Brrrrrrrrr...........Happy New Year!

WOW!  I think the honeymoon is over!!  It's -10 degrees here--that's cold!!  I'm still house sitting up on Government Hill.  Yesterday, Lucy (the dog) and I decided it was too cold to go for a walk so we hibernated.  I really wanted to get out because it was sunny and I knew I would be able to see Denali.  Also, I keep hearing jets from the air force base flying over--maybe the Thunderbirds??  I finally did get out about 3:30 and sure enough with Denali and Mt. Susitna as the backdrop, the fighter jets were out messing around--very cool!

I've done some fun things over break--Christmas day I went on a hike in Palmer up Lazy Mountain--Well I can tell you--it was not a hike for lazy people--wow!  It was snowing like crazy for the drive up ( 50 minutes from Anchorage) and during the hike--but at least the temp was good--around 20 degrees.  I've also read 4 books and went to 2 movies--loved Benjamin Buttons!

I move back to the B & B tomorrow--it's been great fun and very relaxing staying here.  I'm also headed to a pre-fireworks gathering tomorrow evening--it's Alaska's 50th birthday in 2009, so many activities are planned throughout the year. 

Happy 2009--It's going to be a great one!