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May 30, 2012
May 2, 2012
May Day in the Windy City
It has been almost two weeks since our move to Chicago and already things are starting to fall into place. Kelsey began his rotations on Monday April 23rd and he has already made some good impressions at work, including finding a swollen lymphnoid in a patient. Every day he has a new story (including one where his classmate caught malaria in a patient when the doctor thought it might be a low possibility). He is so blessed because he not only enjoys the classmates in his rotation with him (which is good, since they will all be together until the end of March next year) but he likes the doctors and the hospitals program as well. We are truly where God wants us to be.
We also have moved into our first apartment in Chicago, but in true Budd style, we will be moving at the end of June (for those that are new to the blog, Kelsey and I have moved every 4 months of our marriage, except for one stint in an apartment in Dominica for 8 months). We were originally trying to transfer to Drexel, but due to no openings we will be in Chicago now until the end of March 2013 possibly a little longer (depending on elective rotations), therefore the need for an apartment for the next 10 months to a year or so is needed. On the bright side, having two months to look for another apartment allows Shiloh and me the chance to explore different neighborhoods. Yes we are out and about, running errands to Trader Joe's (about a mile away from our house) or to Target (also about a mile) and in the process looking for apartments and spots with good parking (ah city life). On and even brighter side mommy here is getting back into her workout routine for sure. Please be praying that we find the right apartment at the right price!
Chicago itself is a great city and I feel like I am back in my element - city life! Chicago is a bustling, diverse, cultured city and yet there is still that mid-western politeness about it. For example, Shiloh and I had our first "girls shopping day" downtown on Saturday while Kelsey stayed home and studied, and when getting off the El (subway here) I had a gentlemen help me get the stroller safely to the platform and upon exiting the platform another young man held open the handicap door so Shiloh and I could get through. I was so amazed I called Kelsey to let him know about this...in all my years of living in NYC I never once saw a MAN help a mother with a stroller or anything. Needless to say, yet another confirmation that we are exactly where God wants us to be.
This adventure that Kelsey and I are on keeps getting better and better as we continue to trust God and to follow His still, small voice. It is not always easy, and I was sad to realize that we wouldn't be transfering back to Drexel and getting to stay close to family, but I know that God's plans are so much better than ours and that He has our best interests in mind and wants the best for His children just as Kelsey and I want the best for Shiloh. Each day is a step of faith and although some steps are not the ones I want to take, in the end they are the best steps for me and my family.
Until next time....
We also have moved into our first apartment in Chicago, but in true Budd style, we will be moving at the end of June (for those that are new to the blog, Kelsey and I have moved every 4 months of our marriage, except for one stint in an apartment in Dominica for 8 months). We were originally trying to transfer to Drexel, but due to no openings we will be in Chicago now until the end of March 2013 possibly a little longer (depending on elective rotations), therefore the need for an apartment for the next 10 months to a year or so is needed. On the bright side, having two months to look for another apartment allows Shiloh and me the chance to explore different neighborhoods. Yes we are out and about, running errands to Trader Joe's (about a mile away from our house) or to Target (also about a mile) and in the process looking for apartments and spots with good parking (ah city life). On and even brighter side mommy here is getting back into her workout routine for sure. Please be praying that we find the right apartment at the right price!
Chicago itself is a great city and I feel like I am back in my element - city life! Chicago is a bustling, diverse, cultured city and yet there is still that mid-western politeness about it. For example, Shiloh and I had our first "girls shopping day" downtown on Saturday while Kelsey stayed home and studied, and when getting off the El (subway here) I had a gentlemen help me get the stroller safely to the platform and upon exiting the platform another young man held open the handicap door so Shiloh and I could get through. I was so amazed I called Kelsey to let him know about this...in all my years of living in NYC I never once saw a MAN help a mother with a stroller or anything. Needless to say, yet another confirmation that we are exactly where God wants us to be.
This adventure that Kelsey and I are on keeps getting better and better as we continue to trust God and to follow His still, small voice. It is not always easy, and I was sad to realize that we wouldn't be transfering back to Drexel and getting to stay close to family, but I know that God's plans are so much better than ours and that He has our best interests in mind and wants the best for His children just as Kelsey and I want the best for Shiloh. Each day is a step of faith and although some steps are not the ones I want to take, in the end they are the best steps for me and my family.
