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1. What has you feelin’ groovy? Relaxing
2. Where do you often stop when you are homeward bound? The bus transit center..nice that it's so close!
3. When were you most recently awake far too late in the evening? Hmm..maybe in the last couple months? I have urges to pull black hairs from my body and have spent literal hours doing it..they grow in the weirdest places haha
4. Where might you go to hear the sound of silence? My apartment
5. What proves you are still crazy after all these years? Uhhh..I've gone to Anchorage just to go to the bookstore there haha (and of course I had to go to Olive Garden lol)

Today at work, as a thank you and reward for moving, we spent a few hours at Tanana Lakes. We had burgers and snacks, and there were kayaks/paddleboards/etc if we wanted to go on the water. I went out on the paddleboard, which was my first time..I like kayaks better, but it was still nice to be out relaxing on the water. It was also nice sitting around relaxing, having nothing I was supposed to do. The water was too cold to go in all the way (for me anyway..there were lots of kids swimming out there lol), so I just waded in. It was a nice afternoon and we should do it again lol. Curti thought I smelled VERY interesting when I got home :P

( pokemon update )

18. What changes would you make if you were President of the United States? Mehh I don't want to do that much thinking right now LOL

Today I turned 36, woohoo! I know I'm getting old because sometimes I forget what I'm talking about in the middle of a conversation LOL. Both Ryan/Jo and dad got me the same cat card from Barnes and Noble haha! I got two gift cards too, so I'll have fun buying lots of books there. :P Vicki and her boyfriend Sam came over in the afternoon, their first time going to my parents' house and meeting Ryan and Jo! Curti was a little overwhelmed by her loud voice, but still walked over to her. I'm glad he doesn't hide when he sees strangers. We went to Chena's Alaskan Grill for dinner, my traditional birthday restaurant spot, which was super fun! Vicki is so much fun to hang out with! After good food and conversation we went back to my parents' house and had cupcakes and ice cream, yum! Vicki got me a game called Exploding Cats, which I'd seen before but never played..we'll have to play it together sometime! I'll miss working with her, but I'm glad to be great friends with her too!

( some pics from the night! )

Mom's birthday is next week, so it'll be my turn taking her to dinner, yay! I can't believe she'll be 70 O_o

7. What adventure do you want to go on? I want to brave the Drake Passage and sail to Antarctica and see the sights!

8. If you owned a store, what would you sell? Books, obviously :P

I am home! I was definitely tired when I went to work today lol. Here are the rest of the Kansas pics!

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The chapel where the funeral was held. So pretty!!

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27. Where, and How, Do You Watch Movies? Usually at the theater, Amazon Prime or airplane apps on my computer when flying

28. What Is Your Favorite Street? I have a soft spot for Piccadilly in London lol

Yesterday was grandma's funeral. The night before, we found a bunch of pictures and taped them to a couple poster boards to display by her casket, which looked great! The girls all wore blue and one or two of grandma's necklaces (and in my case, one of her curtains haha!). We gathered 30 minutes before the funeral to look at grandma one last time and to say our goodbyes. The chapel it was held in was GORGEOUS, the stained glass was so pretty! It took me a few minutes to be able to go up and look at grandma laying there, and could only look for a couple seconds at once. That's only the second time I've ever seen a (human) dead body. *shivers* A few of grandma and Julie's friends came, a couple who I met a couple years ago when grandma lived in the other nursing home (we had lunch together). The reverend's service was nice..mom and I wrote him a little something in honor of grandma so we wouldn't have to go up and speak haha. Gina went up to speak (she arrived the day before, and is staying at the same hotel we are), and said things like "Jordan, grandma will be with you when you find another job. Joelle and Jessalyn, she'll be there at your wedding. Heather, she'll be there when you're choosing what book you want to read, and when you pick out new curtains!" OMG haha! Nicee. :P After the service, the funeral professionals (undertakers??) closed the casket and we walked behind them while they led the casket through the mausoleum to her last resting spot. I'd never been in a mausoleum before (that I know of), and always pictured them as dark, but it was the complete opposite! It was pretty nice. Grandma's spot is outside and overlooks the trees. They had to use a lift since the spot was at the top. I hope her spirit is happy there!
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Tomorrow, I fly back to Fairbanks. I'm always sad to leave family, but we'll make sure to still have reunions! It'll be great seeing Abby again, and going back to work lol. Hopefully the roads aren't still messed up from the storm. I'll post the rest of the pictures when I get back home, but here's the video of the "Do You Hear the People Sing?" karaoke!

