Glacier Calving in Alaska - OMG!

I received this link from a fellow Alaskan cruiser and I just HAD to share.  This is the same glacier we saw as we traveled down the Tracy Arm Fjord.  We were NO where near as close as this little boat and THANK GOODNESS.  There was one person injured and I hope that she will be fine.

 Here are the photos we took of the same glacier. WAH, I want to go back - but not that close thank you very much!


Cheers, 
K
 

Pictures from Skagway

I found some more photos of our trip and thought I'd share them on this crazy weekend of ours.  The kids have ball hockey all weekend and thought I'd show them today since stamping will be coming in second place this weekend.  I hope to be back in here on Monday with ink up to my elbows!!

These are photos of Skagway.

The train depot in the city center of Skagway.

On our excursion to take the train along the White Pass route to the Yukon.

Scenery along the way - it was VERY high.  I'm not so great with heights so while Pete was looking out the window I was staring straight ahead.

Way, way in the distance is our cruise ship.

Lovely waterfall along the route

Passing over one of the many bridges.

At the top.  Northwest Mounted Police, I believe.

As we left Skagway, the ocean was so peaceful and you can even see a glacier in the distance.

Sigh, take me back there. . .

Have a great weekend!

Cheers, 

K

 

More food pics from Alaska

I've been going through my pictures from my trip and realized I missed a ton to share with you.  On the last day at sea there was a HUGE brunch. I ran around with my camera snapping and I wasn't the only one.

The Grand Spread

The bread table

Just cheese - SERIOUSLY!

Cold cuts and salads

Salad anyone?

Are you kidding me?  The dessert spread with two chocolate fountains - white and milk chocolate!

 Now off to make myself something to eat. 

Cheers, 

K

It's all about the food!

Whenever I have gone to Stampin UP events like Leadership and Convention I have taken photos of the yummy food we received.  I had to share with you some of the amazing meals we had on the cruise.  We took the camera to every meal in the dining room and Pete would be so sweet to remind me to take a picture before I took that first bite.

Yummy waffles and bacon. No, I did not have this every morning but I could if I wanted to.

Ok, seriously I ordered these for room service. I wasn't feeling so hot the first morning. After I took some medicine and a green apple I felt better and ordered these.  Cookies can be a meal if you're kids aren't around, right?

Can't remember the name of this one but it was a yummy seafood salad type thing.

Fruit Tartlet

Caribbean Cod Fritters

Tender Braised Beef Short Ribs

Mediterranean Seafood Risotto

Lobster Melange

This is just a peek of the amazing meals we had while on the cruise. It really is true that all you do is EAT while you are on a cruise.  


Now it's back to the reality of cooking - hot dogs here we come!


Cheers, 
K

Alaskan Cruise Make n' Takes

Taking a break from hockey :(

I spent yesterday stamping - a lot of stamping so I'm going to share with you over the next few days what I've been up to.

First, I'll show you what we did for our make n' takes on the cruise.  I stamped with several demos from Canada and the US.  Since it was a day "at sea" I wasn't feeling so hot but luckily we stamped by committee.  Each person took part of a project/card and completed that step x how many there were of us at the table.  It makes it much easier to actually take home COMPLETED projects, and quicker since you only have to read that one step in the direction.  Lucky for me, I had such great table mates they did much of the work while I focussed on feeling better.

A fancy fold card

A little mini scrapbook

Don't you just love the new colours!!  This set is one in the new catalogue that we received on the cruise. Lucky us!  I'm not sure how I missed getting a picture of Ann and Kim.  Maybe there is one of us out there?? 

 It was an honour to stamp with you ladies - we'll have to do it again soon :)

Cheers, 
K

More Alaskan sights

One of the most amazing things we did in Alaska was a Whale Watching excursion in Juneau.  The first part of the excursion was a trip to see the Mendenhall Glacier and then a boat tour around the waters of Juneau.

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A close up of the glacier

 In the waters around the glacier there were smaller icebergs floating around and a small piece came to the shore.

I wonder how old this piece of ice actually is??

After this we took a bus to Auke Bay and off we went on our whale watching tour.  It didn't take long before we saw several humpback whales.

 But then we found a hot spot for orcas - WOW!  That was stressful for Pete with the camera - whales at 3 o'clock, 9 o'clock, and 6 o'clock.   ACK, too many whales.

What a spectacular day!! 

Cheers, 
K

This post is for Brenda, like I promised

Greetings - I'm still alive!!  The title of my post is for my friend Brenda that checks my blog daily (or at least I think she does) and was nice enough to point out that I missed a few days and wondered when my next one would be.  I told her Monday so here goes.

This weekend was a busy Kids Camp weekend, my last one of the year and it was fantastic!!  Thanks to all the great kids I have taught this year and a HUGE thanks to Erin and Julia who have helped me out tremendously all year.  You guys are the BEST!

The past few days I have been working on some new cards with the new incolours so keep checking back this week to see them.  They are deelish.


I am still reeling over the amazing trip to Alaska courtesy of Stampin Up (not quite back to reality yet) so I thought I'd show you the plethora of pillow gifts that we received.  Each night after a fancy dinner in the dining room Pete and I returned to the cabin to find a treat on our bed.  Okay, it was more a treat for me, but one day Pete received one too.

Seriously this was greeting us each night!!!

Day One - This gorgeous grey felt purse.  

Day Two - Present for Pete and I . Two pairs of Maui Jim sunglasses.  We were able to have our choice of glasses from a selection they had brought on the ship.

Day Three - I received a special ticket to spin the prize wheel.  I won a new 6x6 album from the catalogue but sorry I can't show it to you yet.


Day Four - Ah, super soft and luxurious.  A blankie!!!!

With this awesome label.  I think this one is my favourite!!!

Day Five - A bag of stamping supplies for our make n' takes the next day.  A secret because I can't show you them just yet.  New incolour ink pads, a new stamp set, linen thread, and other goodies. Trust me you will not be disappointed.

Day Six - Another claim ticket for another chance to spin the wheel. We got so much I can't remember what I spun for on this day.


and Day Seven - WOW!  This one just gave me goosebumps!  

I can't wait until our next trip!!


Cheers, 
K


PS Today is our 13th wedding anniversary.  Pete asked if we'd be doing anything special for our anniversary. My response, "Um, watch the GAME!!!"  We think a trip to Alaska was a big enough celebration.  Go Canucks!!