Back in NY

It's been a busy couple weeks. I'm back in NY now. The jet lag coming back was awful, and took several days to get used to this time zone again. At which point I began dealing with some physical stuff that took a full week to get over. The doctor's think it was just from having so much going on, not much sleep, and dehydration. My blood pressure ended up dropping extremely low a couple times, but the part that was making me nervous was that during those times, I couldn't taste anything and I was numb head to toe. Let me tell you, when you're already feeling really weird (due to the low BP) and then your senses have gone, it's a bit scary. But it's over now, and I'm doing much better.
The other thing that has kept me busy this past week has been car shopping. I HATE car salesmen with a passion! Nothing worse out there, in my opinion. I get so flustered, but it has helped to have a friend who is a car salesman himself, and also a few friends who are mechanics, so they've been able to offer advice from time to time. Still haven't found the right car yet, but hope to soon.
I was on a waiting list for a rental for the first week, so I was stranded in Hoosick Falls, which didn't help matters any. Now that I have my little rented cobalt, I'm back out there getting things done, or at least attempting to.
It's been good to see so many people since I've been back, but I already miss Alaska!

Kodiak Pictures - Fun With My Cousins!

Skip-Bo with Grace, Shalom, and Sarah; Anton Larson with the Neff family; John enjoying his sushi; out for a drive with John; the girls and I took the rowboat out to a little island on Island Lake; Aunt Katrina working in their garden; and Shalom's flower garden. 

Kodiak Pictures - Random

These are small salmonberries, and they're still 4-5 times the size of the blueberries! The next several pictures are from the top of Pillar Mtn, overlooking the town of Kodiak, the new windmills on top, and the view of the airport and Gibson Cove. I'm standing by the Buskin River at about 10pm (still light out!); and the last

picture was taken out at White Sands beach of a place where there used to be a bouy swing at the top of that hill. It gave quite the rush when you jumped on and swung out over the parking lot and back! (It's a fairly steep hill!) 

Kodiak Pictures - Bell's Flats

Here are some more Kodiak pictures. Bear with me if a few are duplicates. I don't remember which ones I put on before. The pic of the houses is our old house (white w/green trim) and our neighbors' houses on the hill; Russian River is a good place for fishing; salmonberries; and the last is a shot of the airport and Women's Bay.