WE MADE IT!!

Hey Y'all! we are in ALASKA!! it is absolutely beautiful!

We flew out Friday morning at around 6:50am! we arrived in Minneapolis at around 8:15am, we then RAN to our next flight, but were able to stop for Burger King of course! we got on our next plane and flew for 7.5 hours to Anchorage, it was a looooong flight, and Jess got a migraine, so that was not so much fun. We then got off the plane and were picked up by a friend of mine a Mrs. Nicki Bennet, she then took us to the Mooses Tooth (we had amazing pizza!) and then to the most amazing 4 story mall in Anchorage. After that we got back on another plane and took off for Dillingham. We were then picked up at the airport by Dr. Yvonne T, unfortunately they lost one of our luggage, we had to pick it up the next day, she then took us out to dinner and to our new apartment! It is an amazing little place for our first little apartment (i will post pictures when we get internet!)

We decided not to unpack anything, we were EXHUASTED that night. unfortunately that is when we realized that the luggage they lost and the boxes that had not arrived yet were the ones with our bedding in it! we ended up borrowing some blankets from our good friend Dr. T. We then went to bed, it was still light out!! (at 10:30 at night!!)

We were then woken up Saturday morning at 8:00 thanks to my wonderful mom!! But we got up and got going, and Dr. T came and picked us up and took us to the post office! we now have an ALASKAN ADDRESS!! be excited, be very excited!

Po Box 725
Dillingham Alaska 99576

Please feel free to send us a letter or two! We will be checking the mail as often as possible! and i LOVE getting mail.

When we were at the post office we picked up a couple of boxes that had been shipped to Dr. T that had our bedding and bathroom stuff in it. We then returned to the apartment to unpack. Soon after that we got ahold of another friend of mine named Karen, she took us to the airport to check on our missing luggage, it was there! luckily, and then she took us on a small tour of town, and back to our apartment. We then were able to fully finish unpacking! it was great!

Soon after we finished unpacking we decided to go get groceries, we spent 280$ for about 3 days worth of food! milk was 7.99 a gallon, and it was the cheap stuff! then we made some goulash and it was pretty darn good! We then went to bed at around 10:30 again (we still have yet to see darkness).

This morning we got up at around 8:30 again and got ready for church. Our new friend Karen then picked us up and took us to her church, and it was very nice meeting people in the community. Everyone keeps telling Jess to apply for the mechanic job at city hall, so tomorrow morning we are going to go to city hall. Then we made lunch, which was the leftover goulash, and some frozen corn. So no worries, we are eating well :)

Then we played a fun game of phase ten to pass some time before a walk. Dr. T ended up calling as we were finishing our game, and came to pick us up. She took us up to another friend's whose name is Liz, she sold us a microwave for only 50$!!! it was fantastic, especially since the new ones in town go for 299$! also some hangers, because we sure did not bring enough! then thankfully she gave us a box of "essentials" full of cooking supplies and other household items!

Then came supper! Dr. T invited us over for supper, and made us brown rice, green beans, and fresh caught silver salmon, it was YUMMY! i'm not really a fish person, but i think i might be able to get used to this!

We hope you are all doing well, and having fun. We miss you all very much! We LOVE YOU! and cannot wait to hear from you all! if you want our new cell phone numbers please send me a message on facebook, and i will give it to you!

Love Always,
Sam and Jess

T- 2 Days!!

Alaska here we come!! I cannot believe how close it is! The goodbyes are getting really tough, and I wish i could say goodbye to everyone, but there is just so little time left. Tomorrow we are taking everything out of the apartment and packing it into a storage unit (a very small storage unit).

We are only taking two suitcases a piece! its so hard deciding what to take and what to leave behind. But most of all its really hard for me to leave behind all of you. My friends and family have been my biggest support system over the years, especially my Mom and Dad. It is very hard leaving them, because i feel like i'm leaving them behind, but yet again they are the most supporting of parents and are so excited for me to go! I love them for that, and at least i know they will come visit!

This is everything we are taking!! can you believe that I was able to pack down to that!? I sure cant :)

This has been quite the move, packing up my room at home, and now packing up the apartment. I guess i cant take any credit for the apartment, it was all Jesse. just walking into it gave me anxiety attacks! but luckily i am dating the most amazing man ever, and he packed up basically the whole apartment with some help from a few friends.

Well this is all for tonight, I will keep you posted on how cleaning and everything goes! and Friday we roll out!! :)

T- 7 days!

Many of you have been telling me I have to keep you updated on everything about Alaska! So I've decided to start a blog about it! We are still in Sioux Falls right now, trying to pack up all of our things, and say goodbye to all of you! We will miss you a ton, but we are very excited for our new lives!

It seems really crazy to me that all of this started in January! Jesse and I met at our dear friends Meriah, and Jesse VW's New Years Eve game night. Neither of us had planned on going, but both ended up at the same fun board game party. Now we are moving to Alaska together, and are very excited to start fresh, in a place we know very little about.

We will be leaving next Friday, the 19th of August. Our plane leaves at 6:45 that morning! Luckily we were able to get all of the same flights! even if we aren't sitting next to each other!

We hope this will be a good way to keep everyone updated on our new life, and new adventure up in Alaska! We miss you all already!