Merry Christmas 2022

Merry Christmas 2022 from the Gichards!

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NOLA for professional development and FL for family time! 😎

This September, I went to New Orleans for some professional development. The conference was full of professional development, puppies, and so.much.food!! (There was literally a different kind of bread pudding at each snack break!)

After the conference was over, I was able to explore New Orleans a bit before I left town (and it got too hot in the afternoon!). I walked down to the French Quarter and of course, the famous Cafe Du Monde.

The next day, I left my lovely New Orleans-themed hotel on the river and got a rental car to drive to the Florida panhandle to visit my parents. On one of the hottest days of September 2022!

I stopped in Biloxi, MS to see their cute lighthouse and have an amazing crab cake lunch in an old filling station.

Later that afternoon, I took one final pit stop in Alabama to check out my first Buc-ees!

After thinking September in Florida would be mild, it was so.hot! Relaxing on the porch, at the pool, and eating Chick-fil-A helped with the heat though!

We made it to the zoo one day and had a blast! It was such a great time with Mom and Dad!!!

After Hurricane Ian avoided the panhandle, I spent the last day wading in the hammock and we had a ridiculously delicious dinner at the harbor. 

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Fall in Alaska 🍂🍁

 Fall has hit in Alaska. 

We finally got a break in the rain, so we took a drive north to Eureka to enjoy the colors and lunch at the Eureka Roadhouse.

Fall also means volleyball season is back, so we had to take in one of UAA’s many wins!

It also cleared up enough one evening to see the Northern Lights - without staying up super late!

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Seward for our Anniversary - and lots of rain 🌧

Last month we went to Seward for our annual camping trip on the waterfront for our 17th anniversary. While it poured most of the weekend we had a wonderful time.

He loves Yahtzee and Cup of Noodles - 

so I got him the Cup of Noodles-themed Yahtzee as an anniversary gift!

A short break in the rain

Yummy calimari at our new favorite restaurant in Seward, the Highliner

Eating Cup of Noodles while playing Cup of Noodles Yahtzee!

With all of the rain, the weekend turned into a Suits marathon

What a view! 😍

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K’esugi Ken with the Family 🌲

 This weekend while my parents were visiting we went out to K’esugi Ken campground and camped with all of their old friends - on a rather wet weekend.

We had lunch on the way up at Sheep Creek Lodge.

 

Mom insisted on a sister picture after lunch - just like old times!

Settling into our campsite

My niece is my favorite teenager ❤️

An appropriate beverage for the weekend

Lunch on Saturday

Laddergolf!

Denali finally came out!

Making dinner in the camper

Potluck dinner on Saturday night

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