Well, it's Christmas Eve and never has it been so obvious we're so far from home and family. We're invited to a friends dinner tomorrow, which will be nice, since otherwise we wouldn't be going anywhere. We're going to midnight Mass tonight at church, which we've finally included pictures of below. :)
The weather was warmer until last week and then a few days ago, it started getting really cold again! Today, it got to a high of -18 degrees! But the skies were clear and blue and the sun was shining which was a great change.
The following pictures are of the frozen fog we had last week that accumulated on everything. The trees are stunning and white and it's beautiful outside! This is our porch...
A tree (or "tall brush" as Alaskans call it) by our house.
Our fake Christmas tree! It's not horrible, right?!? I always said I'd never have a fake one, but trees up here had to be shipped in and were quite expensive, so we ordered one from walmart for $20 instead. It'll be staying, whenever we leave.
This is the back of our church. On the right side of the alley, there's a store that we shop at, and the church is located on a small dead end, mostly surrounded by buildings, so it's hard to see it from farther away.
The inside of the church.
This is a view from the back porch of the church. I think that's normally a lake, or an offshoot of the river when it's melted.
This is the entry to the church. It's all quite plain, but that's our church. Oh, the truck and boat there are Father Chucks. :)
And this is the tundra right now. I think it's the best looking in the winter (and we don't have to worry about dust, allergies, mosquitos, etc.)
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We'll be coming back for a visit in the middle of January and hope to see you all then! Love you all very much! Jeff and Laura
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