making it to Barbados

Well after 14 hours flying for me and 5 hours flying for Clinton we both made it to Barbados. After getting picked up and finding some dinner at a local bar, we made it to our room, showered, ate, and laid down for a nap. It is true I call it a nap, because it was less than 6 hours.

Of course, I was up all night worrying about things and this stupid frog outside the window that chirped all night.

We got up around 6am and headed for the clinic for Clinton’s physical and blood tests. After about three hours he came and got me we paid and he said we were ready to go, until Monday when we have to head back and pick up the results of the blood tests. He did however tell me that he thought if he went in the ocean that water would spirt out of him, since he had been poked multiple times. Yup that’s right all those vaccinations that we get slowly, nope he had to get them all in one day: Tetanus, Hep B, Chicken Pox (nope he never had them), MMR, and something else I can’t remember. Plus he had to have blood drawn for a couple of other tests.

All in all he survived his first real step on this process! Although he is VERY sore. We head back to the clinic on Monday to pick up all the results and his chest x-ray (for TB) and then the interview is on Tuesday morning at 7:30am. Yup that’s right again with the crack of dawn.

I will let everyone know how we are doing, but as of right now we have the weekend off, so we are going to relax a bit together and enjoy our alone time! Maybe go and see some more of Barbados this time.

2010
09/03
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and there ‘G’ is

I see 'G' in my future

2010
09/01
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wish us luck…..

I am beginning to wonder if the universe doesn’t want Clinton and I to be together, no really!

First Earl decides to take on the BVI’s. Now a little history, in general the BVI’s don’t get hit with hurricanes, something about where they are located, in general it just doesn’t happen. However, we all knew this year was going to be different. The seas didn’t cool off (80 instead of 77), and something just told us after several really nice years ( like no storms at all), this year….. *gulp*

So yeah, first we have Earl, he wipes out Anegada and Virgin Gorda is still without power and probably won’t be getting it for at least a week. Which means no water to the residents. Residents get their water in two ways, through desalination plants (which need power to work) or cistern (but need power to pump the water), so yeah that is BAD!

Now we have Fiona who isn’t going to be a hurricane, but really once the island is flooded anymore rain and wind doesn’t help! She is supposed to pass by just to the north today, which is good, because that means the islands are on the “softer” side, but still wind and rain aren’t going to help!

Then if those two weren’t enough, it looks like ‘G’ storm is heading right on the heels of Fiona. We will have to wait until later today to find out.

Now why we need luck, oh yeah….. because Clinton and I are supposed to meet in Barbados tomorrow evening. Yup that’s right, he is getting off his rock and flying straight toward ‘G’ and I am flying past Earl, Fiona, and ‘G’. We are heading to Barbados for 5 days to get his Visa for the U.S. Being from Dominica he has to have a Visa to travel here, which explains why he isn’t here right now! So he has to go and have a medical over two days, then the actual interview is on Tuesday bright and early. We then fly back to our homes on Wednesday then as long as everything goes well, he will be coming here! WOOHOO!

We have only been apart for 13 days, but it feels like a lot longer, especially with the worrying about the hurricanes and the lack of Internet for us to communicate over, so it will be nice to see him and make sure he is ok.

Wish us luck and will try to blog about our trip as we go.

2010
09/01
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hurricane earl

Hurricane Earl

So this is what he looks like as of 10:20pm EDT on Sunday. Am I happy I am not there, yup, am I worried though, hell yes! I have many friends and a fiance there that I am worried about.

It isn’t like the U.S. where they can just drive further inland, the island is only so big and there is currently no working airport. And what makes it worse, depending on how long the airport closes in Tortola, Clinton has to be on a plane Thursday to meet me in Barbados, we have an appointment and can’t miss it!

It is looking like it will be a Cat 2 or Cat 3 when it passes by tomorrow morning sometime. I am constantly watching ibiseye and NOAA to keep up-to-date. I will let everyone know once the danger has passed.

2010
08/29
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i want all my clocks to read the same time

Well  I have been back in the states for almost a week now. And really I am just ready for some things to be normal again. First, how about my body gets on West coast time, no all week I have been up at 5 or 6am and going to bed at 8pm. I eat dinner at 2pm, because really I think it is 5pm. Eating lunch at 9am is just WRONG!

