Hidden in Houston

Yukon Territory, Canada

It's been so nice laying low at Mammaw & Bill's for the last few days. We have horrible cell service here so I feel like we've been off the grid for a while. When we venture into Wasilla I can send off a few texts and post a quick picture on Instagram but that's about it. 

Houston has a population of just over 2,000 and doesn't really have a main street or downtown area. The Parks Highway goes right through the Mat-Su Valley and connects Anchorage to Fairbanks, essentially. It's over 300 miles long and is known as a really dangerous highway. They're doing construction on it now to make it wider, but it's mainly two lanes without a median which you can imagine would get pretty sketchy in the dark winters. There are accidents every week and lots of fatalities. Plus, driving under the influence is a pretty big issue here so that adds to the danger. Luckily we will be living in Anchorage and won't have to commute on the Parks Highway every day like hundreds of other people do. Scary stuff!

Garrett starts his job tomorrow with Bauer Construction, the same company he worked for last summer. He was going to wait until I started my job on October 6th but the drive up was more expensive than we hoped it would be so having some extra money will be extremely helpful. Plus, we've just been sitting around on our bums so why not make some dough?! The downside is he has to drive to Anchorage all the way from Houston and be to work by 7:00am, which means he'll have to be on the road by 5:30am...yuck! At least he might be able to beat the traffic since he'll be leaving so early!

It's been chilly the past few days but so pretty. I kind of feel like I'm made for cold weather. I love bundling up and feeling cozy much more than I like being hot and sweaty all day. I'll probably be changing my tune by about January when we're barely halfway through the cold months!