Day 1: The Journey's Just Begun

The Turnagain Arm from the plane

Fall Colors from the plane

Driving from Anchorage to Girdwood

Hello to all- I safely made it to Alaska yesterday, and following an afternoon of running around Anchorage, I arrived in my new hometown of Girdwood.  Great friends, George and Kathy, have graciously opened up their home to me until I find a place to call my own.  Kathy cooked a moose meat chili Tuesday night and oh my goodness-- it was delicious!

Fall colors in Girdwood

Today I did a little unpacking and headed over to the Capshaws' for brunch.  Jenn is also a phenomenal cook, and has found a delectable way to make fluffy pancakes without eggs! (Substitute = banana.) The walk to their place was just beautiful... I loved every step- especially crunching leaves as I walked!

Crunching Leaves

More Fall Colors

After brunch, Jenn and I looked around at some possible apartments and talked about potential jobs.  I am so glad there are people here already that are walking through this with me-- that I'm not alone!  I spent some time this rainy afternoon inside updating my resume.  I am excited about finding a new job and getting to meet more people in the community.

Tonight, a group of friends from Mosaic got together for an "Apps and Games" night (apps as in appetizers).  So much fun!  It was great to see some faces that I haven't seen since my trip in February, as well as getting to meet a couple new ones.  We played Catch Phrase and laughed a TON! (Thanks, Mom, for getting that game for me!)

It was a great day and a great evening that builds my excitement about being here.  I'm looking forward to many, many more!