My first post

I hope that everyone is doing well down in the lower 48! We are fine up here in the last frontier. We are all settled in our new little apartment and are very thankful we have it so nice. Our apartment is above a couples garage right outside of Palmer, Ak. It is out in the country in a good neighborhood. Our apartment is only a one bedroom, but it has a nice open living room and kitchen with plenty of counter space! My favorite parts of the apartment are of course the dishwasher, dryer, and tub; these luxeries I have been without in Ga. (We only had a shower....I was able to bathe ya'll)

We purchased a Yukon last week that has 4-wheel drive, something that is a must have up here. It is nice and heavy, which makes me feel a lot more comfortable in all this ice. The only drawback is that the heavier you are, the longer it takes to stop. But, you just have to take it slow and use your head when you drive.

Some of the funny things that I never thought I would experience:

1. We went to open our door at WalMart, and the key wouldn't turn. The moisture in the keyhole had frozen and wouldn't let the lock move. The solution was to go in a buy a lighter and heat your key up really hot, shove it in and let it melt the ice, then pray it will turn.

2. Driving around the other day, the windows started fogging up inside because of the moisture in the vents. Then, the moisture on the window strated to freeze on the inside because the temp outside is around 10. Solution..... we don't know yet.

3. Our landlords mentioned that we would have to move the car tomorrow when he plowed the driveway. We asked him around what time and his reply was, "Well not early morning....probably around daylight" I had to laugh cause it just struck me so funny. Up here, I would be glad to work from sun up to sun down. :) For those of you who don't get the joke, it dosn't get light until around 10

Well, I can't think of anything else to write. I guess I will add more tomorrow.