It all started with a dream to build our lives together. Pam and I (Kevin O'Brien) had done several seasonal jobs (Denali, Finland, Breckenridge) but we decided it was time to put down roots somewhere.
Before the pandemic we knew we wanted to get married. After asking her father for his blessing, he asked "What's the plan?". Honestly we didn't really have one, but we knew we wanted dogs and place to call home.
We got engaged during the lockdown and decided to move back to Alaska where we could REALLY social distance. So we drove from NY (Pam's home town) to Fairbanks (My Home town).
Pam and I decided we wanted to adopt a retired sled dog named Diamond (In the Fluff). Because we were staying with my parents, who are severely allergic to dogs, they encouraged us to build a tiny home in the back yard in the middle of winter. It was constructed inside a sawed off truck bed, with a total 64 square feet(8'x8'). We called our new tiny home the "Diamond Palace", since it was her's and we were just guests staying in it.