Final Post

Well, I have been debating for a couple of weeks of whether I would continue to blog and I think I have made the decision to quit. When I first started my blog in 2007 it was to help me process my journey through my car accident and so many of you were so encouraging and helped me with the emotional healing during that time. Then in the last year I have been blogging about some spiritual things God is teaching me. This summer it has mostly been about my travels. But now I am just dry and don't think I have too much to say that would entice anyone to want to read. I think it is because I spend too much time on Facebook. I like Facebook though because you can keep up with so many different people and I really enjoy looking at other people's pictures. So if I have something else major to say, I will probably just post it as a note on Facebook.

So the last two days our internet has been down, so I couldn't blog yesterday about Steve and my 20th anniversary. We still can't believe that it was 20 years ago that we got married. It just seems like it has gone so fast. Since the Alaskan cruise was our gift to ourselves, our day was spent with a simple movie and lunch at Saltgrass. We went to see "Angels and Demons" at the $1.00 movie, so we had fun on little money :) We thought "Angels and Demons" was much better than "Divinci Code". It had a lot of action and plot twists and turns. We then came home and then unfortunately Steve twisted his back really bad and has been hurting ever since.

So Time-Warner came out this morning and replaced the modem and we are back in business.

If I could have blogged yesterday it would have been for one last time to tell you how blessed I am to have such a wonderful husband. When we got engaged, he purposed telling me that he promised to love me the way Christ loved the church and I can honestly that he has kept that promise. He is the most unselfish person I know and is always putting my needs before his own. The sweetest thing he does is several times a day he comes and massages my feet while they are up in my chair, and almost everyday puts lotion on them. He just knows that I enjoy it. Steve had no idea when we took our vows and he said "in sickness and in health" that my life would hold so much sickness and pain, but I would not have been able to go through any of it without his love and support. He helps me to remain strong and keep my eyes on the Lord. There is no greater blessing than knowing your husband loves the Lord as much as you (if not more) and will do their best to help you receive your eternal reward. I am thankful we will share eternity together. I thank God for His divine plan in bringing us together.

So for those of you who are still reading, many who I have no idea who you are, I thank you for checking in. For those of you who faithfully took the time to comment I thank you and enjoyed our chats. This is my prayer for all you from Ephesians 3:20-may our Lord bless you abundantly more than all you can ask or imagine. As Carol Burnett would say "I'm so glad we had this time together."

This is Steve and I on the seaplane in Ketchikan.

Last Alaskan Trip Post

So I have shared most of the scenic pictures from Alaska, but here are just some random pics of things I took just because I had a new digital camera and could.

Remember in Tennesse there were Runaway Ramps? Well apparently in Alaska trucks don't runaway, they just escape :)
Not sure I have seen very many kayaks in Texas?Just in case Steve said he didn't relax on our trip.Yes those are dollar bills. Don't know when they started this trend, but evidently people don't mind giving up a dollar to be part of the scene. We did not leave our mark on this place.
Better be careful, you never know who will just snap your picture because they think you might remind them of someone else.
Wish I knew how to carve watermelons, I can hardly carve a pumpkin.
Our attempt to do the teenage thing and take our own picture on the bus. For some reason theirs all look a lot better???
Steve thought it was ironic that we say "watch your head" and the boat said "mind your head". Didn't you think along with me that Palin was popular in Alaska?? Maybe not so much??

Whidbey

After we disembarked the cruise ship, we returned to the airport, rented a car and headed toward Whidbey. My Brother Brad had told us that it would be a nice place to spend the night and kind of debrief before heading to his house. Steve's mom had generously given us money for our birthdays so we used it to stay at a bed and breakfast. It wasn't a tradtional bed and breakfast in terms of the house. While the room was adequate, it didn't have any comfortable seating. But it did have a GREAT view and had comfortable seating outside. They had a very freindly cat, Rocky, that Steve really enjoyed.