my family is scattered across the world but we all get together once a year, normally around thanksgiving in santa cruz, but this year we decided to unite in our homeland alaska. there is a music festival called salmonstock to raise money and awareness to protect wild salmon habitat, so we all flew in a couple days before it started. roy lives in anchorage so he was there from dubai for work, my parents from california, daisy from panama, and me from nashville.
(our friend paula her kids kayler and kael. my sister and brother greeted me at the airport! love them)
so we borrowed an RV and man let me tell you, growing up going on road trips and seeing the kids eating junk food playing games as they pass by in their RV while i am facing backwards wondering what all the road signs say and surrounded by our bags, it was a gratifying experience!
oh and my parents brought my dog molly 🙂 they're so sweet.
so during this magical time we all spent together we also had to take my dad to the ER twice. he would feel light-headed and dizzy. they gave him a clean bill of health both times but said maybe he was dehydrated, so stock up on gatorade and coconut water we did. and went on enjoying music all day, playing cards, and eating really good food. and at the end of this weekend my brother headed to papa new guinea and the rest of us flew to kodiak. my dad is one of the most laid back and incredible men i know, but he definitely wasnt really 100% himself and so i suspected there was something really wrong.
TO BE CONTINUED….
