When we last left you guys, the salmon were jumping, gold was shining (and so was the sun), and summer fun was still in full swing! Needless to say, a lot has changed since then. It would take way too long to catch yall up on everything. Most everyone follows us on Facebook too, so some are in the know… for those that aren’t:
In October, the snow was just starting to fall and the roads were icy, but we snuck away to Alabama to surprise our families for my Mom’s 50th Birthday party! It was a great surprise and thanks to all involved to help us pull that off. We spent about 2 weeks in Alabama, then back to wintery Nome. Boy, the climate sure changed while we were gone. Nome was at this time dusted with snow and white surrounded us.
We experienced our first blizzard, which was more fascinating than scary… nothing like Tornado weather us Alabamians were used to. After that blizzard, it seemed to never stop… snow and ice were regulars here.The Bering Sea eventually froze over, but before that it became sludge… comparable to frozen lemonade from DQ (which sounds great about now). We got in some last minute 15-degree weather sea glass searching where we had to chisel out the pieces, but it was worth it because I found a cobalt blue piece! Woo hoo!
 |
| Chicken Wing Party |
Our friends, Todd, Libby, and CC, own an awesome house with an even more awesome shop where we all seem to gravitate towards. We have a heater out there and a radio…what more do you need? Wesley, being the chicken wing loving fool he is, fried us up some chicken wings and they were great! We all love hanging out in the shop. Of course, CC (or Mama as we call her), prefers the kitchen where I think she would be perfectly fine sleeping on a dishrag, waking up, and cooking for the rest of her life! She is an awesome cook and knows how to cook everything! Since this is the case, we have walkie-talkies and of course handles to go with them. A few of them are Chicken Nugget, Queen Bee, Blue Rhino, Rainbow Lizard, etc… I’ll let yall figure out whom they belong to.
 |
| Baby Crow |
 |
| Shoveling Snow! |
Anyway, for Christmas, Wesley and I could barely contain ourselves because we had a great Christmas surprise planned! We revealed to our families that we were expecting a little baby Crow to appear in July! Our families were excited, to say the least, and so were we because we could finally talk about it!
 |
| On our way to a Prenatal Appointment |
 |
| Happy New Year! |
This has been an exciting year, which brings me to New Year’s Eve! It was 30 below Zero this night and when you breathed in, you just had to cough because of the bitterness of the cold! We had a great party where we only made fried foods! Fried twinkies, fried oreos, fried pickles, and fried pies were just some of the foods that made an appearance. We had great fellowship that night, as well as an Absinthe ceremony, which I did not get to partake in due to the baby, but it was still great! The Nome fireworks were scheduled at midnight, so despite the bone chilling temperature, we made it out there and I got Hollyn’s car stuck in a snowdrift. After several attempts, tons of people pushing, and a tow strap we made it out!
 |
| 6 King Crabs! |
All of us know what January 9th was, and it just so happened this was the day Ethan, my little brother, arrived from Alabama, so we threw a dual party! One for the Championship Game (Roll Tide) and one for Ethan! Wesley made chicken wings again, and we all had a great time watching the Tide Roll!
 |
| Wesley Digging up the Crab Pot |
Wesley has been living the life of a crab fisherman lately…more on that later!
Right now, Ethan and I are in Anchorage. We leave to come back to Nome on Sunday after 2 weeks of being here for my training to be an OB nurse. I have so many great opportunities with this job and it’s incredible! We are still loving Alaska, but missing home greatly.
Till Next Time,
Maddie and Wesley
PS. If anyone has any tips on Morning Sickness…please help!
 |
| Ethan and I in Anchorage |
