Happy Birthday America!

Here we are...the Three Musketeers on the 4th of July. We met my girlfriend and her daughter, Mehan and Kelsey down at the marina/diveshop here on base. It has a covered open aired little restaraunt on top and that's where we watched the fireworks. No crowd, front row seats and it wasn't too loud. Loud enough that it still freaked the girls out...Here's Eve holding on to Kelsey
We had fun, it took a few minutes for the girls to calm down once the fireworks were over...they kept looking for them to start again. They're so cute. I know I say that everytime, but I can't help it.
(notice the coconut tree in the foreground,...ah, beatiful Guam...)
Sylvin got to Japan alright. We've downloaded Skype and have been able to talk to one another for free and to send streaming video as well. So the girls have enjoyed that. He usually comes on when the girls have gone to bed, so I take the computer back there and they're usually bouncing around still so I let them bounce around and kiss Papi on the computer screen. The first time we stopped the call/video the girls were mad! They both threw fits and were crying. They don't anymore, but they look at the computer funny like "hey where'd he go?"
We've signed up for a flight to Japan, it's getting closer by the day! I heard there was a 1000 yen store = which means everything in there is a dollar....that's like 5 stories tall! A few have said their dollar stores blow our away. I'm stoked. REAL shopping! YIPPEE! Not really exciting about all the traveling we're going to have to do to get there but a small FREE hurdle, so I can't complain too loudly.
I finally started by diving certification classes. I'll be legal by the beginning of next week! I'll have 4 open water dives under my belt by Monday next week. I can't wait to get in the water. I've seen pictures and videos of the aquatic life here and I'm so anxious to see it for myself. They have giant mantas right here in Guam (on occasion) but you don't have to go to Yap to see them if you're lucky. All the better when we go to Australia, I'll be ready to dive the Great Barrier Reef!
I'm so fortunate. I NEVER thought in my wildest wildest daydream that I'd be living here expierencing all this. Not to mention the education I invested in would take me where it has...........little did I know how much that little piece of paper saying I was a nurse would change my life THIS much!
And on that note, I have to sing my bestest friend in the worlds accomplishments! Jacquie graduated from IBC with a degree in Medical Coding/billing and Transcription just this past week. I'm so proud of her. So if you see her wish her a huge congratulations. She worked so hard and graduated with practically a 4.0 average.
That's all there is to tell for now. Love and miss you all. We all do and thanks for stopping by.