So here is what I have been doing the past couple days, I know all of you have been DYING to read this.
John arrives in AK so of course we have to go stand on a frozen lake...why would we not? Rachel, John, and I proceeded to take lots of pictures at Delong Lake that is right by our apartment. I still had my school clothes on, hence the khakis.
The next day was Rachel's 21st plus 2 birthday! (She and I are still coping with turning 23) We went to Moose's Tooth, an ice skating show, and ate delicious banana cake.
On Saturday, we woke up "early" got coffee, scones, and then headed off to the dog sled races. They were in downtown Anchorage and it was awesome. We also walked around downtown and saw ice sculptures.
That night we went to Bear Tooth to eat dinner. This is my all time favorite place to eat in Anchorage. I got my all time favorite rosemary burger and cilantro fries...I was happy.
Sunday morning we went to church and then decided we needed a hearty breakfast so we went to Snow City Cafe. They have the best fresh bread and homemade jam. After we had digested our food a little, we went on a hike along the coast. It was a gorgeous day and wasn't that cold thankfully. We had the whole crew with us...Jolene, Erik, Reeses, John, Rachel, and me! We got some great photos.
Monday had to be the best Monday of my whole life. We woke up early and went out to Hatchers Pass with Mrs. Medlock. The four of us were going on a ski biking/sledding/cross country skiing adventure. We had a TON of fun until we decided to sled down the treacherous mountain. I was not a happy camper. We decided the perfect way to end the day would be to get Moose's Tooth (yes we are addicted) and hot tub. It was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL day and I could not have had more fun.
Then the greatest thing EVER happened. We decided to go drive around at 10:30 on Tuesday night. We drove up the mountain to Flattop. There were a ton of cars up there which was weird since it was so late at night. We got out of the car and looked at the mountains. Above the mountains were the Northern Lights. We almost died. It was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. God is incredible.
Wednesday consisted of a yummy bagel breakfast and then some snowboarding/skiing time. I don't have any pictures of this because they are on Rachel's camera and she is in Guatemala. Then we took our last pictures with Rachel with Barbara the Burb.
It is unreal all the fun we have had. We made a list when John got here and we have accomplished everything on it even some stuff we didn't think we would. I am SO glad he came to visit. I am going to miss this place when I leave in May.