Until next time....
Apr 17, 2012
What a Winter
Well after being on hiatus for the past four months, I have decided to start blogging again.....and what a four months it has been. Here's just a little snippit of what's been going on with the Budd's since December......
December
Christmas Eve: We celebrated Christmas and New Year's with Kelsey's family here in Moorestown, NJ. Since I was preggers, I didn't party like it was 1999, but it was fun to see family and to know that were were three two months from seeing our precious baby girl!!!
New Year's Eve: Where do you go when you can't toast the night with a glass of champagne or break bread over a bottle of wine????? You go to the best french crepe restaurant in Philly - Beau Monde! Kelsey and I went here for our first New Year's Eve when we were first dating three years ago and the ambiance is amazing. Picture dimmed lights, artsy hipster staff, amazing crepes (both for meals and dessert) and trully the best coffee you can get in Philadelphia.
We topped the night of with fireworks at Budd Manor and then slept til noon the next day (probably for the last time for a few decades LOL!) It was a great way to wrap up one year and begin another.
January
January was a fairly bland month, more doctor's appointments, studying for the Step 1 Exam (Kelsey) and getting ready for Baby Budd to arrive. However we were able to make it up to NYC to see Kelsey's cousins Nick and Abbie and go with Abbie as she began shopping for her wedding dress.
Kelsey also was able given a special treat from his sister Courtney for Christmas and went to the Winter Classic that was being held here in Philly.
All in all they had a great time and got to see some of the Flyers greats out on the ice! It also gave Kelsey a chance to wear his signed jersey that he got as a wedding gift so many years ago.
February
This was the month of all months....the month that we had been waiting for ever since July 2nd when we found out we were pregnant with Baby Budd. This month was a jam packed month full of showers, last minute purchases, Step 1 Exam and my mom coming in.
Showers - thanks to the best MOL ever, I had the day of all days for showers. February 4th started out with a "ladies" shower with the special and only male guest - Kelsey! Betty's ladies showered Kelsey and I with love and wonderful blessings for Baby Budd - from pac n plays to clothes (and there were lots of those) this baby was going to be covered! After the ladies left for the afternoon, Kelsey and I took a break for a few hours before gearing up for our "cocktail" shower. Saturday night we were blessed to have our friends come and enjoy some cocktails and hor dourves and celebrate our little bundle of joy on the way. It was great to catch up with a lot of people that we hadn't had a chance to see since we moved back and to celebrate with them.
Mid way through this month Kelsey took his Step 1 Exam. This could be the most important exam that he may take in his medical school career. It is the exam that they use to determine which rotations you can except to the specialty you can apply for in residency. This exam covered the past two years of medical school and all the information that entailed. The exam was 8 hours broken into 7 sections taken all in one day! Kelsey had been studying for this exam since we left the island in August, but since December 7th he has been studying 12-15+ hours a day 6 days a week to prepare for this exam. He watched videos, read books, reviewed questions, and studied with a classmate once a week. I am happy to report that Kelsey did very, very well on this exam and that all of his hard work paid off. I am so so so proud of him and proud to be his wife!
February 27th, two days before our bundle was due to arrive, I was anxious and nervous and just READY to see my baby girl. So you can imagine my surprise when my sister sends my mom a text to say she's having contractions (her due date was March 6th and we were all awaiting to see if her 3rd would be a boy or a girl). So after heading to bed, around 2am I got the text that my newest nephew Elijah Manning (no not named for Eli of the Giants) was welcomed into this world. This meant that Baby Budd was going to be a day apart from her cousin - how exciting!!!
The DAYYYYY - yep we were counting down to Feb 29th was going to be the day of all days, the day that would change our lives forever, and with contractions beginning on February 28th, we were both sure that the 29th was going to be the day. Instead the day came and went, as did the next 8 days. Each day with contractions getting more and more intense and each day thinking "today has to be the day" only to end with "well maybe tomorrow will be the day".
Instead we got these awesome shots of flowers blooming super early due to the warm weather we were having all winter in South Jersey.
March
This was a month that I will never forget. This was the month that our lives began a whole new adventure and gave us a joy that we could never have anticipated. This was the month that our precious little baby girl came into our lives and changed it forever.
