Roxie

Warm weather all year round.  Beaches, oh the beaches. Sun-kissed skin. Sipping on fresh coconuts. The food…oh my gosh. Yes, living in paradise definitely has its perks.  But sometimes living in paradise doesn’t have its perks.

So I thought I would share a few things that I, myself has had to adjust to while living in Guam.  All the good, the bad and the ugly.

1. First and foremost, THE GECKOS.  Seriously? They are everywhere.  And they all travel with their sisters, brothers, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors and who ever else the find along their way.  And they hide in places you least expect.  And trust me, I know from frightening experiences. For example, always lift the toilet seat before using it.  And I’m such a girl for saying this, but they seriously creeeeep me out. 

2. The Snakes.  Oh my gosh. I want to cry just thinking about it.  So I’ve actually only seen one snake.  But it’s more than I wanted to see.  And get this, the snakes are so bad here in Guam that there are snake traps all throughout our housing community. But those snake traps still don’t put me at ease.

3. The rain.  I actually like the rain.  The aroma of rain makes me want to curl up to a good book and nestle on the couch.  But if I did that every time it rained, let’s just say the library wouldn’t have enough books for me. So I’ve learned to always have an umbrella on hand at all times.  Even though the weather seems beautiful at the moment, it takes just seconds before another “Hurricane Guam” hits you out of nowhere. 

4. The taxi service.  If you know me really well, you know that I could be an advocate for M.A.D.  So when you’re in downtown Tumon having a glass of wine with friends and need a ride, let’s just say the taxi service not only takes you home but they also take your entire life savings. 

5. Shopping.  I think I need to cry every time I talk about this.  I love my shopping as any girl does.  But when your on a military salary and living on an island where everything is about 30% more expensive than the states, yea – you guessed it.  You just don’t do a whole lot of shopping.

6. Winter.  What winter?  Wait, so you mean I get to be on the beach getting a suntan in December?  I’m in heaven! 

Needless to say, we’re adjusting.  And I know in three years we won’t want to leave this place because we grew accustom to life here in paradise.

Happy Friday, Y’all!

Currently there are five things that I can not live without:

• #1 – My hubby
• #2 – My daughters
• #3 – Chocolate
• #4 – Ice Cream
• #5 – Crystal Light Lemonade

Seriously, where has this stuff been all my life?  I buy this stuff in bulks because not only do I lurve it so much and refuse to ever be without, my five year old is in love too.  The good thing about Crystal Light is I have completely and totally eliminated juice in our house.  Granted the right juices have natural sugars, but Crystal Light is sugar free.  And trust me, my five year does not need to intake anymore sugar than she already intakes.

So needless to say, I’m in heaven.  And it’s a necessity to my everyday living.  I know, I’m so awesome.

Happy Thursday, Y’all!

Half way through her first year and she has brought us nothing but the most joyous times thus far.  She never seems to amaze us with her complete and total  sweetness. TOTAL SWEETNESS!  I can guarantee you will catch Leo and I fighting over kisses.  If I see Leo kissing those oh-so-yummy cheeks, I need to jump in and kiss ‘em too.  She’s seriously addicting.  But really, who could not love on some baby cheeks.

So Happy 7 month our sweet Arianna.  We enjoy every minute of you.

I’m in love.  But not that just a little in love, but like a lot. A lot, a lot!  Yes, curry had me at hello.  We go back many years actually.  I started my new job in Washington State working as a Paralegal and I shared an office with the nicest lady who took me to lunch one day.  She seriously had no idea what she had permanently done to me. 

We walked into what would soon be my favorite Thai resturant of all time for lunch that day. The aroma of curry was in the air and I thought I was in heaven. I loved that restaurant so much that I probably ate their once a week from that day on.  I ate there so often that I no longer would allow Leo a choice as to where we were eating anymore. And he loved me so much that he would just watch me eat as he sipped on his lemon water because for some apparent reason, he was sick of Thai food and did not wish to partake in what he would call a “bad habit”.  Seriously?  Who can get sick of Thai food?  I was so selfish that I even took my in-laws there while in town and it was obvious my Italian in-laws had no desire to eat Thai food.  But I didn’t care. I. LOVED. THAT. PLACE.  And while pregnant with Arianna, yup you guessed it, that’s all I craved.  Ahhh, the smell of Green Curry Chicken.  It was addicting.

Needless to say, I love curry.  And when we came to Guam I was eager to try some homemade curry dishes of my own.  And if you follow my blog you will know that a few posts back I stated how when my hubby is out of town that I don’t cook.  Plain and simple.  Well internet, my hubby actually reads my blog which was a complete surprise by me.  So he read that we eat wicked bad food while he’s away on business.  Like block your arteries bad. You know, frozen pizza, boxed Mac & Cheese, cookies and so on.  And internet, I caught slack for weeks after that. 

So I’m happy to inform HIM that not only have I been cooking almost everyday that he’s been on business for the last two weeks, but I’ve been cooking a lot of curry.  And when I say a lot, I mean people are knocking on my door asking if I’m running an Indian Restaurant or something.  Crazy, I know.

I heart curry!