Can't believe it's almost been 2 months since my last post!! Whoops! Let me get started....Darin's permit is up in September and since we're still here and haven't heard anything about leaving, we're assuming another year or so here in Barbados. Our landlords at our home here have given us a time frame and need us gone soon (not because we are bad tenants but for other reasons haha)....so now we're eagerly on the hunt for a new home.....and it's madness! Between Gem, a new business, visitors coming soon, vacation coming up, Darin's traveling....this blog has been sadly last on my list of things to do.
Did "a new business" catch your eye? Let me elaborate for ya. For the last few months i've started working on opening a business with a friend and it's become something more than I dreamed it would be. We haven't had any business yet but that's because we're focusing on making it so amazing and don't want to offer anything to the world until we're ready (prob another 6 or so months). Doing this has kept me busier than ever before, I wake up thinking about it and go to sleep thinking about it, thinking about what to change, ways to make it better, adding things as I learn more and more.....it's become my second baby pretty much and seems like it will also take some time before it's out for the world. This has kept my days busy and full, every min i'm not doing something with Gem, i'm working on the business stuff. We have a mentor who's amazing and helping us every step of the way as well, glad we have someone to keep us on the right track and encourage us.
July:
We just got back from a week in Abaco with 16 other friends! 2 houses, 1 boat, 3 golf carts and 1 pair of missing flip flops later, we're home safe! Gem was dropped off in Miami and taken to Orlando for the week while we were in Abaco. She stayed with our parents and i'm pretty sure she had just as fun of a week as Darin and I did. She went on play dates, went to parks, splash pads, shopping, played with her aunts and uncle, grandparents, dogs, cats and had her 18 month dr appointment.
Gem is 29" tall and weighs 25lbs! Guess we should drop the "peanut" nickname since she's no peanut anymore :( Her eyes are turning more green these days then staying blue, which is ok with me. She's smart and funny and we love her personality! She love kids and people and still loves the beach! Her hair is getting so long but it's so curly you'd never know it. We can't wait until our visit in October, Gem will be in swim lessons and then we'll follow up here once a week. I want her to continue to swim so i'm doing my best to find a new home with a pool and it's not so easy, but there are options so we'll see.
Here's a few pics from June and July....
*we had our 5 year anniversary
*yes, I went blonde :)
*bum pics are from July 4th in Abaco :)
