Are You Sitting Down?

Ok, so are you sitting down? I FOUND A JOB!!!!! Yippeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! I can't even believe it! I'm so freaking relieved!! It's like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. When I got the offer I didn't know whether to shout with joy or cry. I'm still kind of in that spot but it is sinking in. I don't start until the 24th so now I can enjoy my time until then. I'm excited that it's a M-F 8-5 job. The summer shouldn't be crazy so I can enjoy the summer. Hopefully I can get out and camp and hike and kayak like I want.

Kirk is back up north working. I've been helping him out, trying to help him get on top of things. We flew down to Anchorage on Saturday. He bought a truck down there that's been at his uncle's house. He needed to go down and get it. So we flew down and drove back on Sunday.

Friday night tho we went to the Nanooks game here. They played Michigan. They are nationally ranked at #7. UAF is nowhere near that. I was expecting a blood bath. Michigan scored first not too far into the first period. I thought here goes the bath. Well, in the second period UAF tied it and then went ahead 2-1. In the third period they went ahead 3-1. Michigan pulled their goalie with about 3 minutes left in the game and UAF got an empty net goal to seal the 4-1 victory. It was awesome!! The sad thing about going to Anchorage meant that we would miss the game Saturday night. I was expecting Michigan to come out wanting blood so I wasn't that sad about missing it. Michigan did win but it wasn't a blow out.

We had fun in Anchorage. On Saturday night we went to a UAA hockey game with his step-brother. It was cool to see a different team play but it's nothing like watching the Nanooks. The arena they play in is bigger and there are fewer people at the games. I just didn't feel the energy or the excitement of the game. It was just a game. The good thing about games there is you can drink beer at your seat. LOL Anyway, his step-brother is going to be in town this weekend and I'll go to the Ice Dogs games with him.

After the game we went out to one of the bars there. We planned ahead and stayed in a hotel that was a block from the bar. Didn't have to worry about driving or dealing with taxis. It's a good thing. We both cut loose. I so needed that!! I just had tons of fun and met a few cool people that I hope to keep in touch with. It's funny, the person I end up talking with the most, getting their number and getting kissed goodnight by is the straight woman!! LOL Go figure on that one. But she is an amazing person and I can't wait to see her again.

So Sunday morning we were supposed to meet Kirk's step-brother for breakfast. Well I woke up right when we were supposed to go meet him. So I ran downstairs and ate with him while Kirk showered and such. Anyway, we got a really late start. We headed to Palmer to pick up Kirk's truck then headed back to Fairbanks. It was a nice drive, nice to be in a vehicle other than a 45' motorcoach and not to be driving. I enjoyed the time with Kirk.

On Monday we took his truck to the dealership to have it winterized and some other work done. We also stopped by a place where he will have an auto start and driving lights installed. Then to another place where he ordered his winter tires. He set up all the appointments and this week I'll be taking his truck to the various places to have the work done so that when he gets back his truck will be good to go. One less thing he'll have to worry about.

On Tuesday we took more heating fuel to his cabin. This time he bought a cargo sled to pull with his snow machine. We were able to put the 55 gal barrels on the sled and haul them to the holding tank. The hose for the hand pump was just long enough to reach from the 55 gal barrel to the top of the holding tank so we were able to pump 100 gallons in only about 10 minutes!!!! That is so much nicer than doing it 5 gals at a time! We also cleared the snow off the slough (it's frozen right now) so it will freeze even more solid. His his uncle will be clearing out the trees from around the cabin in a few weeks. With the slough being super frozen he will able to get the machinery across and to the cabin.

Anyway, I'm just rambling. My mind is all over the place lately. I filed bankruptcy last week and even though it sucks it's a huge relief to get that going. I'm so anxious to get that over and done with and start over again. And now having a job, it is like a fresh start. And I'll finally feel like I'm living here, like I'm in Alaska for good now. I'll have cut the ties to Seattle with the bankruptcy and having a permanent job with benefits here, well, it feels real now.

Ok, I guess that's it for today. I've totally lost my train of thought. Just wanted to share the big news of finally landing a job!!!