So I know that it has been a really long time since I posted, but I'm here now. Let me tell you, I fall in love with Alaska more and more each day. Everyone knows the saying, "the grass is greener on the other side." I like to think that I am already on the other side. Because it's summer time now (yes, we completely skipped spring), all the grass is green, people are planting flowers and tending to their gardens, the trees are in full bloom, and the air smells wonderful (unless you live with two dogs like I do haha). My uncle and his fiancée have a huge hammock that they put in their backyard and I love to go and lay in it. The amount of times that I have almost fallen asleep in it are way too many to count. When we go camping down in Homer to go fishing, I intend to sleep in a hammock rather than the tent. I will fall asleep almost instantly if I sleep in a hammock. I have spent a lot of time outside during the last week or two. Whether it was laying in the hammock, helping Liz plant herbs, or just going out and doing running around, I have tried to be outside as much as possible. Yesterday, we had a barbecue for Memorial Day weekend. We put a bunch of chairs outside, invited a bunch of people over, and smoked a brisket. It was really really good. My uncle and I made macaroni salad and a coconut lime cheesecake the night before, and today, there is only a little bit of macaroni salad left. No more cheesecake. It was just that good. I did have to work that morning, which kind of sucked, but I got everything done, came home, took a nap, and then joined everyone for the barbecue. Speaking of work, it's going fairly well. One of the bakers that trained me has moved back home to Arizona and we hired a new girl. So far, she has been trained on the day baking stuff, but this week she is being trained on the morning baking stuff. I actually have an evaluation this Tuesday to see how all of my stuff is turning out and to see if I should get a raise. That would be really nice. When August 1 comes around, I have rent to pay down in Columbia. I need to make sure that I have the money to pay my rent. I have started looking at getting a second job but haven't settled on anything yet. I just want something like a part time administrative assistant. Something kind of low-key since my current job is a lot of manual labor and I'm consistently busy. We will see after Tuesday what I decide to do. Liz's birthday is next week so we are planning a surprise party for her. It is going to be unicorn themed, so lots of pastel colors and sweet food. I'm not sure if we are making her a unicorn cake or if we are just going to go to the grocery store and buy one. I think that her niece might be taking over all the party planning so I think I might just stay out of it and be surprised when the day comes. So because it is summer time, that means that my brother and one of our cousins will be flying up here shortly. It's an early graduation present from my uncle to fly each of the nieces/nephews up the summer before their senior year. I flew up here and spent a month and a half for my early graduation present. Now it is my brother's turn. He is flying up June 20, which I am super excited for. I haven't seen him in six months. We do talk everyday and have legitimate conversations, but I still haven't seen him face to face, so it will be nice. Our cousin, Brendan, is actually flying in this Saturday. None of us have actually met him. I think he lives in Arizona or Nevada or one of the surrounding states. I think we will all have a good time though, despite not actually knowing each other. We have lots of fun things planned for this summer (or at least I do) and I can't wait to share all my adventures! I will talk to y'all later.
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