Unfortunately the days of having a guest are over. Of course her last week here flew by and before I knew it, we were hugging in the parking lot of Judy's Cafe and smiling with watery eyes. It was so nice having a long time friend stay with us and it's weird not seeing her on a daily basis. Who's going to keep me motivated to run after work?! Who's going to want to play random games of charades with clues only a fellow girl would understand?! Who's going to jam out to Taylor Swift in the kitchen with me and sneak-eat thirteen pieces of leftover Halloween candy that just won't go away?! Sigh. Good thing I married someone who is just as entertaining, just in a guy kind of way.
Work was good this week - I finished up the work I was assigned to and will be receiving my review notes in a few days. Garrett hasn't had to work nights in a while so he's a happy camper. Remy had a vet appointment this morning for a few vaccinations and got a thermometer up her bum so she, on the other hand, is not a happy camper. But all in all, we're good.
We took a nice long walk with Bri and Thor today and the sun was so bright and warm! I started the jaunt in my jacket and a sweatshirt but actually got down to just my t-shirt at one point. The view, as usual, was incredible and we could see Denali. We were so surprised to not see any snow on the ground. Parts of the marsh were frozen and were sprinkled with brave ice skaters but no snow in sight. I'm definitely expecting that to change in the very near future.
Speaking of weather, I couldn't believe the difference between Anchorage weather and back home this week. The huge storm that was brewing up here a bit ago must've skipped right over us and released its fury on the lower 48 because we didn't so much as have a sprinkling of rain. It's been sunny, "warm", and fall-like here for about five days now. It makes me chuckle to think of all the people that thought Anchorage was going to be so miserable when one of Bozeman's highs last week was like -2. If we could survive Bozeman, we can survive anything!!!
Because I'm not going to live with mild temperatures for much longer, I invested in a brand new coat today. If you know me at all then you are well aware that for me, getting a new piece of outerwear is basically the equivalent of a normal person's excitement over finding a random bag of cash. I wasn't expecting to make such a large purchase today but the stars aligned and it was garment-love at first sight. It was just meant to be.
To stop ourselves from watching the entire third season of The Walking Dead in one sitting, Garrett and I busied ourselves with crafts this afternoon. I was tired of hanging our jackets on the banister and on the back of the couch so we bought some supplies to make a coat rack for the hallway. The entire process took us about two hours and only cost around $30. Even though we could've bought one for less somewhere, it was really fun to design it and work on it together. Now we have somewhere to hang our (my) endless supply of jackets! I'm super excited about this.
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