Life is Good

We are headed for the lake.  We've rented a little log cabin at Kelly Lake for the night.  It's looking like a lovely weekend weather-wise.  Beautiful blue skies, a few puffy white clouds, and temperatures in the 60's. 


Stephen's headed into Anchorage this morning to ride with the Alaska Vets Motorcycle Club as part of the ceremony for the Moving Wall (Vietnam Vet Memorial) which is currently on display here.  After that, he'll be joining us at the lake.

This past week has been full of new developments for both of us.  I became a private GIS consultant with a nice contract to continue working for my previous employer.  My new consulting business is called Aurora GIS LLC.  I'm looking forward to the new freedoms this opportunity will provide. 

Stephen has been making great efforts to renew his wastewater treatment operator certification.  He spends long hours studying in the morning so that he can take the certification tests offered by the State DEC.  He has acquired his Alaska Level II license and is now studying to take the Level III test.  In the meantime, he also took an expensive week-long driving class and got his CDL.  All of these efforts were aimed at going to work for the Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility (AWWU). 

Earlier this week, he finally had an interview with AWWU.  And, yesterday, he got a call offering him the job.  He's elated!  I'm elated too...  This is the first time he's taken the steps to move into a new position without me having to move him to a different state. 


So, a new day is dawning for both of us.  And, it's exciting to think of the possibilities!