Garrett got a promotion, a raise, and a work truck to drive everyday! Apparently he's kicking butt and taking names at his job and likes it a lot more. We've been taking Remy to doggie daycare once a week to socialize and burn off energy but we still try to get her out once a day on a nice long walk or run. She's a pretty low-key puppy, though, so she doesn't complain.
Our backyard is beginning to transform into a mini forest and I couldn't be happier. The grass is slowly turning green and the leaves on the bushes that border our fence seem to unfold by the minute. I used to think fall was my favorite season (and I'll probably rescind my next statement in a few months when fall rolls around again), but spring is really tickling my fancy right now. Maybe it's because I used to be so swamped in spring due to school and whatever else I had going on that I never appreciated how pretty it really is. Or maybe springtime in Anchorage is more dramatic than springtime in Bozeman. The entire valley here really transforms into a forest almost overnight. Soon it will be more like how I remember it being when we lived here a couple summers ago - everything is lush and full of life all through the summer. I can't wait!
Speaking of things I'm anticipating, Garrett and I head off to Mexico in only two more weeks! This trip has been a long time in the making (almost seven months since we booked the dang tickets) so we're basically boiling over with excitement at this point. I check the weather almost every day and am so relieved to know we picked the best time of year to visit. Sunny and mid-80s - yes please! The only thing that's bringing me down about it is that we'll be boarding Remy for over a week. That's why we've been taking her to daycare once in a while so she won't be thrown off completely when we leave her there during our trip. My family always had friends or neighbors watch our pets when we'd go out of town so the concept of tossing my fur baby into pet jail for seven whole days really pulls on my heartstrings. Garrett just keeps reminding me that she'll have plenty of friends who will distract her from our absence. That and dogs probably don't have a very good sense of time. What seems like eternity to me might feel like an irregularly long night to her! Who really knows?
Garrett and I have been house hunting a bit and even found ourselves a realtor. We drive around for a few hours every weekend, familiarizing ourselves with different parts of town. So far we've really fallen for the south and west sides of Anchorage but...so has everyone else. Anything that is for sale is at least twice our budget or a disaster. We don't mind fixer-uppers because Garrett is a handyman at heart, but something that doesn't scream "drugs were done here on a daily basis" would be nice. Our lease isn't up until the end of September so we definitely have plenty of time. We're just excited, I guess. We don't see ourselves in this rental house anymore because it doesn't fit who we are and what we like to do. The backyard isn't fenced, we're right next to a busy road, there are hardly any windows, we don't even use two of the bedrooms which make up a lot of the square footage of the place, and we're paying WAY more than we want to. As fun as it is to pay someone else's mortgage every month...
I've been getting out on runs at least four days a week now which is way more than I ever used to. I went on a two mile run yesterday and it really wasn't bad! I'm sure my pace wasn't noteworthy but I'm adopting the attitude of "at least I did it". I've never ever ever been a runner but have always wanted to. It's such a cheap and rewarding sport. There's no better feeling than getting back after a nice run all sweaty and tired and with a big smile on your face. I'd really like to participate in some 5ks this summer but wish I had someone to do them with. Garrett is not a big "let's go run just because!" kind of dude so he will not be joining me. Sigh. I wish friends grew on trees.
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| seal in Seward |
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| morning view from my cube |
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| new running shoes from Garrett |
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| silly Rem-dog |
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| Hatcher Pass |
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| first buds of the season |
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| moose friend failing at hide & seek |
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| pretty neighborhood path |
