Gov Cup!!!!

4th year...IN A ROW...we won!! Brought the Governors Cup back to Fairbanks - where it belongs!

Battle between our UAF Nanooks and their rivals, UAA Seawolves! 

The first game was in Fairbanks, so of course...I was there :). Its was an ok game. The Carlson Center was PACKED since it was the Seawolves! We won that night in overtime 2-1. Lacey made us matching shirts - on the front it said "whats a seawolf?" and on the back it says "nobody knows". L-E-G-I-T! Seriously, NOBODY knows what a seawolf is! After the game when they were heading to their bus, we *kindly* asked several players what their team mascot was. Even they don't know! How sad! 

The second game was in Anchorage - sadly we didn't go. BUT, we definitely watched on TV! We scored 9 seconds into the game!!! Good job Coltin Beck! It was a pretty awesome game. So great a piece of the glass fell out and one of the refs got sandwiched between players! 

We won that game 3-1....which meant the Cup was ours! 

GOOO NOOKS! 

New Haircut!

Don't you just love the feel of freshly cut hair?! I know I do! Way overdue for a cut, so I got one Saturday! Trying to let my hair grow out so that I can donate my hair :) hopefully this fall! Can't wait 

{that's what grace is for}

Is there something in your way?

A battle you can't win?

Do you struggle day to day

With thoughts of giving in?

There's no reason for despair

He has walked this way before

With compassion flowing free,

He's there for you and me

That's what grace is for.

When all hope fades away

And prayers are only words

Just reach out in faith and know

He's already heard

He'll mend your wounded heart

Peace He will restore

His arms are open wide

Walk through mercy's door

That's what grace is for

When the answer just won't come

And your soul cannot be still

When it's all been said and done

Rest in the Father's will

There's a multitude of sins

Covered by the blood that poured

Blood that cleanses every stain

So that none remain

That's what grace is for

When all hope fades away

And prayers are only words

Just reach out in faith and know

He's already heard

He'll mend your wounded heart

Peace He will restore

His arms are open wide

Walk through mercy's door

That's what grace is for

Blondness + School

Not sure how to break this news to you....without putting you in complete shock. I suppose i'll just say it how it is. <breathing hard> here it goes, I sometimes have very blonde moments. Phew! There, I said it! Ok, now that we have that established, i'll tell you the rest of my story. 

Usually when one of those above listed moments happen, they are pretty spread out. Sometimes even by entire DAYS! Shocker huh?! Well, last week at school I had several of them at one time. Craziness! Maybe I shall tell them to y'all in a list form? 

1.) Getting lost. Ok, I know, I know...y'all are thinking "how on earth can she get lost? She lives in FAIRBANKS, ALASKA!". Well, believe it or not I have absolutely NO sense of direction. So lost I was on my way to school. THANKFULLY, I had a life-saving friend with me (yes Crystal, that is you). 

2.) Falling. So after we make it to CTC, we are headed to class which is on the 3rd floor. As were walking up the steps, I fall. GOING UP THE STEPS!!! How that happens, I have no clue. But it happened. 

3.) Wrong floor. Haha not much to expound on this one. This probably doesn't really sound funny to you, but it was hilarious to me. Doesn't take much to get me laughing. Anywho, I tried getting off the steps on the 2nd floor.

4.) Laughing. Now that we were well into class, there I am...sitting and paying attention to the teacher...well sorta. Like I said before, It doesn't take much to make me laugh. Actually, it takes absolutely nothing to make me laugh. And when I start, I have a VERY hard time stopping. So there I am..sitting there and BAM all at once, I start cracking up......OVER NOTHING!!!! Eventually I controlled myself....which was a good thing. That isn't the greatest place to laugh. Good thing I had a computer screen to hide behind! :).

5.) Two-Way. Class is over and now it's time to head to take Crystal back to her car. So there I was, driving downtown....having no clue where I was going. Like most downtown's, there are several one way streets. Well, I thought I was traveling on one of those one-way streets when my life-saving partner informed me that I was definitely driving on the wrong side of the road. Not good. But what else was there to do then to LAUGH?! I'm pretty sure I was laughing at myself for driving on the wrong side of the road and STILL not knowing where I was going. 

