After our helicopter tour we decided to go on our official date of the week. We don't have a car so we hopped on our bicycles and biked about 12 miles to a pizza place on Douglas Island that we've heard was amazing. And we have to admit, it was some of the best pizza we've ever had. Plus, we saw a bald eagle flying around and land in a tree right outside our ocean-view-window.
Once we finished up with dinner we biked to downtown Juneau and walked around some of the shops. Chris was trying to find an art gallery or something to take me on a “cultured” date, haha. The first place he tried to go was Juneau's Art and Culture Center – and we both laughed when I called him out on choosing it just because it had the word “culture” in it. Needless to say I love him and even though we had a long bike ride home in the rain it was a perfect date.
We had fun celebrating the fourth of July in downtown Juneau! Even though we work until 10-10:30 every night we had an opportunity to see the fireworks since it doesn't get dark enough until midnight to shoot them off anyways. Because of this Juneau always welcomes in the fourth of July by doing their fireworks right at midnight. The firework show is over Gastineau Channel and it's beautiful to see the reflection of the fireworks over the water and hear the roaring echo from the mountains that surround us. It was one of the best firework shows either of us have ever seen. We also had a little surprise when I recognized some people walking along the boardwalk and realized it was one of my best friends Emmalees' in-laws from Texas! They had a layover in town, and were here for just the one night. I was a bridesmaid in Emmalee's wedding in 2011 and had met her in-laws then for the first time. Since then I have become friends with all their kids, and Emmalee's mother-in-law even helped make my wedding bouquet and Chris's boutonniere when she was in Utah visiting. It was a real reminder on how small this world really is.
Remember to pray and remember to play,
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew
