With a Saturday open in Janelle's schedule, we decided to make a trip up to Anchorage today to stock up at Costco (the savings really does make the trip worth it, but rather stocks our limited freezer and cupboard space) and hang out with Robert and Shawna Jack. Amazingly, it turned out that Rob had one of his rare Saturday's off as well, so we got to spend nearly all of the day enjoying each other's company.
This meant that we managed to get in our trip to Costco, a brief visit to Gamestop to renew my Game Informer subscription (they make you go to a store rather than let you renew online), and a total of five Catan games. In some bizarre twist of fate, each of the five players of our five games won one. Despite Janelle's irritation with Trevor going to extreme measures to cut her off from building a settlement in not one, but two games, we had a great time that was only made better by Rob making us king crab legs for dinner.
Only Connor and Rowen were a little disappointed with the trip as Rob and Shawna's children were a bit too busy today to play with the boys as they have in the past. Still, when asked, they both told me that they were glad that we went, just that they want to have more fun next time.
Janelle got some amazing pictures of the sunrise on the way in which she will hopefully share later. The morning drive was gorgeous. While the way back was well after sunset and thus dark the entire way, I was still taken aback at the beauty of the Alyeska ski hill lit up at night.
It was another fantastic day!
[p.s. I should also mention my good fortune. Due to a shipping error in Rob's favor and his wonderful generosity, I'm now the proud owner of a Kylo Ren Black Series Force Effects Lightsaber. I've told the boys that we aren't taking it out of the box until we have moved to a more permanent (and larger) home ... no matter how much I beg.]
This meant that we managed to get in our trip to Costco, a brief visit to Gamestop to renew my Game Informer subscription (they make you go to a store rather than let you renew online), and a total of five Catan games. In some bizarre twist of fate, each of the five players of our five games won one. Despite Janelle's irritation with Trevor going to extreme measures to cut her off from building a settlement in not one, but two games, we had a great time that was only made better by Rob making us king crab legs for dinner.
Only Connor and Rowen were a little disappointed with the trip as Rob and Shawna's children were a bit too busy today to play with the boys as they have in the past. Still, when asked, they both told me that they were glad that we went, just that they want to have more fun next time.
Janelle got some amazing pictures of the sunrise on the way in which she will hopefully share later. The morning drive was gorgeous. While the way back was well after sunset and thus dark the entire way, I was still taken aback at the beauty of the Alyeska ski hill lit up at night.
It was another fantastic day!
[p.s. I should also mention my good fortune. Due to a shipping error in Rob's favor and his wonderful generosity, I'm now the proud owner of a Kylo Ren Black Series Force Effects Lightsaber. I've told the boys that we aren't taking it out of the box until we have moved to a more permanent (and larger) home ... no matter how much I beg.]
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