All that to say, It was a very interesting evening!! We both made it back ALIVE and WELL! 

peace and love blog reader :)

{my home}

Where is it where you wear a tshirt at anything above zero?Where is it where you see moose in your front yard? Where is it where you have a plug hanging out your car and you have to plug it in? Where is it where you see a a real bear at the library? Where is it where you can look out your window and have an amazing view of beautiful mountains? Where is it where you get to see Gods handiwork picture perfect? Where is it where it can go from 20 above to 20 below in just a few days? Where is it where you go days without seeing light or days with no darkness? Where is it where you have unlimited fishing and hunting? Where is it where you've seen Sarah Palin multiple times? Where is it where you have villages with lost people who need to hear the gospel? Where is it where you can drive 60 mph on pure ice? Where is it where you have to drive 8 hours to the next big town? Where is it where you get paid to live there? Where is it where you can play hockey outside at -20? Where is it where lower 48ers look at you funny when you say you're from here? Where is it where you live your life as normal at -50? Where is it where there are a million tourist every summer? Where is it where your only mall consist of a large hallway? Where is it where 70 is HOT? Where is it where you don't sleep in the summer because it’s too short to miss a minute of it? Where is it where it takes only a 15-minute drive to "get away from it all"? Where is it where you don't understand what's so exciting about seeing a moose wandering through the middle of town? Where is it where a snowmachine is something you ride, not something that makes snow? Where is it where you go to school, work, or both in the dark and come out in the dark? Where is it where you look up in the sky and see the northern lights and it still amazes you? Where is it where you can say you live in the biggest state in the US (even bigger than TX! AP)? Where is it where you go hiking in the pitch black. At midnight. For fun?!
And the list goes on. Yep, that's my home! Alaska! And I love it!!

What do you think of when you think of Alaska? If you're not from here I'm sure it is something like this: polar bears, cold, snow, igloos, Mt. McKinley, Eskimos, dogsleds, hockey, more cold, Alaska pipeline  moose, Sarah Palin, more cold :) and many other things I'm sure! Ok, sure all those things are true...well, I've never seen a polar bear. Wait! Yes I have...at the Anchorage zoo (but that doesn't count). Needless to say, Alaska is mucho more than what you may think :). I may not live here the rest of my life, but it will always be home. I have no clue where the last 11 years went! It doesn't feel that long since we packed up in the states and started our 3,000 mile trek up here! I'll admit, there are days where I wished I didn't live here....like -50 days :). But, there are definitely more pros than cons! If there was one major con it would definitely be not living near family. Of course I have my parents and siblings, but no other family. That is probably one of the hardest things.

I'm thankful God moved our family up here. I have a awesome church, amazing friends and wouldn't trade it for the world!

To all my non Alaskan friends....come on up and see me!!!!!!! Come in the summer, that way you'll come again :) haha

P.S. I wouldn't recommend playing hockey at -20! Bad idea! Oh! Also, I honestly did see a bear at the library!! It was pretty cool and they wouldn't let us out of the building.

P.S.S. you get used to the cold :) for real

He Knows My Name!

Tanna, Jordan, Madelyn, Josh, Caleb and Sam

Last Year....goodbye

Whew!! Well... here we are at the end of another year! Can you believe how fast this year went by?! I sure can't. But, I've come to the realization that when you get older, the year usually goes by very quickly :). I wonder why that is.

It's amazing how many thing change in just one years time. Once again, another year of not being in school! Honestly, I miss it! Never thought I'd say that. I finished my third semester of FBI...no, not the cool one 8)...Faith Bible Institute. Wait no....my fourth semester. Uhh...I think. Anywho....that has definitely been a blessing.

I started working at the airport this Summer too! Pretty cool...let me tell ya! It's amazing what goes on BEHIND the curtain of those kind of places :). I love being able to scan my badge and go anywhere I want (with my adventurous pal, CPR).

I had the privilege to go to 2 camps this Summer. I was a counselor at Camp Victory...that was a first. And pretty nifty too!

I could go on and on about what went on this summer..well actually, all year. But I won't bore you with all that :).

OH!! I almost forgot!!! I got a tortoise this year :). Crush is his name. What a joy he brought to our family....juuuust kidding. But really, he is an awesome little reptile! He loves to be out of his tank and roam around. And I've "lost" him a couple times. Poor thing. Also, he is extremely loud at night.

I didn't do an extreme, crazy, random "new year" resolution this year like I did in 2011. For y'all that don't know, I went an entire year without ANY chocolate! Yup, you heard me right. NO chocolate! Yes, I'm crazy! I wanted to do something that would be hard and have self control over something that I love! Whew....that was hard! But I made it! The day finally came when I could have chocolate (my friends loaded me up btw) and I ended up spending the day in the hospital. Was quite the experience! All that to say, this year I'm going to go all year without SODA! I don't think it'll be tooooo hard. Except when I have random cravings for cherry Pepsi (mmmmmmm). We shall see how it goes! It's a good thing I LOVE milk :).

One thing that God has really taught me this year is Loooooongsuffering and Patience! Also trusting in Him. There are some things that I wanted to happen in my life...but for now, He says to wait.

I can't wait to see what The Lord has for me this new year of 2013 (it's gonna take awhile to get used to saying that number)!!

As I'm writing this out, I'm sitting in the DMV waiting to get new registration for my car. Why do I wait till the day it expires?? Oh my. Hurry up 2013! :).

HaPpY nEw YeAr Y'ALL!!!!