Sunday, December 18, 2011

Wow!
It has been a really long time since I have posted to the blog.
So many things have happened since the last time I wrote.
We made it to St Thomas and have started to settle in.  Since the post office in Florida said it would only take two weeks to get our things we carried Tim's tools on the plane and took very minimal clothes. Of course it took six weeks to get everything!  It was like Christmas going through all of our boxes. Some things I was happy to see. Other items I was wondering what I was thinking when I packed it.  It was one of many "welcome to St Thomas" moments.
The house that we moved in had been vacant for some time. None of the doors shut and the neighborhood dogs were using it as their personal play house.  The troublesome threesome were not happy when we moved in and tore up an old pillow that was on the back deck, a garbage bag of trash that was in our house, snorkel gear, Oliver's swim trunks, Zach's flip flops and many other things.   You would think that if we stored things on the back deck they would be safe but we were wrong.  Unfortunately the owner of the dogs does not care to keep them locked up and they continue to be a menace to the neighborhood.
The kids seem to be adapting to island life very well. Oliver has become quite the swimmer. A wave knocks him down and he gets back up laughing ready for more.  It is hard to believe that if we were still in Colorado we would be building snowmen instead of sand castles. Julia claims to miss the snow but I don't miss it at all.
The beautiful weather is wonderful but the people we have met are incredible. Not only is it much more culturally diverse but the people are so friendly. We have made some great friendships. Even though we have only known them for about a month it seems like we have known each other far longer.  Tim says that he feels like he has come home.
Every day is not rosy and is not like a picture out of a postcard. Well I do have postcard views but I still have to do dishes, laundry, break up squabbles, cook, clean and everything else I did back in Colorado and in the motorhome.  Moving your whole life and family to a rock in the Caribbean can be trying at times.
People have asked if we are happy that we made the move. I do not hesitate to say yes! Even though it has not been that long and we are still in the honeymoon period I think this has been one of the best decisions we have made in the long time.

On a side note we have an apt. for rent. So if anybody wants to take a leap we have a great place for rent.