On March 8th after a LONG labor Shiloh arrived and we have been in awe of this little beauty ever since!!! (more on this in a later post)
Our hearts are filled so much with love for this little angel I don't think there is any post that would be able to capture exactly what having this little girl has meant to Kelsey and I.
April
Wow how the time has flown by. Kelsey and I are now packing this week and heading out to Chicago where he is beginning his third year of medical school and his first clinical rotations at NA Hospital.
Kelsey's first rotation will be in Family Medicine which is such a blessing, especially since Shiloh will only be 6 weeks on Thrusday. We feel so blessed to be going back to a city that Kelsey loves and to see old friends for Kelsey and new friends from Ross. We are excited to begin this next chapter of our adventure.
Well that's the past four months of our lives! I'll be posting more about Shiloh and of course more pictures once we are settled in Chicago.
Until then - love the one's your with
December
Christmas Eve: We celebrated Christmas and New Year's with Kelsey's family here in Moorestown, NJ. Since I was preggers, I didn't party like it was 1999, but it was fun to see family and to know that were were three two months from seeing our precious baby girl!!!
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| Merry Christmas!!! Hard to believe Baby Budd will be here in two months. |
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| Who says you can't be fashionable while preggers - Vintage Preggo is what I call it! |
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| Daddy to be! |
We topped the night of with fireworks at Budd Manor and then slept til noon the next day (probably for the last time for a few decades LOL!) It was a great way to wrap up one year and begin another.
January
January was a fairly bland month, more doctor's appointments, studying for the Step 1 Exam (Kelsey) and getting ready for Baby Budd to arrive. However we were able to make it up to NYC to see Kelsey's cousins Nick and Abbie and go with Abbie as she began shopping for her wedding dress.
Kelsey also was able given a special treat from his sister Courtney for Christmas and went to the Winter Classic that was being held here in Philly.
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| Kelsey and Courtney trying to stay warm at the "outdoors" game. I think having some beers helped =) |
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| The Philadelphia Flyers played the NY Rangers in a transformed Citizen's Bank Park (where the Philadelphia Phillies play) |
February
This was the month of all months....the month that we had been waiting for ever since July 2nd when we found out we were pregnant with Baby Budd. This month was a jam packed month full of showers, last minute purchases, Step 1 Exam and my mom coming in.
Showers - thanks to the best MOL ever, I had the day of all days for showers. February 4th started out with a "ladies" shower with the special and only male guest - Kelsey! Betty's ladies showered Kelsey and I with love and wonderful blessings for Baby Budd - from pac n plays to clothes (and there were lots of those) this baby was going to be covered! After the ladies left for the afternoon, Kelsey and I took a break for a few hours before gearing up for our "cocktail" shower. Saturday night we were blessed to have our friends come and enjoy some cocktails and hor dourves and celebrate our little bundle of joy on the way. It was great to catch up with a lot of people that we hadn't had a chance to see since we moved back and to celebrate with them.
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| Mama and baby owl cupcakes were a big hit! |
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| Gift bags with yummy chocolate carmels and solid or peanutbutter filled chocolate hearts. Two bags please!!!! |
Mid way through this month Kelsey took his Step 1 Exam. This could be the most important exam that he may take in his medical school career. It is the exam that they use to determine which rotations you can except to the specialty you can apply for in residency. This exam covered the past two years of medical school and all the information that entailed. The exam was 8 hours broken into 7 sections taken all in one day! Kelsey had been studying for this exam since we left the island in August, but since December 7th he has been studying 12-15+ hours a day 6 days a week to prepare for this exam. He watched videos, read books, reviewed questions, and studied with a classmate once a week. I am happy to report that Kelsey did very, very well on this exam and that all of his hard work paid off. I am so so so proud of him and proud to be his wife!
February 27th, two days before our bundle was due to arrive, I was anxious and nervous and just READY to see my baby girl. So you can imagine my surprise when my sister sends my mom a text to say she's having contractions (her due date was March 6th and we were all awaiting to see if her 3rd would be a boy or a girl). So after heading to bed, around 2am I got the text that my newest nephew Elijah Manning (no not named for Eli of the Giants) was welcomed into this world. This meant that Baby Budd was going to be a day apart from her cousin - how exciting!!!
