Monday, August 4, 2008
our home
Here it is. Isn't it lovely? Yes, that's a clothesline! (We don't have a washer/dryer and drying is expensive!) I love the way the trees filter the sunlight. Also, you may notice it's on a trailer with wheels. It's technically a "park model RV" but it's nothing like any RV I've seen before. I prefer to just call it a cabin. It's 400 sq. feet, so it's small, but it's plenty of room for the three of us, and it sits on 5 acres and has a big yard so we certainly don't feel cramped.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
life in the woods
It's been two months since my last post, which is hard for me to believe because it feels like two weeks. Life has changed a lot since then as I knew it would, but I have very few complaints, except missing my friends and being scared to drive on the freeway. There is so much to catch up on, I know I won't be able to do it in one post, so I won't try. However I will try to start posting regularly again, and eventually fill in the gaps.
The place we are living in is idyllic. It is a little cabin nestled in the woods, which has always been my dream home. I had always imagined it being in Alaska, but I'm quickly learning to appreciate living a little bit further south. It's sunny nearly every day, I don't have to worry about bears, and, it's sunny nearly every day! This is temporary, however, so I'm trying not to get too attached to it. Besides, there are a few inconveniences here. One is that we have no washer/dryer so we have to use a laundromat (which is a bit pricey) and we also have to bring our own garbage to the dump, which is about 30 miles away, I think. Also I miss small-town Alaska because I don't really know how to function in a real town. I don't know how to drive with all these freeways, complex intersections, and one-way roads. I don't even really know how to be a safe pedestrian! But I spend most of my time at home anyway, since I am working from home. Whenever we go somewhere T drives. I'm slowly learning though.
Actually part of it is learning to drive our new car. We recently bought a Honda Civic Hybrid. We went to the dealership to "look" and came back the next day with a car. It all happened kind of fast. It's a big financial committment--but it sure is nice to have a car and not just the truck. It doesn't drive like my old Geo Prizm though. The dashboard is really big, so you can't see the front of your car, and the brakes and steering just feel strange to me. But it sure is fun having a hybrid, and it's definitely saving us gas money, and it's nice to know we aren't polluting quite as much.
I feel like I'm rambling, because I haven't written in so long.
Let's see, Thursday we are driving to SeaTac to pick up Chris and Tiff on our way to Oregon. Chris is spending time with his brothers, T is hanging out with Mike & Vicki, and Tiff and I will be spending three nights at a hostel on the coast, just exploring and having fun. I'm really looking forward to it, and the hostel looks like an amazing place. I will definitely take pictures.
Speaking of pictures, here are some pictures of our place:
(Actually, my internet connection got really slow, so I will upload the pictures later...)
The place we are living in is idyllic. It is a little cabin nestled in the woods, which has always been my dream home. I had always imagined it being in Alaska, but I'm quickly learning to appreciate living a little bit further south. It's sunny nearly every day, I don't have to worry about bears, and, it's sunny nearly every day! This is temporary, however, so I'm trying not to get too attached to it. Besides, there are a few inconveniences here. One is that we have no washer/dryer so we have to use a laundromat (which is a bit pricey) and we also have to bring our own garbage to the dump, which is about 30 miles away, I think. Also I miss small-town Alaska because I don't really know how to function in a real town. I don't know how to drive with all these freeways, complex intersections, and one-way roads. I don't even really know how to be a safe pedestrian! But I spend most of my time at home anyway, since I am working from home. Whenever we go somewhere T drives. I'm slowly learning though.
Actually part of it is learning to drive our new car. We recently bought a Honda Civic Hybrid. We went to the dealership to "look" and came back the next day with a car. It all happened kind of fast. It's a big financial committment--but it sure is nice to have a car and not just the truck. It doesn't drive like my old Geo Prizm though. The dashboard is really big, so you can't see the front of your car, and the brakes and steering just feel strange to me. But it sure is fun having a hybrid, and it's definitely saving us gas money, and it's nice to know we aren't polluting quite as much.
I feel like I'm rambling, because I haven't written in so long.
Let's see, Thursday we are driving to SeaTac to pick up Chris and Tiff on our way to Oregon. Chris is spending time with his brothers, T is hanging out with Mike & Vicki, and Tiff and I will be spending three nights at a hostel on the coast, just exploring and having fun. I'm really looking forward to it, and the hostel looks like an amazing place. I will definitely take pictures.
Speaking of pictures, here are some pictures of our place:
(Actually, my internet connection got really slow, so I will upload the pictures later...)
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