It snowed today. It was so beautiful! There is probably about 2in of snow on the ground. It makes it feel so much like Christmas to me. I just want to listen to Christmas music and write Christmas cards. Please send me your addresses so I can send you some. Send them to my hotmail account- allhansen@hotmail.com . I'm just loving it. And it's great because nothing closes down here because of the snow, like it does in Seattle. In fact the only thing the schools close down for here is when it gets to -70 degrees of lower. Isn't that crazy! I can't imagine it ever being that cold, but I guess it does happen. People are really excited for the snow because then they get to pull out their snowmobiles. I look forward for the pastor and his boys to come home from vacation so they can take me on a ride! I look forward to telling you guys all about it. Hopefully I'll be able to send pictures by then too.
I also bought a Christmas mat online today too, to put in front of my door. I bet Lisa is extra happy that I'm in the Christmas spirit so early this year! : )
Also I went garage saleing this morning with my friend Tiffany. We actually only found one garage sale and didn't find anything good there so we travled around to some of the stores around here but everything was grossly over-priced. We then went online and looked at some ads and such and found that her dentist was selling some things. We hopped over there and I got a little bookshelf for $10. What a deal. I think i'm ... just a sec my apple crisp is done I made one for Necie's birthday... alright sorry about the inturruption, hmmm I'm not sure what I was going to tell you. So anyway pretty much I learned that garage sales here aren't what they are in Seattle.
Oh and also I finally went to the I.D. Variety/Radio Shack/Pet Land today and it is quite the store let me tell you. It has a little thrift store in it, but the stuff is pretty yuck- even for a expert thrift store shopper like me and they just have so much random stuff and then electronics in the back and pets on the side. I was hopeing to find a christmas mat there, but not luck. I did find some super cute little kittens though! I wanted one so bad, and I don't even really like cats, that shows how cute they were. Luckily YKHC doesn't allow pets in the apartments so I didn't get one. I wish I could send it to Brian and Corey though.
All my stuff arrived this week and my apartment is full of boxes. I couldn't believe that it came so quickly! I wasn't expecting it until at least next week or later- another one of God's many provisions. So I'll be moving into my apartment soon. To be honest I'm a little hesitant about it, I don't know what's wrong with me, I'm sure once I move in I'll love it. I'm excited to decorate this week.
I wonder if I'll be lonely... you all will have to come visit soon. I don't know if I'll have much time to be lonely though really, I start my 12hour shifts next week. I'll work 12hour shifts seven days straight and then I'll be off for seven days. On my working days I don't plan on doing anything but work (well I'm gonna try to work-out too) so don't worry if you don't here from me for a week or so, I'll just be working. And then on my weeks off I'll communicate with the world, do errands and hopefully teach children's church or something such as that.
Necie has suggested too additional options for working with the kids around here as well. One is to become a "Big Sister" in the program they have here, which I'm strongly considering and the other is to become a volunteer at the library to do story hour. I think that would be so much fun, I love reading to kids! So we'll see if either of those work out. I kinda want to try working first and see how worn out I am and what my schedule is really gonna be like you know, I don't want to over-commit.
And speaking of kids I saw one of my favorite little girls in the whole world on Friday! I walked by her and almost didn't recognize her, she's grown up in the year since I'd last seen her. She was my neighbor when I lived here in the summer and her and her friends would always come over and make cookies and such as that. We love each other so much. She saw me and yelled "Alessandra you came back!". It was so precious. She lives close to the church so hopefully she'll be able to come tomorrow- even if she can't I'll go visit her.
Ok well it's time for us to eat the applecrisp now so I best be going. I'll let you know how shadowing goes on Monday (that's what I'll be doing). love you and miss you!
Oh I almost forgot to tell you some of my best news! I got my ticket to come home for Christmas today! So it is official! I'll arrive on the 19th at like 11:30pm and then I come back to Bethel at 6:30pm on the 26th! Praise the Lord! And thanks so my parents and Necie too who helped to make it all possible!
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Hi Alessandra! I'm so glad to hear that you are getting settled and enjoying the snow : ) We all miss you here and had a great time reading your blog this evening. Camille said, "Alessandra here?" on her preschool day last week and we reassured her that you were helping other kids/people in Alaska. I hope your shadowing experience goes well - they are lucky to have you! Take good care, Heather Hisatomi
Just 36 more days till you arrive in Seattle. That count is from Monday the 12 of November. Oh yea incase nobody heard Mary was the first to send a letter to the P.O Box. Who as of yet has not received a name that I'm aware of.
hi alensadra great to hear all the neat things God is doing! have you come up with a name for your PO box yet? how about Eddy? to remind you of Grandma Edna.
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