The DAYYYYY - yep we were counting down to Feb 29th was going to be the day of all days, the day that would change our lives forever, and with contractions beginning on February 28th, we were both sure that the 29th was going to be the day. Instead the day came and went, as did the next 8 days. Each day with contractions getting more and more intense and each day thinking "today has to be the day" only to end with "well maybe tomorrow will be the day".
Instead we got these awesome shots of flowers blooming super early due to the warm weather we were having all winter in South Jersey.
March
This was a month that I will never forget. This was the month that our lives began a whole new adventure and gave us a joy that we could never have anticipated. This was the month that our precious little baby girl came into our lives and changed it forever.
On March 8th after a LONG labor Shiloh arrived and we have been in awe of this little beauty ever since!!! (more on this in a later post)
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| Welcome to the world Miss Shiloh Rae!!!! |
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| Over 30 hours of labor in the hospital but SOOOOO worth IT!!!! |
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| Our "peaceful" little bundle of joy - Shiloh! |
Our hearts are filled so much with love for this little angel I don't think there is any post that would be able to capture exactly what having this little girl has meant to Kelsey and I.
April
Wow how the time has flown by. Kelsey and I are now packing this week and heading out to Chicago where he is beginning his third year of medical school and his first clinical rotations at NA Hospital.
Kelsey's first rotation will be in Family Medicine which is such a blessing, especially since Shiloh will only be 6 weeks on Thrusday. We feel so blessed to be going back to a city that Kelsey loves and to see old friends for Kelsey and new friends from Ross. We are excited to begin this next chapter of our adventure.
Well that's the past four months of our lives! I'll be posting more about Shiloh and of course more pictures once we are settled in Chicago.
Until then - love the one's your with
Dec 18, 2011
It's almost Christmas!!!
Well it looks like this year is the year of sparse blog updates. The past few months have flown by and with less than 3 months before baby girl budd arrives, I'm sure we're headed for more of the same.
Since my last post a few things have happened:
Until next time....remember the reason for Christmas...the greatest gift each of us has ever received!
Since my last post a few things have happened:
- We found out in mid October that we were indeed going to have a girl! Such exciting news, especially since we thought she was going to be a boy - it's been fun picking out names and we have 3 but won't name her until we see her beautiful face!
- My beautiful baby sister Breanna got married on November 11th to the love of her life - Tim Remer. It was such an honor to be part of their special day and it was so fun to be with all of my sisters and their kids.....four kids under 4 left us with little energy at the end of the day, but it was awesome!
- Kelsey finished his 5th Semester on December 2nd and kept up his "A" average for med school. Proud doesn't begin to describe how I feel about the work he's been putting in for the past two years attending medical school, being a great husband and soon to be dad!
- With the end of 5th in Michigan we moved back to Jers....where there really is no place like home. We plan to be here until sometime in Aprilish (depending on where we start rotations) and we'll be having Ms. Baby B on Feb 29th in Jers...just like her daddy =)
- I had my 34th birthday which was nice to have back on US soil (for the past two b-days I was out of the country, Thailand for 32 and Dominica for 33). It was a great day that started off with breakfast in bed (french toast, eggs, coffee and grapefruit - compliments of Kelsey). We then spent the rest of the day just the two of us....which when your husband is in the middle of studying for one of the biggest tests of his life is the BEST present ever!
Until next time....remember the reason for Christmas...the greatest gift each of us has ever received!
