Yesterday was the day my mom's bff was to leave Alaska. So in honor of her departure and all the hard work she put in while she was here, I planned a day trip for the four of us. Our first stop was the Palmer Visitor Center and Museum in Palmer, AK. It's a quaint little town, filled with kind people and some very interesting history. So, back in the 1920's FDR moved a select number of families to this town in hopes to create a new life for them (my interpretation, not actual history). Apparently they were of some other nationality (still unclear but of darker skin) because the town was named after the only caucasian gentleman, {insert first name here}Palmer who was also the town's postmaster. The museum was a little log cabin and inside we found things like this
I was just overcome with the culture and found myself surrendering to the amateur photographer inside me. I love family photos and when I saw this, I just knew I had to capture it.
Right across the street there was a fair. Well the pre-fair to the upcoming Alaska State fair. There was so much going on. So many people, so many stories, so much love and history.... All I wanted to share with you was this. I think it's the coolest picture I took that day.
After we left Palmer, I had planned for us to ride further up North to Hitch Pass, AK. I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that it was supposed to yield the peaceful, picturesque-ish scenes of Alaska at its best. However, it ended up being a flood of fear and uncertainty. Since I had no direction I was afraid I was going the wrong way and that my mom's bff would pull rank and call the trip off. Somehow I felt as though she was judging me. I've known her all my life (well the years worth talking about) and you know how your "elders" get. She's all into the no texting or talking or holding or doing-anything-with-your-cell phone while you drive type and i think she was a bit annoyed that I chose to use Google maps on my iPhone vs. the talking TomTom mom had in the car. NT-way, I slowly but surely gained my confidence once we had passed a few view points. It was then that I realized that Hitcher Pass was a huge ass mountain and not an open field. This photo was taken at the first view point we stopped at on our way up the mountain.
I have more, but their pretty redundant. On Thursday unto Friday next week mom, my aunt M, and myself are planning to visit Fairbanks, AK. This was just decided today as we were driving back from what was supposed to be time alone for me (long story). Mom has friends up there and we're also going to visit the North Pole. Yes. The actual North Pole. I'm excited. I'll be doing 95% of the driving and that's okay with me.
In other unrelated news: Tomorrow will complete the first week of my Couch-to-5k fitness plan (a.k.a. Project Get Pregnant). I'll have to get up on time in order to fit in the meandering around and complaining I do before I get myself together and run. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes. So far, I'm not impressed. But it's only the first week.
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