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glacier_kitty) wrote2025-05-19 12:38 pm
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Santa Fe recap
I got home very early this morning and now I can do a recap since I'm not socializing/exhausted haha. I wasn't sure how much time mom and I would spend with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Dean since their friends (Pam and Ken) were visiting too, but we actually spent a lot of our time with them! They were super nice and didn't at all object to having to share Cindy and Dean with us haha. One of the days Pam and I added each other on Facebook and she fistbumped me and said "we're friends now!" Heck yes! Haha. We spent a lot of time shopping downtown (with me admiring all the shops' curtains LOL). There were LOTS of tourists around..for some reason most of the time it was super windy, but otherwise it was sunny and nice. Downtown is dangerous because there are too many things to buy haha. I kept wondering why I was so out of breath doing simple things, until someone said something about the altitude (7,199 feet)..ah yes, that explained it haha. It's also SUPER dry, even drier than Fairbanks! Drinking water didn't help much, but lip balm did, thankfully. We also went to a couple bookstores (one with thousands of books in Spanish..the most in the country, according to the owner), but unfortunately, the one I usually went to was not in business anymore..the last time I was there the owner talked about how much he wanted to retire, so he did (another bookstore owner said he moved to California). It was a cool bookstore though..I wonder what he did with all his books? The library had a little store, with amazingly had a copy of The Worst Journey in the World, which I made Cindy buy LOL..she was like "every time you visit, I end up with a stack of books!" haha. I hope she likes it!
On Thursday I was excited but nervous to see Drew Lynch! Another comedian opened for him, and she owned horses, and said her pronouns were neigh/nem, with I thought was HILARIOUS lol. Eventually it was Drew's turn! He always opens his shows by making fun of or making observations about where he's performing. He mentioned being blown away but the crazy wind, blaming the altitude for stuttering, making fun of the town Truth or Consequences, and also having to use lip balm. There was also someone who was deaf in the audience, so there were a couple ASL interpreters to help him. When Drew came onstage and saw her he was like "oh no, I have to try not to stutter, would that look like a seizure in ASL??" That added part made the show even funnier..I can't remember the deaf person's name, so I'll go with Gary..he and the interpreters had a lot of attention from Drew (both of the interpreters were having fun lol). My favorite part of the show was when Drew stuttered, looked at the interpreter, and said "did you just sign my stutter?!" That's a huge reason I like him so much, he uses humor for his situation (like I do with autism). He's not just another guy trying to be funny..I feel like he would feel vulnerable, but he doesn't seem fazed. I also like how good he is at ad-libbing, like when he saw the interpreters. He has a fun laugh, though the volume was too loud. Mom said she had trouble following him sometimes, because he would start to say something and stop and change what he was going to say, but I'm sure that's because his stutter wouldn't let him say it..that would be frustrating, but he says something like "oh you know!," and continues on. I didn't understand or like ALL of his jokes, but it was still really fun! (I was super exhausted after it was over, too much stimulation!) He likes to post funny parts of his shows on YouTube, and I can't wait to see what he posts from this show! (Hopefully his interactions with the interpreters!) I'll have to share it if he does post it. At the end of the show, he said "you guys were f-ing awesome!" Why thank you. :P Haha. I'm glad he had fun too!
I flew home yesterday, but mom went on to Florida to visit grandpa (he's having cancer treatments and sometimes doesn't feel well). I HAVE to go back to work tomorrow, so I told mom to tell him I said "hi." It was nice to get away for a few days after working so hard during the move! I'm sure there's lots to do still though. :P I'm pretty sure Curti grew while I was gone, he's getting so big!!
A nice view of Denali flying into Anchorage..it'll always look epic! I saw one of its glaciers too, possibly Muldrow..nice!
Curtains in the AirBnB mom and I stayed in
OMG look I was eating salad!! Haha (I had to document it with Dean :P). Healthy, but not very filling lol
A curtain in one of the shops..I love when they're tied back all fancy 😍
*swoons*
I made my family get in the pic LOL
HOWDY y'all!!! I actually kinda like that hat on me lol
A giant burrito served with rice and...garlic bread?! Haha what??
I wasn't going to go in this shop until Pam said "look!" and pointed to the window..ah yes, now I have a reason to go in :P
I wanted to get closer, but the area was roped off..rude!! Haha
I love this pic of mom! I guess cowboy hats fit us well :P
Me, Cindy in the trunk, Pam and mom driving back from dinner..alcohol made us be silly :P
Blanca and her cool blue eyes!
We made paella and gazpacho..interesting flavors! The six of us devoured most of it in one sitting :P
Dean on the end trying to get in the pic haha, Ken, Pam, Cindy, me and mom before eating dinner
Pam, Cindy trying to get in the pic lol, Dean, mom, me, and Ken playing Swipe, which I'd never played before. It was kinda like Uno in that you had to get rid of all your cards. It was pretty fun!
Mt. Rainier flying into Seattle. There was another volcano before that one, maybe Mt. Adams
It was light enough to take a pic of this awesome glacier! (Kaskawulsh, maybe?)
