AK to OK Christmas Edition

Well, I am two days from Christmas break.  Today went by so fast.  I am so excited to go home and see my family! We will be home for almost two weeks.  I am so excited to see how much my niece and nephew have grown since June! We got to see a lot of Ryan's family during Thanksgiving break and that was really nice.  About two weeks after we got back from Parowan Ryan's Grandma Hunter passed away, so he headed back to Parowan for a week of family time, funeral services and burying his grandmother.  He drove to and from Utah and had a safe trip.  I held down the fort with Kiska and Mia and enjoyed hanging out with some of my fellow teachers from Wiley Post.  We are well into the escrow process for our new house and are excited to get away from this crappy apartment and the violence of NW Oklahoma City.  There was a shooting this weekend at the end of our road and then today as I was driving home from school there were four police cars at an apartment complex on our street.  They were arresting several gentlemen!! I am going to post a few more pictures of our new house and what Ryan's 1940 Cadillac La Salle will hopefully look like once it is fully restored! I am also posting a picture of Ryan and two of his younger brothers out in front of the chapel during his grammy's funeral, this picture was taken by my father-in-law, Rick Neff.  Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

AK to OK 6 months

Well we have been in Oklahoma for SIX months!  The time has flown by.  We just returned from our road trip to Utah.  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Ryan's family in Parowan, Utah.  Ryan's parents and two of this younger brothers and their families came to Parowan as well.  Ryan got to spend a lot of time with his grandparents, who are both dealing with many health problems.  We got to experience Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks area and Brian Head ski resort.  In other great new.....WE GOT A HOUSE!!  The day after we arrived home we put an offer on a house that we had looked a a couple of times.  We will be closing at the end of January and are soooo thrilled about the new place.  I will add a couple of pictures here with my blog post.  The house is in Piedmont, Oklahoma which is northwest of Oklahoma City.  It is 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, about 2,600 square feet, 2 acres, a swimming pool, a 1,460 square foot shop, two living areas, two dining areas, a garden, two car garage attached to the house, a nice pantry and a 1940 Cadillac LaSalle(which Ryan will be restoring)!!  So life is good right now for Ryan and Krissee Neff!  We will be heading home to Anchorage on December 22 for two weeks and are excited to see our families and friends!  Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!