tada!

YAY!!! we received all of our stuff! yes, our computer is here! i don't even know where to start; in regards to a photo update...... i guess you should check my facebook first. a bit easier...... but i guess i'll post a few photos to give this blog a little umph.....

so where to begin........... i guess at the beginning.

so this is our resort stay.....

view from our hotel balcony, not too bad, huh?

exploring the island.....

golden carabao

tree snake catcher

at jeff's pirate's cove..... a cool touristy bar.......

our base house, soon to be "home".......

"um, i guess we'll take this one...."

our single red bow......

ooh, the rental car....

living room, pre-delivery & pre-paint.....

dining room.... for now.

the shell lights in the bathroom, think we'll keep em

how pretty.... um....

and jump ahead..... here we are at a new year's party...... thanks shane....

time for bed.....

SO glad to be back, i love the feeling of "home"...... it makes such a difference. jeff & i are watching one of our favorite artist dvd's, "the run up" & we have music streaming & a quick online hook-up, a belly full of yummy dinner, glass of wine..... how great! so there's our glimpse into guam. part 1.

no nuts this year

i really can't believe it is almost christmas time. could that be because it's so hot & tropical here, or most likely that i'm not in a tutu & pink tights hearing waltz of the flowers for the umpteenth time? it really hit me the other day, that i am unemployed. this is both good & bad..... good because i literally could do whatever i want whenever i want (with some understandable exceptions) & bad because whatever i want whenever i want mostly revolves around running errands, cleaning house, watching tv & going to the gym. not so glamourous. missing that sugar plum schedule right about now. i'm gonna try to remind myself that it's still winter & christmas & new years are all right around the corner, even though i haven't heard a single note from nutcracker & i'm wearing shorts & flip flops..... oh & maybe the biggest christmas celebration obstacle we face is that the schultze house is seriously lacking decorations...... no tree, no lights, no wreath..... just a sad little red bow. but i like that bow & it's our start, our new guam life. and in all honesty it really is hard to feel like celebrating when your family is halfway across the world. that is a difficult reality to face. but there will be visits, oh yes, there will be visits.... it's just a matter of time. (and $)
in other news, our car is on the island! been to the dmv twice now (my new guam drivers license & our temporary driving permit) only one more time to go...... to register the car officially.
& all i really want for christmas this year is our computer!! it's on it's way!!