Oct 3, 2011
Fifth Semester, Michigan and a New Addition
Family and Friends:
You all know me by now and know that what started out as a great attempt to blog all the time has almost become non existant, and for that I apologize.......Many of you don't talk to me on a regular basis nor do you have even a general understanding of the craziness that is our life in medical school because I haven't updated this little blog =(
So here is my attempt to update you all on what has happened the past few months in our lives:
TIME IN DOMINICA.......has come to an end. On Aug 22, 2011 Kelsey and I were scheduled to leave the island of Dominica and make it home in one day with very tight connections (if you flew here all the time you would know that is almost an impossible feat!) So we got all packed, sold everything that we couldn't fit into three bags (we left a suitcase behind) and hoped we would be under the 50lb per bag limit so that all our bags would make it to St. Marteen (we flew Liat to St. Marteen via Antigua) and then we would board a different plane and airline to make it to Newark!!!! Sounds simple enough except a little chic named Irene almost messed it all up! That's right Ms. Irene swept through the night before and closed St. Marteen's airport, which we didn't find out until we were at the airport Monday morning. What were we to do????? The airline told us they would call around 10 am (our flight was to leave at 9:15am) and for those that no me "that was just not acceptable" I wanted no NEEDED to get off that island THAT DAY! So we started praying, sent out a text to Kelsey's mom to get everyone she new praying and literally within 30 minutes tops we found out that the airport was open (from a different counter) told Liat, who called, checked us in and our two extra bags (best $120 I have spent on the island) and we boarded our plane by 9:15am!!! We made all of our connections, including a two hour layover in St. Marteen that was shrunk to just an hour! But thanks to the baggage guys downstairs who called our airline and let them know we were in baggage and not to sell our seats, we got on our flight, had time for lunch (best Quizzno Salad ever!!!), made it through security with 1 minutes left to board and we got home 20 minutes early! If that wasn't God I don't know what else it could be.........PRAYER works people!
U.S. and OUR MOVE TO MICHIGAN.........What a blessing it was to be home for two weeks in NJ. We got to see friends, family and Kelsey got some much needed R&R as well as some of the best food we have had in a LONG time...can anyone say steak????? OOOOH and we got to celebrate Aunt Sue and her 50th b-day which entailed lots of family and friends, a phillies game, and more steak!!! After a brief two weeks home filled with swapping our spring/summer wardrobe for fall/bitter cold winter wardrobe, we packed our car with all that would fit and headed out on a long 12 hour drive to Saginaw MI. "Where???" some of you may ask....it's about 1 1/2 north of Detriot, but it's America and we are having a great time here.
Kelsey had to take a HUGE test which is a mock of the first board exam he will take early next year and had to pass in order to even move on to the next two years of school! You have three tries to take this exam, and PRAISE GOD - Kelsey passed the first time with a great score (although all you need is a 66 to pass) =) So he is off to a good start here in Saginaw and already did his first (and only for now) pelvic exam on an "actual patient". I think he has ruled out OB/GYN as a field he is interested in, but he is getting to work with patients on a regular basis which is a nice change of pace from sitting in a classroom five days a week. Oh and did I mention (although he'll hate me for posting this) he has still maintained his 4.0!!! PROUD doesn't even begin to describe my feelings but it's only been by God's grace that he has gotten this far and been this successful, and to GOD be all the GLORY for his grades and success!
NEW ADDITION............now some of you may have heard through the grape vine.......
Just kidding!!!! But seriously.....
Kelsey and I will be expecting our first Baby Budd on February 29th (yep it's a leap year) of next year. We are still a little shocked by the whole thing and at least 10 times a week still say "We're going to be parents!?!??!" or "We're going to have a baby!!!!!!!!" So crazy how a little over a year ago we were beginning the craziest thing either of us had ever done (well at least for Kelsey) by moving to a small 3rd world island in the Caribbean and now we are embarking on the craziest, most wonderful, scary, and exhilarating, life-changing experience we could ever have in becoming parents!
We appreciate all of you who have been praying and continue to pray for Baby Budd and the growth and health of this beautiful miracle!
Until the next time (hopefully it will be sooner rather than later.....) remember to love those around you with more than just words....
