Lately

Summer has been so busy, I have not even loaded most of our photos. This summer was a whirlwind of lots happening at work, lots of out of state visitors and lots of changes in our Homer lives. More photos to come of it all.

We moved into a new house.

Patrick got new Carhartt overalls.

We got a new volunteer dog at work, Sadie, a Goldendoodle.

I got a new Subaru.

Patrick has a new niece, Sienna!

Sloane and Gus

Every summer our landlords and their family visit Alaska from Vermont and stay in the apartment downstairs from our house. They have a 13 year old son (Zach) and a 7 year old daughter (Sloane). When they come to Alaska, Zach's thing is going to outdoor adventure camps. Sloane's thing is playing with Gus. They are the best of friends. She loves him so much that she finally talked her parents into getting a Golden Retriever. They pick up little eight week old Amelia when they get back home.

Homer Fourth of July Parade

Gulliver

Last week I had some sweet photo time with my friend's delightful baby, Gulliver. He loves the camera and already knows how to pose. These are some of my faves.

A Weekend with Miles

Meet Miles. He is 4 (turning 5 next week). His mom, Susannah, has been one of my dearest Alaskan friends and I have watched Miles grow up most of his life. His dad is a musician and came down to Homer to play a couple of shows this past weekend, so Patrick and I got to spend a good part of our weekend with this delightful little guy.

cookout

s'mores

movie night with Gus

Gus's "good morning pet"

breakfast

May

May has been a great month. My birthday, lots of sunshine, OKC Thunder wins, etc. And more fun to come. Patrick and I are flying home for his little sister's wedding and then driving back to Alaska! We are super excited to spend time with friends and family, celebrate Jen and Mike, and take a different tour of the US.

We watch most of the Thunder games here, at Alice's Champagne Palace.

It is haircut month, apparently. I cut Patrick's long luscious locks, I got a haircut, and so did Gus!

The cute salon I go to in Homer.

Gus came to work with me to show off his haircut.

 We celebrated my birthday early because I would be working in Kenai on the actual day. Turns out, we celebrated twice because Patrick drove to Kenai and surprised me with these gorgeous flowers.

 Finn's Pizza is one of our very favorite restaurants and it just opened this month. It is on the Homer Spit (a skinny 5 mile piece of land that juts out into the bay) and there are lots of fun restaurants and businesses that are open only during the summer.

Driving out to the Spit.

I have a lapdog.

Finn's!

Always time for the beach.

Fresh produce from Washington!

Who doesn't love a little Ghostface on vinyl?

Dinner Party

 This year my birthday falls in the middle of the week and I will be out of town, so we decided to have a few friends over to celebrate a little early. One thing I miss the most here is good Thai and Indian food, so Patrick cooked a feast of red and green curry, pad thai and spring rolls. 

The food was totally delicious and we finished off the meal with Patrick's Blueberry Crisp-my fave.

Our friend, Justin, who helped Patrick cook dinner.

One of my dearest friends, Jill.

Another one of my dearest friends, Jenny. She is expecting a baby in September!

 A few weeks ago, I showed Patrick a photo of this necklace and asked if he could make one. He told me there was no way he could make that and kept asking if I wanted the one on the website. I of course did not want the one on the website; I wanted one made by him. Anyways, it was no big deal and I forgot about it. On Sunday night he gave me an envelope and inside were TWO beautiful heart necklaces that he made with his very own hands. The big one is made out of red heart wood and the small one made of iron wood. They are so beautiful and perfectly smooth. By far one of the sweetest and most special gifts I have ever received.