Sunday, September 5, 2010

WOWZA!!







Words and pictures do NOT to the Yukon territory any justice.. It gives you chills, and I mean that honestly.. It takes alot to impress me and this place takes the cake.. The mountains, the trees, the smells, the water, the wildlife.. STUNNING!!! If you can ever visit Canada, DO SO!!!! Today we drove 12 hours, part of it in the rain and it went by so fast!! In my pics, I actually was up close and personal with some caribou and bison.. AMAZING!!! We also had funny things that happened along the way... Sal gave us the 1st funny of the day while cleaning the windshield on the truck, he was also squeeeeeg'ing the mirrors LMAO and I caught it on camera.. MUHAHHA.. Next we were driving over the river called the SMART RIVER and Sal said "must be where they get smart water from" Dork! But I love him!! The boys kept us entertained as well as those fabulous trio-Alvin, Simon and Theodore.. AGAIN LOL.. We stopped in whitehorse Canada and wouldnt you know but AGAIN we had a block on our bank card!! WTF??? 2nd strike against Armed Forces Bank.. After a 30 minute phone call our card was back in action and we were on our merry way.. We stopped in WhiteHorse to get a bite to eat and had lunch at a mom and pop place called BEEJAYS and it was really cute and the waitress was adorable, eventhough I think she was having a moment and firing someone and that someone got in Sal's face at the payphone, while he was yelling at the bank.. Ahh, Memories.. Sal and I were visiting our past today and talking about all the drives all over the world we have taken and how much we miss our kids who are now on their own.. Makes me soo sad.. Happy that they are all doing fine on their own, but also a little heartsick that they are doing fine on their own.. I just love them so much.. and miss them.. our 1st pcs(permanent change of station) was from Arizona to Vint Hill Farm Station, Va(near ft Belvoir) we were 18, had a brand new baby and everything we owned fit into a tiny U-haul-that U-haul by the way, broke down in the middle of nowhere and I had to bathe a new baby in the sink of a rest stop.. By the time we got to Manassas, Va we had 50.00 to our name!! If that!! Broke as a joke!! We lived on balogna and fruity pebbles and milk for many days!! The drive was great though. We were on an adventure..TOGETHER, come rain or shine we were doing this as a team. 21 years later we are driving across Canada and Alaska together as a team. I love him, even when he is weird and cleans the mirrors and breakdances while he drives and sneaks ring pops to 2 little boys along the way... Thanks for the Memories

4 comments:

  1. Wow, that is pretty. Can't wait to see the pictures from when you get there!

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  2. Glad to hear you guys are almost there! The pictures are amazing!

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  3. Love, Love, Love you guys!!!!!! Its down to hours and we are all so excited!!!!!!

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  4. Mary, I think those 19, broke, and having to juggle a baby and life are some of the best memories...and they are what make us strong enough to still deal with stupid puns after 20 plus years...it is also what gives you the ability to move a family all over the world without killing them ;-) Love reading your travel stories...and looking forward to moving my family to Florida...and having you guys come visit. Sal sounds like he and Bryan should be related...jokes that bad have to be hereditary!!!

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