Weekend recap

Hi everyone. We made it home from Anchorage safely last night - this despite my trying my best to fall asleep at the wheel. Whoosh! That is a long, boring drive in the winter dark. I really hate that feeling, too - no matter how much sleep I get the road does its best to put me to sleep.

BUT - it failed to do so yet again, so hoorah!

Hubby and I went to Anchorage at the request of his managers - it was a dessert social evening - casual dress - a get together to tell us about some upcoming stuff and to get the "partners" involved a bit more. Sort of a get to know each other evening.

More of a get to know ourselves evening, I think. We were given a piece of paper with questions such as "what is your favorite entertainment - favorite movie - favorite sport, etc. And, then a dream sheet where hubby and I could do a bit of dreaming about our future.

All of this was done in a completely beyond fabulous home. I cannot even begin to imagine how much it cost them to build. Now I am a pretty simple gal - my little home is just fine with me (although some remodeling needs to be done - the bathroom is in need of repair and the carpet needs to be replaced). We raised our two girls here - and made it a home to several others passing through. These walls hold a lot of memories and we are just as happy to keep it. You know?

But . . . . thought you might like to see some of the shots I took of the interior - it was too dark to get exterior shots, but trust me it was impressive to drive up to it.

this shot is looking up at the ceiling - it is - well, I don't know what you call it, but maybe "recessed"? The ceiling and walls were a shade of beige/off white with white compliments.


this is the living room area. It is right off the kitchen and has a small tv (about 36" screen) and couches. Just a place to kick off your shoes and plop them on the coffee table and catch the news.

There were several other tvs throughout the home - with the BIG un in the "theater room". I have no clue how big it was - definitely "big screen". Sorry no pics of that room. Shoot!

for lack of a better term, I'll call this the sitting room. It is off to the right of the foyer - more seating and looks like a spot for them to do some light entertaining.

I did not get pics of the formal dining room or the less formal dining area off the kitchen. Nor pics of the putting green and pool table area.

there are two staircases going up to a landing - then you go up another staircase (which is in the center of the two) which goes to the second floor to the bedrooms. In the center of the two at the first floor is a staircase going down to the basement area where the theater room is located. We were highly entertained by their two year old who kept going up and down the stairs and posing along the way to wave to the people. Quite the little red-headed princess, that one.


this is a shot of the windows above the first picture shown here. It is an extremely TALL room - I was trying to get the reflection of the chandelier in the foyer to be seen in the mirror. You can just make it out among the greenery on the staircases.

It was a lovely home. There are some things about it that I liked. But again, I am just a simple gal so they are not my idea of home, you know? And, the one thing that I noticed - while they had walk-in closets in EACH bedroom, there really was NO closet space. They did not have space in the hall closet down stairs to hang our jackets, so they got dropped on the chair in the master bedroom - you know, no closet space. All of that floor space (and aerial space - glad I don't have to keep those windows clean!) and NO closet space. Sigh!

They DID have 5 full baths, though, and a hall bath on the first floor. Now, when I had both of my girls at home, PLUS my sister and niece and an adopted grandpa all living here with hubby and me - in a 3 bedroom house - with ONE bath (count, it ONE), I could have used at least one more bathroom. Yup, yup, yup.

There you go - a little dream trip of your own. I have a few more pics, but can't put them here because they have people in them. Not a good thing.

We stayed in the B&B again and enjoyed being made to feel right at home. I think the next time we go up for business, though, we will stay with our friends in Eagle River. We enjoy the chaos of their home - two teenage girls and an 8 year old boy. Yup, feel right at home there, too.

I am so cold tonight. Hubby says he is warm, and I have been sneezing, so it looks like I may be coming down with something. Out to take come echinacea and a coupla vitamin Cs.

Have a great week, everyone.
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Posted by Purplemoose at January 30, 2005 08:16 PM