FisHErMaN?? ... no way jose

Overall March has been a pretty fun month, the only downer was our friend Tanya had to have surgery on her back for herniated disc and it's not quite fixed exactly like we all hoped for. Getting better by the day, she has her ups and downs but is hopeful and trying to stay strong and think positive. This month Darin and I got to experience our first Polo match, our friends Nick and Sarah gave us season passes to it.....pretty neat to watch the ponies, but more fun participating in the social aspect going on into the night. We were REALLY looking forward to Darin's friend Neil (Noodle) and his girlfriend Andrea's visit for a whole week, they have soon come and soon went but we had a blast and really got to do a lot with them. We found a little cliff to jump off of, went on an island tour, they tried new foods like shark bites, marlin fish sandwich and my fav...doubles. We also went to Harrison's cave, ate an awesome dinner at Tapas, had a movie night, went deep sea fishing (my first time ever), had a sushi night at a friends house and rented boards and all went surfing, it was Andrea's first time!!The week started slow but we had our days filled with fun stuff and now when I look back it actually went super fast! We had the pleasure of Chad coming over from Cayman this week also and it's been nice to catch up with him since we haven't seen him in a while. He also brought a friend Anthony with him who's a pretty cool guy and we all did everything together like one big family all week :)


Fisherman?? Well because of the first experience of deep sea fishing and my love of tuna and wanting to catch one my self, I thought it would be a fun idea to go with Noodle and Andrea on a fishing charter they'd wanted to do for the day. Take note Darin, Chad and his friend Anthony were also along for the ride. I was quite nervous about myself and I learned quickly God did not make me a fisherman/woman...that was never in my plans he made for me. My first time out at sea fishing for the big ones was a rough morning followed by an 8 hr boat ride praying I wouldn't get sea sick like the first guy. Since i'd never been before and there's a "ladies first" rule, the first fish that got hooked, I had the pleasure of reeling in......drum roll......a whole 12 pounder dolphin (mahi mahi, dad). Out of that 8 hours, I had a fantastic time for about 4 mins, but like they say, it's called "fishing" not "catching". So, needless to say, I was never sea sick (PHEW!), I was the only one to reel a fish in that day and I was the most bored i've ever been in my entire life lol. I always tell Darin I try things twice so maybe next time i'll actually do more "catching" and the trip will live up to my expectations.

HaRLey IsLaND tOUr

A few weekends ago we did an Island Tour with our friends...we rode in 3 cars all around the island stopping at some pretty amazing beach spots that nobody knows about (or only few people know about). It was great to get out and see the rest of this beautiful island we call home. I took some video so i'm hoping to have a little video together that i'll put up soon. When you visit i'll take you on the tour also :)

As you know I do photography on the side sometimes. In the Bahamas I did a lot of it but here starting out is kind of slow. I got the opportunity to photography the Harley Ride. Every few years a cruise line allows so many motorcycles on the cruise boat and wherever the boat stops the riders have a full island tour. So 26 Harley's from the cruise and about 10 local riders all joined up to take an Island Tour by bike!! That was pretty cool hearing and seeing all the bikes in one loooooong big line.

I've said before but i'll say it again...we have a fantastic group of friends here. Just a few weeks ago we all found out one of them was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma on the head. It was quite a scary time as it was a complete shock and the family has 2 small kids. After surgery, ct-scans, bloodwork, more surgery and a skin graft, it's a great feeling to say all the prayers and positivity from everyone has paid off!! The blood work and scans all came back clear and the surgeon got all of the melanoma in one surgery. We have a lot to be thankful for these days and our health is one of them so be active and try to stay healthy because that's the best way to fight anything. So so so glad our friend is doing great! Praying for a constant recovery and for it not to return.

UnREaL

Just wanted to share this REAL LIFE photo of the beach just footsteps away from our beach behind the house. I'm so grateful for this life, it's a beautiful amazing one!! Happy Sunday!!