You all know me by now and know that what started out as a great attempt to blog all the time has almost become non existant, and for that I apologize.......Many of you don't talk to me on a regular basis nor do you have even a general understanding of the craziness that is our life in medical school because I haven't updated this little blog =(
So here is my attempt to update you all on what has happened the past few months in our lives:
TIME IN DOMINICA.......has come to an end. On Aug 22, 2011 Kelsey and I were scheduled to leave the island of Dominica and make it home in one day with very tight connections (if you flew here all the time you would know that is almost an impossible feat!) So we got all packed, sold everything that we couldn't fit into three bags (we left a suitcase behind) and hoped we would be under the 50lb per bag limit so that all our bags would make it to St. Marteen (we flew Liat to St. Marteen via Antigua) and then we would board a different plane and airline to make it to Newark!!!! Sounds simple enough except a little chic named Irene almost messed it all up! That's right Ms. Irene swept through the night before and closed St. Marteen's airport, which we didn't find out until we were at the airport Monday morning. What were we to do????? The airline told us they would call around 10 am (our flight was to leave at 9:15am) and for those that no me "that was just not acceptable" I wanted no NEEDED to get off that island THAT DAY! So we started praying, sent out a text to Kelsey's mom to get everyone she new praying and literally within 30 minutes tops we found out that the airport was open (from a different counter) told Liat, who called, checked us in and our two extra bags (best $120 I have spent on the island) and we boarded our plane by 9:15am!!! We made all of our connections, including a two hour layover in St. Marteen that was shrunk to just an hour! But thanks to the baggage guys downstairs who called our airline and let them know we were in baggage and not to sell our seats, we got on our flight, had time for lunch (best Quizzno Salad ever!!!), made it through security with 1 minutes left to board and we got home 20 minutes early! If that wasn't God I don't know what else it could be.........PRAYER works people!
U.S. and OUR MOVE TO MICHIGAN.........What a blessing it was to be home for two weeks in NJ. We got to see friends, family and Kelsey got some much needed R&R as well as some of the best food we have had in a LONG time...can anyone say steak????? OOOOH and we got to celebrate Aunt Sue and her 50th b-day which entailed lots of family and friends, a phillies game, and more steak!!! After a brief two weeks home filled with swapping our spring/summer wardrobe for fall/bitter cold winter wardrobe, we packed our car with all that would fit and headed out on a long 12 hour drive to Saginaw MI. "Where???" some of you may ask....it's about 1 1/2 north of Detriot, but it's America and we are having a great time here.
Kelsey had to take a HUGE test which is a mock of the first board exam he will take early next year and had to pass in order to even move on to the next two years of school! You have three tries to take this exam, and PRAISE GOD - Kelsey passed the first time with a great score (although all you need is a 66 to pass) =) So he is off to a good start here in Saginaw and already did his first (and only for now) pelvic exam on an "actual patient". I think he has ruled out OB/GYN as a field he is interested in, but he is getting to work with patients on a regular basis which is a nice change of pace from sitting in a classroom five days a week. Oh and did I mention (although he'll hate me for posting this) he has still maintained his 4.0!!! PROUD doesn't even begin to describe my feelings but it's only been by God's grace that he has gotten this far and been this successful, and to GOD be all the GLORY for his grades and success!
NEW ADDITION............now some of you may have heard through the grape vine.......
Kelsey and I will be expecting our first Baby Budd on February 29th (yep it's a leap year) of next year. We are still a little shocked by the whole thing and at least 10 times a week still say "We're going to be parents!?!??!" or "We're going to have a baby!!!!!!!!" So crazy how a little over a year ago we were beginning the craziest thing either of us had ever done (well at least for Kelsey) by moving to a small 3rd world island in the Caribbean and now we are embarking on the craziest, most wonderful, scary, and exhilarating, life-changing experience we could ever have in becoming parents!
We appreciate all of you who have been praying and continue to pray for Baby Budd and the growth and health of this beautiful miracle!
Until the next time (hopefully it will be sooner rather than later.....) remember to love those around you with more than just words....
May 29, 2011
The Final Semester Begins
Argh I was hoping to do a better job of updating this blog over semester 3 but as you can see....it DIDN'T HAPPEN! So my goal is going to be to update this little bitty blog each Sunday, which was the plan for last semester, but with only 4 weeks of teaching left, and more free time then ever I think I should be able to accomplish this goal.
So what has been happening since our last update......
1. Apartment - we are actually staying in the same apartment this semester as last semester, which means for the first time in our marriage Kelsey and I will be living in the same space for more than 4 months!!!! Here are just a few quick shots of our apartment...
3. School for Kelsey - Kelsey is doing AWESOME in Med school...while he doesn't like to brag, he's among the top in his class of over 250 students for his semester and is involved in several student groups, he leads our home fellowship group and tutors Anatomy! Needless to say I am sooooooooooooooooooo proud of him this blog would make most people gag if I wrote on and on...so I won't but know that he's kicking butt and all of your prayers for us and for him during test times are not only appreciated but being answered.