Tanana River near Fairbanks (still light at 12 something in the morning!)
Fairbanks/North Pole area
Coming home <3
The room isn't empty if there's a four-poster bed in it!! Haha
Pretty much my only reason to watch The Favourite LOL..I loved the scene where the lady opens the bed curtains :D (and then they had to turn off the power to the seatback switches and internet because one of the outlets was overheating. But I was having so much fun! *sniff*)
17. What makes you angry? Animal abuse, slow internet, being mean for no reason, etc
18. What five things do you want to do on your next birthday? I'd love to take a plane ride to Black Rapids Glacier (there is a company that does that now!), eat cake, open presents, shop at Barnes and Noble haha, relax online
19. Your most recent dream: I can't really remember..
On Thursday I was excited but nervous to see Drew Lynch! Another comedian opened for him, and she owned horses, and said her pronouns were neigh/nem, with I thought was HILARIOUS lol. Eventually it was Drew's turn! He always opens his shows by making fun of or making observations about where he's performing. He mentioned being blown away but the crazy wind, blaming the altitude for stuttering, making fun of the town Truth or Consequences, and also having to use lip balm. There was also someone who was deaf in the audience, so there were a couple ASL interpreters to help him. When Drew came onstage and saw her he was like "oh no, I have to try not to stutter, would that look like a seizure in ASL??" That added part made the show even funnier..I can't remember the deaf person's name, so I'll go with Gary..he and the interpreters had a lot of attention from Drew (both of the interpreters were having fun lol). My favorite part of the show was when Drew stuttered, looked at the interpreter, and said "did you just sign my stutter?!" That's a huge reason I like him so much, he uses humor for his situation (like I do with autism). He's not just another guy trying to be funny..I feel like he would feel vulnerable, but he doesn't seem fazed. I also like how good he is at ad-libbing, like when he saw the interpreters. He has a fun laugh, though the volume was too loud. Mom said she had trouble following him sometimes, because he would start to say something and stop and change what he was going to say, but I'm sure that's because his stutter wouldn't let him say it..that would be frustrating, but he says something like "oh you know!," and continues on. I didn't understand or like ALL of his jokes, but it was still really fun! (I was super exhausted after it was over, too much stimulation!) He likes to post funny parts of his shows on YouTube, and I can't wait to see what he posts from this show! (Hopefully his interactions with the interpreters!) I'll have to share it if he does post it. At the end of the show, he said "you guys were f-ing awesome!" Why thank you. :P Haha. I'm glad he had fun too!
I flew home yesterday, but mom went on to Florida to visit grandpa (he's having cancer treatments and sometimes doesn't feel well). I HAVE to go back to work tomorrow, so I told mom to tell him I said "hi." It was nice to get away for a few days after working so hard during the move! I'm sure there's lots to do still though. :P I'm pretty sure Curti grew while I was gone, he's getting so big!!
A nice view of Denali flying into Anchorage..it'll always look epic! I saw one of its glaciers too, possibly Muldrow..nice!
Curtains in the AirBnB mom and I stayed in
OMG look I was eating salad!! Haha (I had to document it with Dean :P). Healthy, but not very filling lol
A curtain in one of the shops..I love when they're tied back all fancy 😍
*swoons*
I made my family get in the pic LOL
HOWDY y'all!!! I actually kinda like that hat on me lol
A giant burrito served with rice and...garlic bread?! Haha what??
I wasn't going to go in this shop until Pam said "look!" and pointed to the window..ah yes, now I have a reason to go in :P
I wanted to get closer, but the area was roped off..rude!! Haha
I love this pic of mom! I guess cowboy hats fit us well :P
Me, Cindy in the trunk, Pam and mom driving back from dinner..alcohol made us be silly :P
Blanca and her cool blue eyes!
We made paella and gazpacho..interesting flavors! The six of us devoured most of it in one sitting :P
Dean on the end trying to get in the pic haha, Ken, Pam, Cindy, me and mom before eating dinner
Pam, Cindy trying to get in the pic lol, Dean, mom, me, and Ken playing Swipe, which I'd never played before. It was kinda like Uno in that you had to get rid of all your cards. It was pretty fun!
Mt. Rainier flying into Seattle. There was another volcano before that one, maybe Mt. Adams
It was light enough to take a pic of this awesome glacier! (Kaskawulsh, maybe?)
Tanana River near Fairbanks (still light at 12 something in the morning!)
Fairbanks/North Pole area
Coming home <3
The room isn't empty if there's a four-poster bed in it!! Haha
Pretty much my only reason to watch The Favourite LOL..I loved the scene where the lady opens the bed curtains :D (and then they had to turn off the power to the seatback switches and internet because one of the outlets was overheating. But I was having so much fun! *sniff*)
17. What makes you angry? Animal abuse, slow internet, being mean for no reason, etc
18. What five things do you want to do on your next birthday? I'd love to take a plane ride to Black Rapids Glacier (there is a company that does that now!), eat cake, open presents, shop at Barnes and Noble haha, relax online
19. Your most recent dream: I can't really remember..