Wow!! This week pretty much will not be forgotten for a long time!
All in one short week I was notified I was on my way to Anchorage to compete in the Fish Alaska reader recipe contest at the end of September and already won a ton of great prizes, AND our awesome Governor Sarah Palin is scheduled to be a judge! Later in the week, I meet her! She is just so lovely. Mark gets kudos for this recipe, as he suggested it to be submitted and I wanted to poo-poo him for it. It is called "valley of ten thousand smokes shrimp and crab appetizer".
Hope it is a winner with the judges!
Then..... Marky flies the little Super Cub out to Bucky's lodge and lands on this little tiny lake called Skeeter Lake, (it is called that for a good reason he said!). He has always wanted to land his OWN plane on this lake. It takes a bit of skill and the right plane and conditions. He is really an excellent pilot. I love flying with him. Next time he goes to Buck's I will be in the back seat. Hopefully the skeeters will be gone for the season by then! Hate those little buggers!Buck's place is incredibly Alaskanishly beautiful. I have not been there for over 20 years and it still has a special place in my memory and heart.
Then...... Thursday I went to Soldotna at the request of my boss, the Senator, Gary Stevens, and we have a nice lunch together and then attend the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act meeting. He is an incredibly dear man, and I am so fortunate to work for him. Very smart and personable and so devoted to Alaska. I really enjoyed my time with him. While there, our Governor pops her head in and I go introduce myself to her. She is lovely, personable, more beautiful in person, tiny and petite and sharp as they come. She is darn smart!Wow, what an incredible woman. I did not have the nerve to get a photo and now wish I would have. We had a very nice conversation and I even told her I was in the Fish Alaska contest. She was so sweet and asked me what I was making. I told her the story of how I didn't want to submit the recipe I did, as I knew she was going to be a judge and didn't want her to dribble the sauce on her blouse! She laughed.
Okay, then Friday, Suzanne and I make a dinner date, get all cute and go to Wasabi's for drinks and dinner! We had a GREAT time and yummy meal. It is nice to get dressed up and be a girl sometimes! I did not bring the camera and should have. She has a new "DO" and it is so nice. All curly and blonde. She looks so good too in her little tiny and fit body. She is SO FIT! Looks like a million bucks and I am so proud of her accomplishments. She works hard to be this way. I am not as slim and fit as of yet, but on my way. Somehow I doubt God intended for me to be as FIT and TRIM as Sooz! I will love how I end up, as already i am a new Teri!
Friday night Sky King comes home and is so tired, he forgets the short conversation we have on Friday night after my date with Suzette. He loves flying that plane and find a new great spot to park it, much safer and more secure for it. He is happy. I am happy.
Saturday is Homer Spit Race day! Lynne and I and Suzanne all enter together. It was a beautiful hot and sunny day with NO WIND! I could not believe it! Surprised no one had heat stroke! Seriously, I was dying of HOTNESS! Eewww... sweat and everything. Yuck. So, Suz RUNS ahead and Lynne and I goof off and walk and jog and talk to people and take pictures and have a blast!
We made it all 6 miles in an hour and a half! Darn good! I would have NEVER thought I would be able to do this a year ago. I could hardly walk down our road without stroking out 6 months ago.
Wow! We had so much fun and what a great day it was. Got some fun photos of us 3 girls and some of our WW sisters! We rock pretty much!
After our race we went shopping at the Homer Farmer's Market and bought all this super fresh and organic and wonderful produce! It tastes so much better than the crap at the store! I love it there and the vendors are all so nice. We are so lucky to have this. It is a favorite place for summer in Homer and so appreciated!
Colin and Pam, half of the Caribou Hills Social Club, came over for a drink Saturday night. Mark and I ate .......PIZZA from Fritz Creek!!! Oh wow, oh wow, it was good!My first piece in 5 months. I could have ate the whole pie, but stopped at 2 slices. No wonder my stomach is in revolt today! It has not had pizza in way too long!
Sunday I finally tackled about 2 weeks worth of laundry! I even cleaned the bathroom!
I was going to mop the floor and then I started feeling kinda lousy and still do, so that was the end of the cleaning spree. Good grief, that floor will be dirty until fall at this rate. Willie and Sib always have their own little sand beach in front of their beds in the house, they track so much in. So funny!
Well, somehow I doubt this week will be half as eventful as last week, but in my life, you never know!
Pal Lynne and I are always finding and scheming fun stuff to do and see and shop for and eat!
Good night.
Oh, Alana, I hope you found the egg money under the rock on your porch! Thanks! I will hold you to the 3 eggs you owe me! I had a little talk with THE GIRLS and they said they want more greens or they will not put out. I will bring some down for them tomorrow!
sweet dreams Alaska!
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wow, you are one BUSY fish goddess! I'm glad you have the 4th of july weekend coming up, so you can rest up. :0)
hey....how can i get some of those dynamo eggs? Will you talk to the girls for me, and see if they might be able to eek out a dozen or two extra? heh heh...
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