That's all for tonight....look for more updates on Barbados and our 2nd anniversary and Kelsey's 32nd birthday in the weeks to come...
Love ya all....and remember...if you can't love the ones your with...love them from a distance LOL!
So what has been happening since our last update......
1. Apartment - we are actually staying in the same apartment this semester as last semester, which means for the first time in our marriage Kelsey and I will be living in the same space for more than 4 months!!!! Here are just a few quick shots of our apartment...
This is the view of the ocean from our front porch and kitchen!
This is the living room.....
the dinning room and HUGE kitchen (for Dominica anyways)
The bedroom.......
and our view from our bedroom....I literally wake up to the mountains each and every morning
..this apartment is such a blessing!
SO as you can see we love our apartment and are able to have our home fellowship KOINONIA in our apartment each Saturday.
2. School for Me - school for me is coming to an end. School's official last day is JUNE 30th! I will be glad to have more free time, but will miss the kids and the free A/C!!!! But I have decided to work the summer program 2 days a week to keep me busy and to help cover expenses over the last few months when I don't receive a paycheck :(
3. School for Kelsey - Kelsey is doing AWESOME in Med school...while he doesn't like to brag, he's among the top in his class of over 250 students for his semester and is involved in several student groups, he leads our home fellowship group and tutors Anatomy! Needless to say I am sooooooooooooooooooo proud of him this blog would make most people gag if I wrote on and on...so I won't but know that he's kicking butt and all of your prayers for us and for him during test times are not only appreciated but being answered.
In addition to this being Kels last semester on the island it is also the semester where he get's to be most like a "real doctor". Yep he gets to go to hospitals and clinics and interview REAL patients. Now while that might not seem like such a big deal it really is....up until now he has been interviewing "fake" patients who are given certain symptoms to report, history, etc. He is now getting to go and try to determine what next steps a "Real Person" would need to take...this is no longer a textbook case of such and such. His first hospital visit (for a full day and at our hospital in Roseau) will be on this coming Tuesday so keep him in your prayers!!!
4. The Break - This break we decided to stay local and head to another island so we jetted off to Barbados! In theory this sounds like a wonderful idea...we find a great deal on a hotel right on the beach and we head out with another couple and poof! We are whisked away to an island adventure in central america (technically I guess the southern islands are considered part of central america...who knew?)....
That's all for tonight....look for more updates on Barbados and our 2nd anniversary and Kelsey's 32nd birthday in the weeks to come...
Love ya all....and remember...if you can't love the ones your with...love them from a distance LOL!
Mar 7, 2011
Updates for Semester 3
Yes, yes I know I KNOW it's been way to long since any type of update. Thoughts of "are they ok?" "do they have a place to live?" "are they still in Dominica?" must be running through everyone's heads. But rest assured we are alive and well and enjoying our 3rd semester (months 8-12) of living in Dominica.
Here are just a few quick things that we have been up to:
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Here are just a few quick things that we have been up to:
- Moved into yet another apartment (this time only to the building next door). We lost the 2nd bedroom but gained a huge living room, eating space, kitchen and bedroom. So I've been able to cook and bake like I did back home which is an incredible thing to do!
- Valentine's Day - we had a wonderful V-day with a homemade dinner to die for and a fabulous bottle of wine Kelsey surprised me with from one of my favorite places...South Africa!
- Hiked to Victoria Falls - it's one of the largest (or maybe the largest) waterfalls on the island. We had quite the adventure (individual post to follow)
- Hiked to Boiling Lake! YES you heard me correctly - a BOILING lake. This hike usually takes 3 - 4 hours each way, but our crew did it in 2.5 hours each way! Needless to say there were points of desperation, a walk through the Valley of Desolation and an amazing hidden waterfall that was featured in the Piarates of the Caribbean 2. (individual post to follow - with pics)
- Started then canceled a trip to Paris =( I personally was so excited to see that there were tickets for $650 each way to go to Paris from the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, unfortunately we didn't snatch them up in time, so it will be bumped til next year when we hope tickets are still a great price. Until then Au revoir Paris! We will see you again soon......
- Carnival!!!! Today is Carnival in Portsmouth the town that is nearest to the school....Kelsey and I plan to go there for a few hours today and check it out....
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