I Passed the Bar!

Obligatory...since now I'm a lawyer and all...

Spring is Here!

Now that it is incredibly beautiful outside, I'm suddenly in the mood to take pictures and post about activities. Last time I posted, the sun was out around 3 hours a day. Now, the sun is up from around 4am to 10pm, and it's only going to get better. In January, the temperature was anywhere from -20 to -40 and today, it'll be 60 degrees.

I was in Alabama for all of March taking the bar exam. It was incredibly difficult and doubt I'll pass. People continually ask me "How do you think you did?" Well, the answer is "I have no clue." The bar exam isn't an objective test, meaning you have to choose the "most right" answer from a mostly ridiculous question that would never occur in real life. This is why it is almost impossible to gauge your testing results. As far as the essay portion, I don't feel terrible about it--it's easier to study for, but impossible to know what the examiners are looking for. I've already passed the Ethics portion...let's just hope I can go all the way. But enough about my personal life....back to Alaska!

Anyway, so we finally bought a trailer for the RZR. Who knew they would be so expensive? Regardless, I'm happy we bought it. We went riding Saturday on Coal Mine Road which is an old, abandoned trail leading up to an old coal mine. Snow and melting snow (mud) was terrible in some places, but the RZR is pretty awesome and we made it through. Karla and Brent (our friends) went riding with us and brought their cute doggies. It was so much fun. Brent and Trevor even shot a few Ptarmigans (wild birds) and I cooked them for dinner. This summer is going to be amazing. Today, we're going fishing. Hopefully I'll have a big fish to post on here later.

Winter Pictures

Water Freezing at -40F

Welcome to Winter

Well, thanks to a 2-3 month project at Boeing, my blog has been out of commission. Today is my first day home. Now I'll have a little more time to devote to documenting our experiences in beautiful Alaska.

So how are things going? Well, it's cold for starters. Even though this has been a "warm" winter, we regularly experience anywhere from -10 to -40 degrees. We plug our car in nightly to avoid freezing. One night we forgot, and our tires were square and the Exploder would barely move. Hopefully that won't happen again.

We've made a few friends which makes our journey much more enjoyable. It's nice having people to hang out with when it's so dark and cold. For New Year's Eve we went to a Fort Greely Masquerade Ball which was tons of fun. Trevor and I had cools masks, outfits, and a great time.

I've booked my flight home for Feb 17th. I take the bar on the 22-24th of Feb. I'm not looking forward to it; hopefully since I'm home I'll be able to take advantage of the study opportunties.

I've got lots of pictures and videos to post!

Anchorage

Two weeks ago, Trevor and I made our way to Anchorage to shop for winter clothes for the weekend. While there, we got snow pants, masks, bibs, ugly boots, gloves, etc. I look like the Michelin Man. Oh well, at least I'll be warm. Anchorage was a beautiful and small city...we really liked it. The mall, however, is pretty poor--only a few good stores. But of all the things we bought, I'm the most excited about the new earrings Trevor bought me for my birthday. I love them. I know they won't technically keep my warm or anything, but whatever. Ha.

Home in Alabama

I'll be posting new updates when I return to Alaska. Right now, I'm enjoying myself in Alabama but missing Trevor terribly. He couldn't come because of work...he was actually at a business meeting in Rhode Island the day I flew out of Fairbanks. He told me this morning that there is already frost on the ground; it was 32 degrees this morning...burrrrrr. I'm not looking forward to that.