YAY!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blog design! Thank you so much Katie. I am very thankful for your hard work. :)
Soooooo.... I think we are bad luck for the house. Seriously. A couple of weeks ago we had the exploding stove top range. Cha-ching. This week it was the sewer line. Cha-ching. Spending money on home repairs is not fun, in case you are wondering. Spending about 4 days living with your parents is not fun. Okay, some of it was- no cooking, no cleaning, getting spoiled by your mom.
Hate to cut this one short, but I want to crochet (I also have taken up scrap-booking! Crazy crafty me!) a bit before a coffee date. I promise to get back to the 10 days in Dominica challenge. My favorite trip is a three way tie and I'm having to get all the pictures together!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
10 Days in Dominica- Day Four
What has been your favorite trip?
Um, so I have three. Here they are in chronological order-
1. WET Dominica ride, Batibou Beach, and Pagua Bay
our ride
Batibou beach
another view of the beach
Pagua's awesome view
Sam and I
2. Scott's Head, Trafalgar Falls, and Screw's Spa
3. Silks Hotel and River tubing
Hope you enjoyed the pictures! I had a wonderful time on all these trips and the others that are not mentioned. Not only because of where we went, but because of the lovely ladies that went with me.
Um, so I have three. Here they are in chronological order-
1. WET Dominica ride, Batibou Beach, and Pagua Bay
our ride
Batibou beach
another view of the beach
Pagua's awesome view
Sam and I
calm Caribbean
Caribbean on left, Atlantic on right
Ana, me, Jacki, Keira, and Joleen at Trafalgar Falls
relaxing at Screw's Spa
Silks
river behind Silks
the group before floating
I was continually attacked by the environment.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures! I had a wonderful time on all these trips and the others that are not mentioned. Not only because of where we went, but because of the lovely ladies that went with me.
10 Days in Dominica- Day Three
How does the weather affect you?
I thought I was prepared for the weather in Dominica because I'm from Texas. 100+ degree days are common in West Texas. Bring it. Yep, I was wrong. I was not prepared for the humidity. It was awful, but I got used to it just like the rain. (Texas readers, it is the wet stuff that falls from the sky.) There were times that it felt like it rained for days on end. It was tough at times, but you just find ways to deal with it. If you need to stand in front of your fan in your underwear, you do it. If you are starting to get down when it has rained for the 89th day in a row, talk to your girls.
I thought I was prepared for the weather in Dominica because I'm from Texas. 100+ degree days are common in West Texas. Bring it. Yep, I was wrong. I was not prepared for the humidity. It was awful, but I got used to it just like the rain. (Texas readers, it is the wet stuff that falls from the sky.) There were times that it felt like it rained for days on end. It was tough at times, but you just find ways to deal with it. If you need to stand in front of your fan in your underwear, you do it. If you are starting to get down when it has rained for the 89th day in a row, talk to your girls.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
10 Days in Dominica- Day One
Yet again, I beg for your forgiveness. It has been a long time. Too long really. Before I can catch y'all up on what is going on, I have a commitment to honor. One of the lovely Ross wives has started a 10 day blog challenge based on our experience in Dominica. With that, I proudly present....
Day One- What do you miss most about home?
When you first get to the island, you are instantly aware of the physical things missing. There are no divided highways, few street signs, or bursting metroplexes (no Starbucks or Target!). You are able to take in a lot of nature. When you get to your home it becomes even more apparent you are not living in the states. Electrical outlets are different, water can change from translucent to brown to nonexistent, appliances are small (at our first apartment they were written in Chinese), cable channels have the ability to change, constant internet signal is a luxury, hell- constant electricity is a luxury. All these things start to pile up, you are craving for normalcy, and before you know it... you have a "Dominican Day". A day in which everything goes wrong and you have lost all patience.
Once you have experienced a "Dominican Day" (see my blog from August 27th 2010 for an example), you begin to miss people- your mom, best friends. People who were once a small drive or phone call away are now a planned Skype visit away. Keep your fingers crossed the internet stays connected!
Living in a third world country is a humbling experience. You have to give up a lot of physical comforts. The strange thing is is that you become a lot more tolerant of things going wrong. You become stronger. How? The lovely, equally sweaty wife next to you is going through the same thing. Together we made it out. The others we left behind will as well.
Day One- What do you miss most about home?
When you first get to the island, you are instantly aware of the physical things missing. There are no divided highways, few street signs, or bursting metroplexes (no Starbucks or Target!). You are able to take in a lot of nature. When you get to your home it becomes even more apparent you are not living in the states. Electrical outlets are different, water can change from translucent to brown to nonexistent, appliances are small (at our first apartment they were written in Chinese), cable channels have the ability to change, constant internet signal is a luxury, hell- constant electricity is a luxury. All these things start to pile up, you are craving for normalcy, and before you know it... you have a "Dominican Day". A day in which everything goes wrong and you have lost all patience.
Once you have experienced a "Dominican Day" (see my blog from August 27th 2010 for an example), you begin to miss people- your mom, best friends. People who were once a small drive or phone call away are now a planned Skype visit away. Keep your fingers crossed the internet stays connected!
Living in a third world country is a humbling experience. You have to give up a lot of physical comforts. The strange thing is is that you become a lot more tolerant of things going wrong. You become stronger. How? The lovely, equally sweaty wife next to you is going through the same thing. Together we made it out. The others we left behind will as well.
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