It has been such a long time since I have posted anything!  Winnie and I got back to NC in June and have been busy ever since. I took a long term sub. position and started a class for my masters'. Winnie is enjoying swimming in the lake that's not even frozen over!   Some of these pictures are from after we got back and others are from when we were still in Fairbanks.  Sure am loving this long fall we are having down here in the south!  It does not feel like Halloween though because there is no snow on the ground.  We are not taking the weather for granted and are enjoying our time here.  Looking forward to heading back up north though!  Happy Halloween everybody!

Orange clan at the Fisher House 5k Oct.15 

"My dad is my hero."

Mom and I with Nicholas Sparks

Our trip to the Arctic Circle

The mighty Yukon

True polar region of the state



Birch Hill and the Chena  11:00pm 

Family photo after the Mosquito Meander, June 2011

Our last time at the Salmon Bake

Hannah and Keith 

Tai and our neice Emmie

The Orange Clan, PCB 2011 

Our neice, Blane, and I before the wedding

The photos below were taken off my cell phone, some before I left AK and some after I got back to NC.

Eating at the Gulch my last night in Fairbanks.  

Winnie is adjusting to the south.



 Camping trip to Gatlingburg with the Oranges

Winnie and her best friend, Gunner 

Favorite place to eat in the summertime, Fairbanks



Deployment Ceremony with friends Joe and Ted 

KTVF Channel 11 Sunrise and Sunset info.

Winnie and I after we finished the Beat Beethoven run Saturday.

My pretty drive to work.

Looking out our front door

The moose were standing right behind my car. You can see their eyes!

Mama Moose and her baby hung out around our house for about an hour.

I was trying to get our neighbor dog, Gunner, inside the house, but he wanted to be brave.

Our last big snow. (Hopefully)

Breakup!

Breakup season is finally upon us! The snow is melting more and more everyday with temps in the high 30's. Even though there are no leaves on trees yet and no flowers coming up, we still feel like it's springtime. The sun is coming up at 6:00 and is going down around 9 now. Life is great! Some of these pictures are older from a snow blizzard we had back in Feb.

The Alaska songbirds have come out from hibernating.

Walking the dog

Icicles are a sure sign that things are warming up!