The white stuff falleth - briefly.
I stayed up until nearly 2am this morning. Steve was on day shift, so he went up to bed early. I wasn’t ready to retire for the evening, and found myself channel surfing from a prone position on the sofa, until finally I dozed off. Steve woke me when he left for work and sent me up to bed. I dozed on and off, until dragging myself out of bed (and to the coffeepot) at 9am.
I pulled back the vertical blinds to let Sedona out, and was shocked to see tiny “marbles” of ice falling from the sky and bouncing on the deck. I immediately called Steve at work to report the hail, and was told that it had been flurrying up at the mine site all morning. Later on this afternoon, it flurried some more - big fat flakes, that fell intermittently and melted upon contact with the ground. The skies have been gray, and it’s feeling much chillier (as in damp cold) even though the temperature reading isn’t much lower.
I picked up my friend Lisa today, and we went to the theater to see “Nights in Rodanthe“. It’s definitely a “chick flick” or maybe even a “date night” movie (if you’re a man who doesn’t mind watching love stories on the big screen). We both enjoyed the movie, but left the theater wiping tears from our eyes. It ends on a sad note - much like most of Nicholas Sparks’ novels - so take some tissues if tear-jerkers always make your eyes leak.
We grabbed a late lunch at Brewsters (the original location near University Blvd) and were less than impressed. The food was lackluster, and the waitstaff seemed to disappear soon after delivering our order. We really need some better choices for dining out in Fairbanks! Something with a varied menu, that doesn’t price burgers at $11 would be nice.
I arrived home shortly before Steve - perfect timing!
