Thankful #15

This morning I checked my email to see that Amanda had sent me a short list of things she found online called “You know your from Alaska when…”

You measure distance in hours.
You’ve had cabin fever.
You know several people who have hit a moose.
Your school classes aren’t cancelled because of cold.
Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often.
October is the month of your highest income.
When you answer the phone and it’s a wrong number, but you know the number of the person they were trying to call off the top of your head.
Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck.
You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists.
Travel luggage consists of ice coolers (or fish boxes) wrapped with duct tape.
You like your neighbors.
You think it’s normal for a town to put all the businesses on one side of the road.
Your monthly veterinarian bill is more than your own medical bill.
Instead of plugging in your freezer, you’ve just move it to the front porch!
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Alaska.

Today, I am thankful for Alaska. For being able to call this beautiful place home. I love to travel, and I love to see new places – but there is always something about this place that will hold a special place in my heart.