goings on

two weekends ago scott and angela, amanda and james (and little cash!), cillian and i went to talkeetna. we stayed at the guesthouse at traleika mountaintop cabins, where the view is amazing: both mornings we woke up to the full moon setting over the alaska range followed by the pink of sun slowly creeping its blazing way down mountains beginning with the tip of denali. we did a bunch of eating and talking but also spent some sweet time painting, knitting and playing music. it was such a treat to stay there and to be with those gorgeous people for the weekend!
later in the week, cillian brought over some downhill skis, boots and poles. both danielle and i had a fabulous time trying them on and acting like goofballs. i am SO excited to finally have my own skiing setup. we're headed to alyeska on sunday so i'll get to try it all out. hurrah!