so we can show them up. No internet, so we didn't every put these on Facebook, but here they are from our little walk along Glacier Creek.
Our other big thing from this month is that we moved....again. The owners of the house we were watching came home and we hadn't found a house to buy as we'd hoped. So we ended up moving in to the first floor of a house of some friends. They are letting us rent month to month so we are happy about that. They do have a very steep driveway that with the melting and refreezing has been giving the Camry a hard time. I lost it off the edge of the driveway my first day at home without Drew:
Whoops...luckily a lot has melted since then and the driveway isn't near as slick as it was a few weeks ago.
I did end up going out on the flats for the first time a few weeks ago with some friends after work. It was a pretty walk out underneath the highway and up to the water's edge. It really felt like spring was there as the sun went down. We liked it so much we went out and BBQ'ed there with my brother and his girlfriend who cam to visit. (More on that to come.) We're looking forward to many a BBQ out there this summer.
Other than that Drew finally got out and did a little bit more back country skiing, even going two days in a row. I think that's a record for the boys. Here's a few shots from three of their trips:
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We had a great time with Joey and Rachel when they were here...more on that later! Hope you are enjoying spring wherever you are!
