North to ALASKA

You never know what is going to happen. The last 5 months have seemed to go by fast. Maybe because of the various events that have taken place for Jed and I. 

Wedding. 

Move to Oklahoma for internship. 

Move back home in pursuit of a job. 

Move to Alaska for a seasonal job. 

We got discouraged when we found out that Jed didn't get the paramedic job that we both had hoped and prayed for. So we tried to get our feet back underneath us but we weren't doing so well. I would sub here and there in the Boise school district (an hour drive one way) and Jed got some hours in the freezing cold putting pivots together. 

Is this what we got our degrees in? Im afraid not. 

Jed would talk about Alaska all the time and mention how he missed it so much. I told him I would like to go someday. So we called our "connection" with Alaska and before you knew it we were both hired and needed as soon as possible. 

So this is the start of our daring adventure of driving NORTH to Alaska.

We were ready and anxious to get on the road. So we left super early. Early enough to not say goodbye to my little sisters. I heard that Kara wasn't to fond of that idea. She woke up and asked where we were and when she found out she stated that we were rude. :) We are glad to be missed by our love ones.

 We had really good weather and roads most of our journey (13 hours). Our only worry was the border because my last name was different on my passport, we brought 35 cans of freeze dried food, and Jed's passport expires in July and we will be staying till September. But Luckily we didn't have any problems. Whew!!! OH CANADA! 

 Not what I would call a glamor shot but at least you can tell we are happy. 

I took some notes on the ipod so that I don't forget what happened each day on our trip.

Wildlife that we saw... Buffalo, moose, bald eagle, jack rabbit and Sister Grams fat cat. 

We stayed in Edmonton, Alberta with my former companion Sister Grams and her mother. They are a hoot!! I remember having fun serving with Sister Grams but when she is with her mother they are something! Jed and I had so much fun hanging out with them and visiting. Granted, we didn't get there till 9:30 but we still had the chance to visit.

Some things for Jed and I to remember and smile about: Grams and her mothers experience in Dominic Republic, 400 lbs in a speedo, frick and frack, clicks, 10 pm dinner, only speed at night, repeat CD 30 times, 50 highway pics of the snow, grabbing treats at the real Canadian superstore, driving a 120 km/h, and are GPS having the Cayman Islands as a search results instead of Canada.