Hello, I'm still alive!

OK ok You got me. I am a TERRIBLE blogger! Lets just get that out of the way. I'll try harder. SOOOOOO.....We moved to Brooklyn, and when I say we I mean Lily, Meeka, and I drove half way across the country, while Aaron was in Dominica doing his OB rotation. On day one I stopped In Michigan to meet up with some family and to stay the night. Then drove the rest of the way on day two.
View Larger Map That was my route. We stopped every half tank to fill up and stretch our legs. The girls are fabulous travelers. They mostly sleep, eat their chewy sticks, or gnaw on a bone. It was so nice to have them with me. Once we got to brooklyn we stayed at the La Quinta for 3 days until the apartment I had found was ready. Then we moved from the hotel to our new home where we lived for almost 2 weeks with only an air mattress, my computer (without internet for the first week), a bag of dog food and, some clothes. Our stuff finally arrived the night before Aaron was due home, so the poor guy came home to lots and lots of boxes. It was pretty stressful and I DO NOT EVER want to do that again all by myself! But we are all unpacked and settled in. Pictures soon!

Meet the Robertsons! :)

I am now Mrs. Aaron Robertson! We couldn't be happier! Everything turned out a million and ten times better than we could have ever imagined it would. Vegas was unbelievable fun, but it flew by! It was great to be surrounded with our family and friends. And I'm in love with our pictures! The day of the reception there was a blizzard outside, but a few brave souls still came to celebrate and we had a fantastic time dancing the night away!

Have a very Merry and safe Christmas!!

Butterflies!

I had the most spectacular weekend! Friday was my bachelorette party my awesome cousin, Tonya, planned. It was more fun than I could have imagined! I loved every second of it. Saturday was low key, hung out with my cousins for most of the day then we went out to the farm and helped Gram put up the Christmas decorations. Then we ate pizza and played cards. It was great. Sunday I had a family Thanksgiving to go to which had some really, really, great food! It was and absolutely Spectacular weekend! However this coming weekend is the weekend I have been waiting my entire life for. I get to marry the man of my dreams. I can not believe it is only 5 days away! Just thinking about it makes the butterflies in my stomach go crazy! It seems like we just made the decision to get married in Vegas, and now it's practically here! I'm so excited! We have some truly amazing family and friends joining us! There will be 20 people in Vegas! Way more than I had expected, and I'm thrilled!! It is going to be soo much fun! I can't wait!!

Thanksgiving...

I know it has been ages since I last updated this! Life has been absolutely crazy. I'm not even sure if anyone checks my blog anymore! However I figured that Thanksgiving is the perfect time to start up again. I wanted to share with all of you just a small portion of the stuff that I am thankful for this year. ~ My wonderful hubby to be! ~ The unconditional love and support of my family and friends! ~ My beautiful Puppies! ~ My health! ~ The baby growing in my sister! ~ How beautiful my wedding is going to be thanks to the help of my amazing family and friends! ~ Aaron being done with Step 1 and getting to actually see him! That is just a tiny list, but you get the idea. With the wedding 12 days away there is still much to be done, but it really has reminded me of all the things Aaron and I both have to be thankful for. I have to say I am missing Dominica and all the amazing people I met there. I love being home and around my family and friends here, but I miss all my Ross friends terribly. I know that we will meet up again and see each other again soon, but its so hard to be away from people that are going through what you are going through. Its just not the same venting to people not going through it because its hard for them understand what its like. So if any of my Dominica Friends are reading this, I miss you, I hope you are doing well, and I can't wait ti see you! I promise to up date again soon, no more waiting 5 months! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families! Enjoy every second of it! Sending lots of love your way!

Looking Back

Today we have 16 days left here on the island. It is so bitter sweet. I'm excited to be in the states again and around family, but I'm really struggling with leaving. This island has become such a huge part of our lives. We had our first home together, we got our two beautiful puppies, we got engaged, and on top of that we have met some of the most amazing people here.  I also feel like I have grown here so much. I hope that the humbleness I learned here, I carry it with me for years to come and don't just fall back into being a spoiled American. It makes me sad to think of leaving for good. This is home for us now. 

I know that the next chapter will be just as great as this one, and I am looking forward to the journey that is ahead, its just hard to let go of this. We have already promised ourselves to come back and visit in a few years. I'm really truly going to miss Dominica and all the memories I have made here. Even in spite of the fact that the power and internet go out and the brown water when it rains and the large scary centipedes, I will always look back with fond memories.

 A group of us went to Victoria Falls yesterday

 So fun!

 I love that we can be adventurous together!

 The beautiful view from our favorite restaurant/bar De Champ

 Aaron and I at the Sunday evening dinner at De Champ

Meeka's Kennel came in, so I had to get in again, Meeka must have grown quite a bit more because this time it was much more cramped!

Getting the girls kennels ready to fly

 I'm going to miss having fresh coconut to drink and eat!

We went to dinner at Red Rock Haven with Kelsey and Jordan. 

We love them!

This was THE BEST meal I have ever eaten in my life!

The love of my life

homemade avocado masks! We had a girls spa and wine night, it was soooo fun!

Some of the girls put together a bachelorette party for Kelsey, she was so surprised.

Aaron and I at Emerald Pool

This was from the RSO farewell banquet. They give awards to the people who are leaving the island and my award was "most likely to have their first child underwater while scuba diving" I thought that was pretty funny! 

This is where we go every Friday night for ribs. SOOOOOO yummy!