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Super fun! I love Julie's "microphone" haha

24. How Do You Celebrate Your Birthday? I go out to eat with my family and eat cake!

25. When Have You Failed? What Did You Learn From It? Many times..math tests in school for one. I had to study hard so I could barely pass LOL

26. What Activities Make You Feel Most Alive? Being in front of glaciers, being able to let loose like last night, etc

I had today off work, because on Saturday we had a "retreat," where we learned about each other's strengths and stuff (ah, so that's why we did that strengths assessment test lol..it actually was pretty interesting)..I stayed over at my parents' house and woke up this morning with both cats on my bed, read some, talked to grandma, went to lunch with mom, got a new laptop (I can't watch Netflix, Prime, etc after they discontinued Flash, and I don't think it has enough memory to update the software), went to the store and spontaneously looked in the clothes section (amazingly, we found things we liked!), and saw Infinite Storm at the theater (I'd never heard of it, but it sounded interesting when I checked to see what movies were playing..a mountain survival story movie!). Now I'm tired, but it was really fun! I really love coming home and turning the lights on on my bed..they make me SO happy! <3

( pokemon update )

26. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve read or seen this week? "On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory [New Hampshire] recorded a windspeed of 231 miles per hour at the summit, the world record from 1934 until 1996. Mount Washington still holds the record for highest measured wind speed not associated with a tornado or tropical cyclone." Crazy! (That was the mountain in Infinite Storm)

27. Have you ever been fired from a job? Nope

28. When dining out, have you ever complained about a meal, or sent your order back to the kitchen? Yes, if it's REALLY bad, or if it's cold or something

29. If you found out a close friend or relative was doing something illegal, what, if anything, would you do about it? Not sure..it might depend on what it was..

30. If you had to choose one, would you consider yourself a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person? Detail-oriented..I've been told I'm very observant lol

Today's trivia: Platypuses don't have stomachs. Its gullet connects directly to its intestines

1. What’s your favorite black article of clothing? Shirts, pants, etc
2. What’s the best black food? Oreos, beans..
3. How did you pass the time during your most recent extended blackout (power outage)? I sat around and made mom call the power company haha. Luckily it wasn't that long
4. When did you last play blackjack? I never have
5. What are some songs in your iTunes (or other media player) whose titles contain the word black? Black Rose, Black Dragon, The Black Halo, Take the Black, etc

One of the best things about holidays (besides food haha)..playing Pictionary with family and laughing like crazy :D

I finished my volcanoes essay. You were supposed to pick three significant volcanoes and write about eruptions and human significance. Then you had to pick the one you thought was the most significant in human history
( here it is if you'd like to read it )

Today at work was our Christmas party! Earlier in the day the students who were learning English had their own party..they invited me to have their food and so I did haha. There was a second one with different students and had some of their food too. SO FULL haha. Before our party there were a bunch of people in the store so I was busy..of course when ours started this customer had a HUGE order haha. I only had a little food from our party cause I was already full. :P Then we did our gift exchange..SO FUN haha. Paulette hosts it and she's SO good at it..she's so funny! This was probably the funnest party of theirs I've been to. Before my turn someone opened a present with a cage with cute little walking sticks! When it was my turn I thought about getting it but opened a new one instead..I got a Thai cookbook. Mom stole that from me and I decided to get the bugs. But someone stole it from me and the stealing limit was reached! Aww sad haha. Then next one I opened was a really delicious looking cake! One of the volunteers MADE it..it seriously looked professionally made at a store! I had a piece of another cake she made earlier which tasted yummy so I'm sure it'll be delicious. I'm glad no one stole it from me haha. So fun :D

( Day 174- A picture of the president of your nation )

Yesterday Brenda and her family came over (her husband was looking at our TV antenna). The kids were SO amused by the cat haha. We also went into the backyard and played tag and ran around..it was fun! I hadn't let my inner kid out in awhile. Though it wasn't necessarily easy cause half of the backyard is on a hill. :P My legs are sore now haha

I let Abby outside for the first time too..we went exploring in the woods (she had to sniff everything haha). Reminded me of when I was a kid when I went exploring in the woods and in the creek by my house (we explored practically every inch of those woods haha)

Mom got a Myspace AND a Facebook..haha woww :P

( 90s survey )

Poke: A leather bag with a drawstring at the top used to hold gold. During gold rush days, when currency was seldom used, pokes were the wallet of the north

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Current Music: "Banish From Sanctuary"-Blind Guardian