Today it was hot here. Tomorrow, according to the official weather report, it will be “Smokin’ Hot.”
I realize temperatures reaching 73 degrees might not seem hot to those of you in the Lower 48. I know that because I’ve heard about your triple digit temperatures constantly for weeks. It’s been annoying.
Annoying because here in Alaska we have not had a great summer. After record-breaking cold and snowfall this winter we have also had a miserable summer. (It’s almost like the deployment Gods are out to get me.) Recently it was reported that this was setting up to be the coldest July on record.
Frick on a stick. I’m from Florida. The whole point of summer is to get an unhealthy tan. I can’t do that if I have to wear a sweatshirt all day long.
It’s been cold. Gray. Rainy. Miserable. The all day sun we look forward to each summer has been more like all day clouds. The sun hasn’t shown in so long even the black people look white.
But now…it’s all changing.
We went on a hike today to Thunderbird Falls.
We let the kids play at Eklutna Lake.
Look! No shirts!! It was too HOT!
For today, we loved Alaska.
It’s finally summer here. I even drank a beer on the deck in the middle of the afternoon. I had to leave the sliding screen open because the stupid dog insists on being in the same room with me. (Unless someone in anther room has food.) It’s too hot for her (as Grandpa Paul would say, “She’s wearing a fur coat!”) and she kept panting and irritating me. If the door was open she’d stay inside where it’s cooler. So I left the door open and probably let in a million mosquitos.
The heat is making me neurotic.
More neurotic.
I’m sure I’ll be back to complaining about Alaska next week. Until then I’ll be on the back deck with a beer in my hand. In a Speedo so I can tan my cheeks.
Wow! It’s the middle of winter here in Melbourne and “freezing cold”. Today we only got to 13.4C (56F)! I can’t imagine summer temps like that. Although I’ve also been laughing at a lot of my US Facebook friends complaining about 100F. 37C seems like a normal summer day to me. I don’t like it but it isn’t Facebook worthy! Enjoy your sun and beer all the same. I hope you get a killer tan
Thanks! I actually got a little bit of a sunburn at the beach today!
Tan your hali-butt cheeks!! It’s SO HOT!!! I do worry for you all when you head South!
It won’t be bad because the sun isn’t as close or as hot as it is here…
If you wear a flipping Speedo I want a photo. I will Pin it. Fo sho. It hasn’t been all that super hot here, strangely enough. I mean I run the A/C but mostly so I can cool off after my runstreak. It rained a bit yesterday afternoon/last night but it was a warm rain. I’ve been to our pool once and a friend’s pool once. Usually we are at the pool every weekend, vodka Fresca cooling next to us.
All I heard was vodka Fresca. I’m on it.
In the one picture with the three little boys and one little girl, the one boy looks like he’s about to drop his shorts and take a poop.
Hahaha! Nope, there’s just a white band on the top of his shorts.
I LOVE that forecast: SMOKIN’ HOT at 73!
It got to 77!! SUPER SMOKIN’ HOT!
I thought you were being facetious when you said 73 was “Smokin’ Hot”. That’s just a hair above room temperature. Try to stay cool, will ya?
It was hot dude. I even sweated some! Seriously.
Sadly after awhile of living in Alaska, 73 is smokin hot, I remember one June it was 81* and we were looking for fans because we were melting! Today I am greatful to the thunderstorms from last night because the ac is off and the windows are open for the first time in weeks.
Today I wish we had A/C, but the windows are open for sure!
73 and smokin’ hot??? I guess it’s all perspective? It’s the same kind of thing I guess in Oregon when people start wearing shorts when it hits 55 degrees.
Enjoy the warmth and your beer!
55 is absolutely shorts weather here if it is clear. Perspective is everything. I might die when we move south next year. For real.
We could use some smoking hot down here too.
It’s nothing but clouds and rain..
Enjoy!
Are you sure Jackson did not learn the “butt cheeks” thing from you?
No. He never learns any bad stuff from me…obviously.
I’m shivering just looking at you. If 73 is smoking hot, -50 must be a slight chill.
In the winter, if it’s 20 and clear – it’s a beautiful day. No joke.
Where is that picture of you wearing a speedo? You know that’s what we really want to see.
Not this time:)
Agreed….want to see you in a speedo!!!
Never!
I hear ya! 30C here in Calgary and I haven’t had clothes on the twins for three days. Just scoopin baby poop in the backyard with my dog scooper and adding the $$ saved in diapers to their college accounts!
Ahahaha!! That’s the best thing I’ve read all day! You’re awesome.
After 12 years of living in Alaska, 73 is HOT,! 80 was unimaginable! Now that I’m stuck in the arm Pitt of Alabama, the high triple digit temps with the god awful humidity is unnflipping bearable. Yes I look like a Mexican from all my tanning but still! Ugh!
Haha! I am not looking forward to moving to Georgia next year! I think the heat might kill me, but at least I’ll have a killer tan!
Tan those cheeks! Even the black people look white – you’re too much. Hope you enjoyed the sort-of heat wave.