First off, I will be updating this fairly regularly throughout the summer because there is an internet connection up at the camp that I will be at. However, in this primitive place that we call Alaska, there is only one cell phone carrier, which puts me in roaming mode on my cell phone, so I just turned off my phone for the summer. I am not sure if I still have voice mail, but it really doesn't matter because I will not be able to check it all summer. If you need to get a hold of me then just email me.

Now about the trip up here. I really didn't start packing until the night before my trip, but I had been thinking about I needed so I was pretty sure that I had everything ready. I saw Kacy, Kevin, Chris, Yohan, Macheala, Rammey, Matt, and Steve before I left when I played poker at Kacy's house. I also stopped by Charter to see Ms Nichols one more time before she retired and saw Corey in the process. I then ran home to get last minute things together before I left, but I still had that nagging feeling that I was forgetting something, but that is something that I always get when I am leaving for a while so I just kind of wrote it off.

I got to the airport and got through all of the security with plenty of time to spare (even though I almost forgot my wallet in my parents car), and got to relax and stop worrying about missing my flight. Then I remembered what I forgot when Danielle called and asked me when I was going to stop by to see her. Heh... yeah... I forgot a slightly important thing. Sorry Danielle, I feel really bad about forgetting about you :(.

So Alaska is awesome. Everything is really beautiful here and so is Amaris (I had to put that in because I know she hates hearing it). Amaris has been letting me drive most places so I have almost learned my way around Eagle River. Anchorage reminds me of what Boise was like 10 years ago, before the urban sprawl, the hoards of Californians, and all of the traffic.

I went to bed at around 4 last night, but it was still light out. I was expecting that, but I still have not seen any polar bears or Eskimos. I guess they hide them pretty well or something.

Anyway, we are going to go camping this weekend, and then I am going to the bible camp, so I will update this after that.