31 January 2010

Skiing weekend

The last weekend in January has been a good one.

Friday: Late evening moonlight skiing, followed by a cup of chai.

Saturday: Breakfast at LuLu's bagels. Skijoring on the Tanana River in the bright sunlight with Cooper and Saphira.

Sunday: Downhill skiing at Moose Mountain with a bunch of friends. To be followed by a hot sauna.

Winter in Fairbanks is so much nicer when it is reasonably warm and sunny!

24 January 2010

What will the groundhog do?

Another month has gone by without a blog post. Where does the time go?

The last few weeks have been pretty cold - not unbearably cold, but cold enough to keep us indoors most of the time. We're starting to get a bit stir crazy and anxious for longer days and slightly warmer temperatures. Almost there. Just another week and the furry groundhog will tell us how much more winter we have!

We pass our time by going to shows and reading. I've already read 2.5 books this month and am about to start on another. Its nice to be this close to my defense (March 18) and not be too stressed about writing, yet... Speaking of which, last week I turned in my "Application for graduation" and reserved a room for my defense. Its really starting to feel like my days as a student are numbered. Kind of strange and exciting. We're not sure yet what happens next, but it probably involves moving to a large city in a distant land.