solstice

so as i promise i made to myself last night when i was blogging, here i am blogging again cause i'm trying to be more "in the moment". i'm finding as i try to blog about something that happened a week ago it's not as genuine as something that happened an hour ago.

so today is the summer solstice. the day where the sun shines the longest, skims the horizon then rises again.from here on out we start to loose daylight. as part of celebrating the solstice it's a fun time in town and everyone heads down to the river to have a good time and watch the sun.

i admit it. i went. i caved into the peer pressure of " you have to go....it's the solstice".

but all night long in the back of my mind i was making mental notes. things i haven't noticed, the fact that i'm starting to get used to alaska. in a way my time here is not to get used to alaska, it is to look at everyday as something so awesome and lucky to be here.

tonight riding my bike up the hill back "home" i stopped at the viewpoint and stared at the mountain eating pineapple. mckinley had finally come out of her hiding, the sun was shinning it the weather perfect. and i realized i haven't looked at the mountains in over a week. i've become used to this place. i even sleep well now.

a feeling just comes over you once in a while where at a specific place and time u look at yourself and smile. to be proud of the adventure and to be living in the here and now.to have met a good friend who you can be yourself with after such short of time and who "get's it".

crap i even expressed tonight that i would like to come here in the winter for a few weeks to a month. just to see what it's like. i can only imagine, how beautiful it's becoming everyday and how amazing the winter landscape could be. sooo picture perfect.

it's way past my bed time but i managed to hack out a few words before i settle down.

p.s. what i miss most tonight: turkey hill mint choc chip ice cream



Watching the Sun