9.20.2011

.Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!.

The Summer Sales Crew is back!!!
So what did we do to celebrate? We traveled of course! (minus a few friends that were deeply missed)
I feel so blessed to have such amazing friends and to have the opportunity to travel as often as we do. 

This trip we traveled to ALASKA. Goodness me was it pretty. To escape the repulsive AZ heat and to dote on 6 days of crisp air, fishing, hiking, wearing scarves, playing cards till midnight, sipping apple cider and sitting by the fire. We had this trip planned for 7+ months, and it could not have come at a better time. It perfect and much, much needed. Jon's parents own the Glacier Bay Country Inn in Gustavus Alaska (a short 20 min jumper plane flight from Juno) and were nice enough to have us 4 couples for 6 days.

 We all got our own cute little cabins to stay in. Breakfast was every morning at 6 or 8am (depending on if you went fishing or not that day), lunch is provided out on the boat or for whatever excursion you may be doing that day. And dinner was at 6pm in the lodge. I ate like a QUEEN every night, dinner was scrumious! 
The boys went fishing 3 different times for Halibut. Us girls went once, and we didn't do so hot...I apparently don't do well on small boats in rocky water-whoops! But it was my first time fishing and had a blast for the most part. The other days that the boys were out on sea, us girls went out for lunch, hiking, exploring in the Arctic Cat and took 4 hour naps. It was perfection.

We came home with plenty of Halibut and I cannot wait to indulge!!!







This girls did a little hike to see an Air Plane crash that happened in the 50's. It was pretty interesting to see that just about all of it was still there.



Our Arctic Cat Adventure
-do not try this at home-
The night before we left the boys got to skin and filet all the fish.
They were packaged into 50pd boxes.
So sad they wouldn't let us girls help....syke!! no thank you....

These were the cute little cabins we each got to stay in.

The Gang
I seriously lucked out with some amazing friends
I kinda like this guy a lot.
The jumper plane we got to take.
Thank you Bud for the "special" air sickness pill you gave Levi. Worked like a charm!

7 comments:

  1. Ah i cant believe you went to Alaska. Youre amazing for being so brave and realizing the lord has a plan for you:) love you. Xo

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  2. SO GLAD YOU CAME! We are so lucky to have you guys as friends. Really. Love you.

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  3. Em I'm lovin your hair!! What a fun trip - great memories!

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  4. What a great trip! Looked like a blast!

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  5. What a fun, fun trip! I'm so glad you had such an amazing time. The pictures all look incredible!

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  6. What an amazing trip! I love reading all about your vacations, they make me happy and a teentsy bit jealous- in a good way of course.

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  7. Emily found your cute blog and loved reading about your super cool vaca :) I'm so happy your my neighbor. You have such a fun sweet personality that is so easy to be around. Hopefully you don't mind if I peak in on your blog once in a while. :)

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