We are still sailing away...and I am still loving it!!!! This really is a fun vacation! We've been to several more islands and hotspots. We really liked pirate's bight on Norman Island, and there were a million people at willy Ts when we went there. Then we had lunch at Cooper's Island and sailed over to visit Virgin Gorda. We had great burgers at a restaraunt at Briar's Creek, a private resort where non guests are only allowed at the restaurant, and the easiest way to get there is by boat, so we didn't get to go there last trip. We are snorkeling at the Rhone, a shipwreck Nic has dived before, tomorrow then I think getting set up to take Jeff and Angela off to the airport, since they aren't staying the whole time. We'll still have 5 more days when they are gone though!!!

The only downside to my trip? My biggest worry on a vacation is that I will lose a contact, which I have never done,but always worried about. I even made a trip to the eye doctor before we left for some fresh lenses...fat lot of good that did since after a whole 3 or 4 days one of my contacts managed to disappear from my eye! I've been gimpy ever since and I feel like I'm missing a ton of scenery since I always have one eye or the other squinched shut. Not very fun... :(

My other problem is that I seem to develop an allergic reaction to the sun after a few days and now I have broken out into a rash. It itches!!! My idea of a good vacation involves tons of time laying out and reading...both of which are nearly impossible now.

I'll quit complaining now and keep posting updates if I have access!! Be home soon!!!

We are on our 4th day in the BVIs and this is one of my favorite vacations ever! We arrived Friday evening and spent the night at trellis bay in Tortola. The next day we sailed to the other side of Tortola to go to Sopher's Hole. We bought some expensive groceries the picked nov up and headed to my new favorite island...Jost Van Dyke. It's the most laid back chill place I've ever seen. Perfect to flop in a chair and listen to music and watch the waves. We went to the famous Foxy's Taboo for my favorite island food...conch fritters. Yummy to my TUMMY!!!!!! Then we spent the night at white Bay and took the dinghey to the soggy dollar bar where jeff, nic, angela, and I spent the evening with some new friends sitting one the beach by ourselves in the dark since the island is not developed at all. In fact, it's one of kenny chesney's favorite spots to visit when he's at his home on St. John. All the restaurants on the island have t shirts and stuff hanging from the rafters(even a razorback flag, that we all signed, of course) and have the stuff there said something like...kenny! I'm a huge fan. Or tell kenny I said hi! He's really made Jost Van Dyke famous, but the popularity is much deserved! If anyone ever has a chance to come here, it is worth it and you would love it. We are back on Tortola today to restock a little ( jeff eats a LOT!!!!)and have some lunch, so I'm putting the wireless feature on my new itouch to good use while we are waiting for our lunch. Then we are headed to Norman Island and Willy Ts. I'll keep you posted on our travels as we end up with wireless...


Mom, I'll call you and abu in a couple days... Hope she is being good! Thanks to my sister Kaci for babysitting and making this trip possible!!!! Tell Abi I love her and I miss her and I'll be home soon. Love you all!!!!

I had my cousin, Robyn, take some pictures of Abi at the Old Mill the other day. We did the same thing at this time last year, and I kind of wanted it to be a tradition. Well...it didn't quite work out like that, considering that anytime Robyn pointed the camera at Abi, Abi would turn around and run away crying. We couldn't get her to stop! Anyways, we did manage to get a few good pics. Here's the best of the bunch...sadly...






I don't have much else to post as we are still in AR waiting to move to Las Vegas! Nic is loading our stuff today and headed to Vegas. Then, on the 5th, we are going on a vacation with his parents. They've chartered a catamaran for 11 days and we will be gone for 12 days altogether. I am SO EXCITED!! It's going to be Larry and Betsy, Jeff and Angela, and Nic and I, along with a couple of friends of Larry and Betsy's and their 12 year old son. I'm hoping he and Nic will get along and can play together, since my red headed hubby can't really lay out and doesn't read, so I'm worried that I will bore him...since those are my 2 favorite things to do on vacation! Anyways, we are going to cruise around the British Virgin islands for 10 days and just relax and have a blast...and we aren't taking Abi! She gets to spend some quality time with her Nana and her Aunt Kaci, who's going to babysit for her while Nana is at work. We get back from our vacation on the 17 of June, I'll spend the 18th with Abi and then I leave for Vegas on the 19th (mine and Nic's anniversary!). Then Abi will head to Mt. Ida for about 10 days and Larry and Betsy will drive my car, my baby, and my dog out to Vegas for me! I'm glad Abi is getting some serious quality time with her grandparents, but yeeeeesh! Nic and I will have to reteach her that she isn't the sun that the world revolves around after all! It will be tough to be apart from my baby for so long and I know Nic and I will be missing her, and that she'll be missing us, but I feel very blessed that both sets of her grandparents feel so comfortable keeping her for even extended periods of time...especially as we keep moving further and further away and weekend or overnight trips aren't really feasible! Anyways, enjoy the pics and I'll have lots more to post after our visit to AR and our trip and our move...once I unpack the camera cord that is!