If I wasn’t away from home, I could post a picture of you from when you were born. Three hours from the first labor pain to your arrival. You slept through the night immediately. In fact you went to bed at 7 PM and didn’t wake up until 9AM. You were my most mellow child. And so cute. And a girl!! I was the only sister out of 4, who got to have girls.
Alena
Birthday greetings, also from Kristine. She says to tell you, you are looking pretty good for 30!!!! I say that you will probably be carded until you are in your 50’s if you play your cards right. You know how good your grandmother looks. So have fun today, don’t over do it…….and…..MANY MORE!
In the hopes of making it to Akutan next week for some StoryCorps sessions, I have changed my header to the mode of transportation that will be ours for the trip. Everyone who flies around the Aleutians knows the Grumman Goose. It is the plane to take when runways are in short supply.
The photo is courtesy of Alaska Airlines pilot Burke Mees, who spent more than a few years piloting the Goose for Peninsula Airways. Burke continues to maintain his ties with Unalaska as he still comes out to do check rides with the other Goose pilots. And he comes to Unalaska for vacations!
My husband, Caleb, is an airframe and powerplant mechanic, and he had a love-hate relationship with the Goose. I like the Grumman Goose so much that we got married in it. It was April 5, 1997. Hopefully flying on April 6, 2009 will bring the same good luck for Kristine and I and StoryCorps!
In the terminal with our kids.Pilot Burke Mees telling me that we can have a fast quick ceremony at 2 PM, or he can do the Akutan run first, then we can take our time getting married!We are all on board - except Laresa.
Laresa had never flown in the goose before. She got on, and she got off!
Getting ready.Magistrate Kate Nixon had to pretty much yell the vows.
Yes, the engines are extremely loud. It felt pretty funny shouting, “I do!!!!!!”
Alena, Scott, Burke, Caleb, Sharon, Hope, and Mike.
Freezing our butt’s off on the tarmac for the after shot. We then adjourned to the aerology building – now the WWII Museum – for our reception.
Kristine and I are going to have so much fun! April, hope you are ready for your 40 minute conversation! Only audio, no video. A couple of snapshots for posterity. See you soon.
Unalaska From My Point of View 
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