Catching Up

Hey all! It feels like the past few weeks have flown by in the blink of an eye. We’ve had so many exciting things come our way – parents visiting, me getting a new job, Brandon FINALLY catching fish, our first snow in Alaska, etc., etc. It’s been an action-packed month, so tonight I’m feeling pretty thrilled to just lounge in my PJs and get back to blogging. Turns out I’m really enjoying this thing...

Since my last blog post, we were blessed to have not one, but BOTH sets of parents come visit us! Mama and papa Mascarenas came first. They were here for a week, so we got to squeeze in a lot of sightseeing, fish-eating, road-tripping, rock collecting fun. One of the highlights was going to Homer, where Sandra and I had a girls day of wine tasting/exploring, while Brandon and Joe went on a fishing charter and caught their limit winter kings! We ate some the same day they caught it, and lemme tell ya.... it turned this non-meat eater into a believer. Yep. Let it be stated in the record right here - I am now officially a salmon eater. 

A few days after they left, it was mama and papa Dodeans' turn! They only got to stay 4 days, but that didn’t stop us from squeezing every ounce of adventure out of our time together. We toured Homer, hiked in bear county, saw LOTS of wildlife, enjoyed 9 am sunrises, visited several glaciers, and beat the Dodeans in cards every single night (-;  We had a blast spending time with both our parents in beautiful Alaska, and felt very blessed that they could both come up and experience it with us.

Once the folks returned home, my work schedule suddenly hit full steam. I got another job at a pediatric clinic....which by they way now holds the top spot on the list of best places I've ever worked. Although its a whirlwind between peds and the hospital, working with little ones is my absolute favorite. There's no way to have a bad day when your daily patient interactions go something like this:

Me: "Is mommy or daddy picking you up today?"

2-year old: "Daddy. He has a big butt. And can you believe its still growing?!"

12 year-old: "I've been thinking its time for me to move out"

Me: "Really? Why is that?"

12 year-old: "I just don't want to be an old loser who still lives with his parents."

4 year old: "Miss Betty, how old are you?"

Me: "I"m 28. Pretty old, right?"

4 year old: "No, you're not old. My mommy is old. She's 32"

It's a pretty sweet job (:

Finally, in other exciting news, we had our first snow!! Only 2-3 inches, but it made everything that much more beautiful. 

First time I've ever seen snow at a beach!

To sum it up, life has been treating us pretty well up here. It's starting to get significantly colder now days, but were looking forward to what winter has to offer in these parts. More on this coming soon!