Without saying names, someone new to Alaska commented that he is overstimulated with Alaska. Temps going from thirty below to forty above, rain, snow, ice, roads closing, an earthquake, moose all over the place, avalanches, and now Mt. Redoubt is going to blow??
Which got me thinking... at what point did all of this become "normal" to me?
I am a wife, a mother, and a compulsive craigslist shopper. After growing up in sunny Florida, I moved to Alaska to see snow and never turned back. I married a hunky fireman who makes me laugh every day, even when the world seems to be changing so dramatically that I cannot hardly bear to watch the news anymore. I have the sweetest, most angelic daughter that I pray every day I am alive to watch her grow into the amazing woman that I know she will be. We are also blessed with three sons who are always up for a laugh, and I know that this is a sign of times to come as they continue to change each and every day. I used to think that I knew happiness, but I wasn't even close. The love I have for these five people is immeasurable; I feel so blessed and often wonder what I have done to deserve all of this. I love to quilt, scrapbook, read, and shop. As a child, I secretly loved our school cafeteria food and hid under the table during a food fight so I wouldn't have to throw my mexican pizza - they only had it once a month.
3 comments:
Hehe! Staci this post made me snort! You're definitely an Alaskan now!!
I think you need to come back to Florida, we only worry about hurricanes , terrorist, and gangs, oh and alligators. Miss you, Mema
HaHa... so funny!
@Mema - now I know where Yecko gets her humor from:)
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