If you have been keeping up with my blog, you know that my brother, Billy, was visiting up here for the summer. In the past, I have fought with my siblings a lot and we never really got along great. Since I've been in college, my relationship with my brother has drastically improved. It was so great to see him again after having not seen him in 6 months. We hung out, ate a lot of food, cooked a lot of food, and watched a lot of Master Chef together. Who knew that my brother and I would be sitting at the kitchen table eating steak and potatoes while watching Master Chef? Definitely not me. We had a lot of really great discussions while he was here. We talked about where we wanted to be after we both graduate next summer, our relationships, and food. We talked about food a lot. I'm really proud of my brother and the person that he is becoming. He has lots of goals and aspirations, and he has a direction for his life. It was awesome to sit down with him and talk about all this stuff. He's graduating from high school in June with certificates in welding that most people his age wouldn't have. He wants to make his career in welding and is already making plans of where to go to do that. I'm really happy that he knows what he wants to do, because I definitely don't. After being on a fast track to a degree in criminal justice starting in high school, I still question whether this is something that I want to do. After working in a bakery for almost half a year, maybe I'll find more satisfaction in becoming a baker or a chef. Who knows. I'm so glad that I got to spend quality time with my brother. Although we did have some serious conversations, we also had some fun times. Any time that one of us had cookies, we would take one and place it on the other person's shoulder. There was also a lot of smacking and shoving involved. Whenever we would walk by each other, someone got shoved or smacked. It was pretty funny. His plane flew out this afternoon around 3. He called me once he got to Seattle. Apparently the flight was not a good one. We do not take kindly to screaming children. He has very little patience for children just like I do. Hopefully his next two flights will be better and he makes it home safely. I fly home in ten days. Woohoo. Very excited. Tonight is my last shift at work and I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked in the bakery. Yes, that job was stressful and had a lot of downs, but there were some ups mixed in with the downs. My managers were proud of the product that I was putting out, and honestly, I enjoyed it. I really do love cooking and baking. I still hate doing dishes, but I love making something delicious. After I get done working, I get to start packing and cleaning. I need to start packing my bags, shipping stuff to Columbia, and cleaning my room and the truck. I will post again next week to reflect on my time here in Alaska and wrap up this blog. It's been fun.
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