~ALASKA~
~Postcard by Jeff Gnass~
Welcome to Alaska. Okay, it's not really Alaska, just pictures of it. Picky, picky. I never thought that I would ever see Alaska, let alone live there, but that's exactly what happened. Before we were married, my husband was sent to Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks for his permanent station.
~Fort Wainwright~
Previously he was at Fort Benning, in Georgia. Anyway, we were married at the Court House in Fairbanks in September. In December, I finally moved to Fairbanks myself.
~Fairbanks~
It was very cold and at that time of year, there is very little sunlight. It was very strange getting used to the dark, but you spend most of your time inside anyway because it's too cold to be doing anything outside.
I think the funniest thing was when I learned that you have to plug your car in so that the liquids inside,(oil, etc.)don't freeze. A lot of people are surprised when you tell them that people don't live in igloos and there aren't any polar bears running around in your front yard. (They live way up North)However, there are plenty of
moose that do just that. Plus, in the summertime it can get very hot. Sometimes when I called home, it was hotter in Fairbanks than it was in New York. :0)
We spent about 3 years in Fairbanks and our oldest son Griffin was born at the hospital on base.
~Basset Army Community Hospital~
When Griffin was 1 we moved back home. We had thought about staying in Alaska, but it was so far from our family and we wanted Griffin to be able to see his relatives on a regular basis. Someday we would like to go back to show Griffin where he was born.
~Postcard by Arctic Circle Enterprises~
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