Back in Fairbanks!

It has been a while since my last post! I have been busy with break and getting back into things at school but everything has gone well!!

Break was wonderful! I made it home in time for Christmas and it was great to see most of my family! I was able to visit with almost all of my friends, go skiing for a few days, go to a few contra dances, visit UMaine, play large amounts of Super Scrabble with the family and just plain relax!

I flew back up to Fairbanks on Jan 19th and Justin spent the first week up here with me! It was good to have someone here to help settle me back in! About half of my friends aren't returning this semester, but I am enjoying the alone time! I still have a few and they are keeping me going! :)

I haven't been able to do too much exciting stuff since I have been back. I am only taking two classes: Statistics and a GIS course. Between classes and research stuff I have more than enough to keep busy!

The temperatures are finally going up a little bit and the amount of daylight has increased tremendously since I left back in December! The high temperatures for this upcoming week are all between zero and positive ten! The sun is coming up around 9:30 am and setting around 4:30 pm which isn't nearly as bad! It is still hard to get up before the sun, but at least it keeps getting earlier!

I took a bunch of pictures over break and since I've been back, but here are just a few! If you want to see more, they are all posted on Facebook!

4 Shmos with Memere and Pepere on Christmas!

Joel and I while x-c skiing with the family at Duck Brook in Acadia

Out snowshoeing with Mom and Dad!

Skiing at the Camden Snowbowl with Jess and Andy!

Annabelle's first birthday party!

Skiing at Saddleback! (Em, Me, Don, Gerard & Joel)

Back in Fairbanks....

The Chena River...Ben, Justin and I took a walk down it one afternoon

Pretty trees on campus!

Since I've come back, many ice sculptures have been put up. This one is outside the engineering building!

Walking on a warm day!

That is about all I have for now! I will try to keep posting more regularly again! I'm really looking forward to when Em comes on April 10th!!