ok... i did it again with the skipping a couple days thing... sorry!

since my last entry, we’ve hit my hometown of anchorage, the lovely hamlet by the sea of homer, surprisingly sunny kodiak and the mighty hubbard glacier.  today we are in sitka, maybe my favorite little place we go, and i had some great coffee, walked around, checked in at a few fave spots, got some homemade chowder and am now back on the ship.  a lovely, cool cloudy day and the air smells like the ocean.  every so often, like today, the air smells and feels just a certain way that takes me immediately back to my childhood years in valdez, and i wish we could stay in some of these ports for a few more days… oh well! 

i am now all about a nap, then it will be dinner time, shower time, then show time.  only 3 days til bob gets here, and then the days will get a sort of lovely routine to them… i mean, sure, i do okay on my own, but i think most people who know me know i am much better with my loved ones than without.  bob will be a stabilizing influence for sure!  it was so great to talk to him and nino today and hear about his upcoming schedule this year – IB art, graphic design, newspaper and yearbook… sweet senior schedule!  busy, but fun, and a nice preview to what art school might be like… so glad he’s got a cool schedule, a cool girlfriend, some good friends and his papa to keep him busy, yet balanced while i am on the road.  i always feel pretty ripped up about heading out, so i get some comfort from knowing this. 

i feel that even tho alaska sounds so adventurous, and can be, it is still so familiar to me that i have this sense that my real adventure will really begin when we leave for asia… i will try and remember that some of you might not be so familiar with Alaska, so i will pledge to blog the next two week cruise better… like i said, when bob is here, my routine is just more solid, and, in a sweet way, bob always helps me with goals i have (like blogging) by being a buffer, or bodyguard of sorts to deflect casual chatter, folks who want to sit down and join and any other distractions… he’s sweet that way!  anyway, only 3 more days til i feel like my head will be on a little straighter…  it will be nice not having to miss bob.  i’ll still be missing my babies (nino and gimli), that doesn’t really go away, and having bob here will definitely be a comfort and keep me on a more even keel!

big hellos to everyone!