Getting Settled

We are finally mostly settled in our new house! It has been a really long process since I've been working and trying to get the house put back together. Pretty much all we have left to do is hang pictures and find homes for things that we should probably just throw away...but I have a problem. Just ask Brad. At any rate, I'm going to post just a few pictures of our trip and then once we get pictures hung in the house, I'll put up some of our new residence. So if you want to see it before then, you're just going to have to come visit!

Colorado

Wyoming

Utah

Idaho

Oregon

Washington

British Columbia

Yukon Territory

Alaska

We're Here!

We got to Anchorage last Friday and we've been house-hunting and learning our way around ever since. Anchorage is a lot bigger than we were expecting. With a population that is about equal to the Springfield Metro, we were expecting a similar feel... but it most definitely feels like a BIG city. One way streets, metered parking, scary abandoned buildings.... It is, however, gorgeous here. Especially in the suburb-y area where we are hoping to live! (Serious culture shock on the price of groceries (anywhere other than the commissary) and houses! wow to housing prices!)

The trip itself was amazing. The scenery is spectacular, and we saw all sorts of wildlife. Wild horses, sheep, bison, bears, elk, caribou and moose! And one night we stayed in an adorable little log cabin. I would absolutely recommend that everyone make the drive from the lower states to AK someday. It only took us 6 days to make the trip and we never drove more than 10 hours a day.

There will be a million pictures posted once we get our stuff back (I, being the dope that I am, forgot to pack the cord to transfer pics from the camera). So be prepared.

We love you guys!
Brad & Kari

Happy 5 years to us!!!

Not quite there yet....

So, the nomenclature for this blog is, as of now, inaccurate....though it should have been accurate for several months since. But such is AF life. Waiting, waiting, waiting. Totally worth it, though.

From now on out, I'll be keeping all of you Vaughn devotees updated (or at least attempting to) on our progress toward the move, the trip there, and our life in the final frontier (obviously, I don't mean Space).

More to follow...