Second, I also would really like to have all my clocks read the same time. But nope, my computer and watch still read BVI time and my cell phone has changed to local time. Why you ask, well two reasons, first I don’t have to worry about wondering what time it is where Clinton is ( i just look at my computer), and second because in less then I week I head back to that timezone again, and it is just easier not to change it.

I am just ready for all things to be local I guess, whatever local is.

2010
08/28
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now that was sweet!

So the last day together in the BVI’s, Clinton and I headed to Tortola for a day of fun, shopping, and relaxation. After getting a early start, we headed to the ferry dock for the 10am ferry. No really we were up at 6am, just enjoyed a nice walk to breakfast, then the walk to the dock. Once in Tortola we walked around downtown, and did some shopping. Shopping of course for him rather than me, since I was leaving and didn’t have a lot of room in my suitcase. We ended up buying some new jeans for Clinton and a couple of nice shirts! It was about 20 minutes into shopping when it was decided to go shopping for a nice outfit for me for Friday night. Who decided this: him!

Now the shopping in Tortola, not like going to the local mall. It is basically like going into every store imaginable, and trying to find something. You go looking through the racks and hope to find something in your size, because really they don’t have anything in the back, or most sizes even!

When it was decided that we could get me a new outfit, it was also decided that he got to pick it. Our plan was to have a nice dinner Friday night, attend Friday night basketball (the in place to be on a Friday night), and then out to some clubs for some dancing.

After finding the perfect outfit, we headed to lunch then went shopping for some new shoes, because none of the slippers I had would fit with it. Shoes in hand, we keep walking around. We head to a nice little jewelry store, and after looking around he tells me to leave and he will catch up. It seems he wanted to buy something for me.

While waiting for the ferry back to Virgin Gorda, we sat at the local bar and had a drink and watched the news. He gave me a little box. I opened it up and this is what I saw. It is soooo pretty and sweet! I really liked it and had him put it on me right then and there.

my new pretty ladybug necklace

We headed back to Virgin Gorda and relaxed for the evening. The next night we got ready and dressed in our “new outfits”. Now the question really is, who looks better?

wow look at that hot guy!

Clinton's choosen outfit for me

I vote for him!

We had a great time Friday night! In addition to the list of things above, we headed to a surprise bridal shower for one of his cousin’s. What was really funny, his brother had the same shirt as Clinton. Now that was classic!

We didn’t want Friday to end, as Saturday morning I had to catch the 8:30am ferry to St. Thomas to head back to the states… *pout* Thankfully we both knew when we would see each other again, 2nd Sept in Barbados! We can make it 12 days, I know we can.

The trip home was full of fun events, watch for my next post for how much I love American Airlines… *gag*

2010
08/26
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engagement pictures

On Sunday we had to head to a celebration/memorial for a friend who’s husband passed away three weeks ago. Since we were dressed up, we ask Cori to take some nice pictures of us. Below are the pics. I love the dress, but hmmmm when I lay in the hammock it makes me look 8 months pregnant, and NO I am not pregnant, so *sigh* some of them didn’t turn out.

Enjoy

2010
08/12
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sometime things just keep getting better

Over the last couple of weeks, people, mainly my mom because I so hate bad mouthing the other half to others, has heard how much stress I have been under. The melting hair, the pulling of teeth (not literally), the general want to break down and cry and run away stress.

Up to this point, most people didn’t understand where the stress was coming from, so now it is time to explain. For Clinton to come to the states he has to have a Visa. Well that Visa is pretty much all in my hands, as its a Fiancée visa. Which means, there is a BUTT load of paperwork and shit that has to be done. I started in when I was back in the states in May, and we are still working on it. The paperwork isn’t so much the stress, but rather the lack of “motivation” by Clinton to get the things I need done. I have filled out all the paperwork, gotten the copies of everything I possible could of, all of that, while he has been able to just sit back and DO NOTHING!

