Our first out and about out of post!

Last Saturday, we had the opportunity to drive around our new little town thanks to our new friends the Scroogins who loaned us their second car, so we can have a break from the hotel.

We wanted to go to the State Fair so bad, but it was raining it actually rained all day long. By the time we got home, our pants were so wet.

Our first task was to find shoes for little Sophia who already outgrew the one she has. Let me tell you that was almost mission impossible. We went to 5 different stores ( we actually visit more than that, but for her shoes we did look into 5) including walmart and none of them had shoe of her size. We ended buying some Merrill shoes that cost us an eye it is probably the most expensive pair of shoe we had bought for kids yet. $40.00 !

We also went to try to figure out what kind of winter gear we should buy, man it is a hard task . For Danielle we have to buy -40 F boots, and the coat we weren't 100 % sure so we did not buy anything just yet. We have to hurry up because it can start snowing as earliest as end of september. In less than month the temperature is going to drop to 30 and below So exciting! not really. We also went to Mc Donalds for lunch and to this place a hole in the wall Mexican place. We pay as we were eating at Chuys but we were actually eating at Arandas if that makes sense. I decided that I will be come an expert in Mexican food because my chicken enchiladas and refried beans are much better and cheaper, so I will have all our new friends over for Mexican dinner every so often! we were told prices should go down after the tourism season ends! which I am looking forward to because there are some restaurants that i would like to try I just heard great things about it!

Here are some pictures enjoy them.

In Downtown Fairbanks crossing one of the river

The park down town

A picture of some of the building in down town!

These are the kind of slippers that I want!

One of the cutest little street in down town!

Neighbors night out!

Last night we attended to this event. It was nice to be out and have a little taste of life on post. Pinky, who is the lady in charge of housing, has become our very good friend and has taken us under her wing. She came to pick us up after her work and took us to this activity. She is from the Philippines, so Charles believes that me being a foreign has helped us a lot with this lady. For instance, we got our very first house ever! we signed up papers yesterday and now is official. We are moving in on August 18. Charles realized the more he talked about me the lady would showed him a newer house, so now we ended up with a brand new house!

Pinky has been extraordinary, she introduced us to every person she knows and finds in her way. Her philosophy I have come to conclude is we have to help each other we just have each other. Don't you love that? I do. Like Michael and Teresa said to us "in the Army you become each others family" and I can see that materializing. It is so nice to talk to people and here al these pieces of advices that everyone has for us. Thus, last night this couple started talking to us telling us how we should prepare ourselves. The husband was very funny, he told me that around Christmas if I see something that I like buy plenty of it right on the spot because next time I come back it will be gone! lol

We ate what I think it was the best hamburger ever...I was starving so it was delicious to me. We saw the Eskimos dance. etc.

We are doing well the girls are ok so we keep on going that is the latest.

We are here!

After a whole day of traveling we are finally in Fairbanks! We came last night around 5:15 which is 8:15 Texas time. Overall our trip was ok. We had to run around but the important ting is we made it alive .

The girls went straight t bed, so Charles and I got chance to watch a movie and plan for today Sunday. We got up quite early 5 am, but we were awake at 4:30 thanks to sophia who was asking for food at that time. We took showers and headed downstairs to get some breakfast then came back and got ready to go to church.

The weather, well let say it was cool 50 degrees! good thing is summer time. The lady who picked us is so very nice! she is such a go positive woman, our ward seems very nice I met a few ladies today looking forward to make lots of friends!

Danielle has such a good day, during sacrament meeting she asked this little girl if she could be her friend and the little girls replied yes. So Danielle turned around with a huge smile in her face and told her daddy and me " I made a friend" You just can't imagine the joy in my heart. That just made me realize one more time we all need a friend!

I will post picture when I take some so far haven't had the chance. Fairbanks is pretty country I still haven't seen downtown if there is such a thing; and it might not happen for couple more weeks which is when we will have our car.

People in the plane where very friendly this lady flight attendant who is a retiree military welcomed us and told everyone we were just moving to Fairbanks people in the plane just clapped and cheer us I felt so grateful.

That is for now I will keep you up dated!. love you all