Alaskan Adventure

Matt spent last week in Alaska. He went with SoSo and had an amazing adventure. This was definitely a fishing trip of a lifetime amongst other things. No doubt it was any outdoorsman's dream come true and I'm so very thankful that he had such a wonderful opportunity to do something he loves. You've all heard me harp time and time again on what a wonderful husband and father he is. So this was a well-deserved break from his very busy and monotonous daily routine. Alaska has many things, but one thing it doesn't have is a cell phone signal. So our communication during the week was limited. Occasionally, there would be a spot while they were headed out were there would be a sporadic signal so needless to say I clung to my cell phone last week as if my life depended on it. When I would get to talk to Matt he sounded like a child on Christmas morning. There was such excitement and shear joy in his voice that it made my heart glad. He described the beauty of the mountains, waterfalls and the clearness of the air and water. He saw humpback whales, orcas, sea lions, otters, bears and lets not forget the MASSIVE fish that our little Alabama bass can't really compare to.

Here is Matt fly fishing in some Alaskan creek. He didn't pick up this hobby until a little over a month ago. And if I may take this moment to brag a little bit, all of the guides were more than impressed with his skill and couldn't believe he had only been doing this for such a short time...no doubt an ego booster! These pictures are my FAVORITE...he looks like such a stud!! He's like my very own Brad Pitt in A River Runs Through It.

This is Matt and SoSo with their "catch" that day...you could definitely live off that for quite awhile.

Apparently, this is the "professional" hold...fish in hand, rod in mouth. At least it's not the other way around!!

Reelin' in a "big one".

And this is it...a whopping 45 pounder!

Matt's trip Into the Wild was no less than a success. And what guy wouldn't enjoy Alaska and all it has to offer for an entire week.

Matt, we're glad you had a wonderful trip, but we're even more glad to have you back home! We missed you more than you know! He said the only thing that would've made it better was if Ella and I had been there to share it with him. I agree, but we had an equally great time in Huntsville visiting with my family for the week. We even got to hang out with one of my dearest friends from college, Anna. She was in town visiting her in-laws and made some time to drop by and see us. Ella calls her "Nanna" and we really enjoyed our time together!