His personality doesn’t work well with timelines and paperwork. He is very much a I have time, I will do it later kinda guy. Just fine for normal things, not so fine for the U.S. Government.  So I have to keep asking him to do things, and it finally made me so stressed out that I broke last week. It seems he didn’t realize the amount of stress I was under and how much actual work I had done to make this all happen. Now before anyone else says what my mom said a couple weeks ago,  YES he does want to come to the U.S., he just doesn’t understand all the hoops he has to jump threw. Oh and now I understand why Mexicans just cross the border, SO MUCH EASIER!

So this week, he has been amazing! And when I say amazing, truly amazing! Monday night was the last Mash-Up of the season, so we were going. Imagine HUGE party with DJ all that. Well after a long day at work, I just wasn’t into it. Just before 9pm he found me looked at my face and said, “baby, let’s just go home now”. WHAT?????? No way you want to leave before 9? Sweet! I agreed and we left. Normally he would have told me to leave and he would catch up later. Then on Tuesday night, while laying in bed he said this gem, “the last time you left I was try to be a man and act all cool, this time I know what it will be like and I want to spend every moment I can with you now”, awwwwwww *blush*!

On Wednesday he had to head to the valley to get his shots, blood tests, birth records for the kids, and a police record (no he doesn’t have one, but has to have proof that he doesn’t have one!) I texted him around 4pm to see how it was going, his reply, “not good” *sigh*. Before he would have said it’s fine. Then later I would have heard that he didn’t get everything done. What is wrong with stupid doctor’s office not being able to give shots, it is a freakin MMR, not like something crazy! And they can do an HIV test, but not Syphilis test, REALLY! ARGHHHH!

But it has been truly nice to see him step up to the plate this week and really try his best. He even said yesterday well I guess I will just have to take off Friday and go to Tortola to get the rest of this done. ahhhhh what a great week it has been!

What he has done for me this week is so much better than any flowers, candy, or card could have done! WOW, it has been nice!

2010
08/12
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one big stress ball

yes I live in paradise, but it would seem my life has turned into one big stress ball! I am not sleeping well…. example: went to bed around 10:30pm last night, was up wide awake at 1am, didn’t go back to sleep until after 3am. Then was up at 6am when Clinton left for work. I couldn’t fall back asleep, so I got up had a cup of tea and surfed the Internet. Around 9am had to get ready to head to work, well not really work, but scrubbing a friend’s boat. Really just wanted to crawl back into bed.

So not eating either. If I am lucky I am getting one meal a day. Most morning’s I don’t have breakfast, lunch lately has been some lettuce and nothing else, then if I am lucky I find something for dinner. Not really all that hungry, so if I don’t eat, oh well! I know I know, it is bad, very bad, but when I do eat it doesn’t taste good, so I just graze.

While I love Clinton, he isn’t the worrying type, so it seems lately I have to worry for both of us! Trying to get all the paperwork done for him to come to the states, is complicated and never a clear answer. He has things he needs to do here, and then it is a waiting game. But really I suck at waiting, and since the paperwork has to go from Barbados to the States, let’s just say it takes too much time. Looking online, it seems they would “like” me at the interview, well then the interview needs to happen in the next 2 weeks, since I have a flight booked for Arizona on the 21of August.

Yeah so you see, I AM ONE BIG BALL OF STRESSSSSSS!

And now to add to it….. Tropical Depression 4 is on her way, oh joy! Maybe I can get some sleep after dinner out with friends tonight, but really I am not holding my breath!

Wish me luck

2010
08/02
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this is what I have dealt with for the last 5 days

they say it is moving, they LIE

This storm has been over us for 5 days now. Giving me 60 mph winds at first, now just flooding rain. The storm can’t move on either. There is a high pressure front that is blocking it from moving, so it is just sitting here ALL DAY EVERYDAY!

The flooding started yesterday and never stopped. I took some pictures from my balcony once I finally made it home. You know in Arizona how they say don’t cross a flooded road, well if I didn’t cross the flooded road I wouldn’t have made it home. Only one road here, and it was flooded up to the top of my jeep in several places for long stretches! Said to Clinton, really glad the jeep is high off the ground.

We are ok, but it is still raining, and I am heading off to work, oh yeah… still have to work, and ummm dive today. But I did pick up the two new hires yesterday, so maybe I can get a day off soon!!!

2010
07/21
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