After almost 10 months on Guam, it is hard to mark new seasons by weather since it is always hot and humid here, but in spite of constant elevated temperatures and tropical conditions, there seem to be other small signs that signal Spring is in the air! In the past couple weeks the sounds that greet me when I take the dogs out for their morning potty break are chicks peeping and newly born puppies yapping and grunting.
Although the chickens, roosters, and newly hatched chicks always run for their very lives whenever they see me or the dogs, one of the Boonie babies came to pay us a visit today. She was so cute even though she was completely muddy and had just finished frolicking in some rather large puddles. Both Gromit and Madu took quite an interest in her but were very gentle since it was clear she was a little unsure what to make of them and all their strange "house" smells.
March 13th marked John and my 5 year wedding anniversary, so we enjoyed it by indulging in some very low key celebrating here at the house. We've both been on pretty strict diets, so we splurged on all our favorite snacks, foods, adult beverages, and hunkered down with the newly released, Resident Evil 5! We lounged in our pajamas and took a well deserved hiatus from the gym and just decided to do "exercise" here at the house instead . LOL
Another sign of Spring is that I start my Spring session internship for school on Monday at the Guam Hyatt Regency Resort! I'm so excited not only to enter back into the professional workforce, but also to be getting so close to being done with my bachelor's degree! This weekend is officially my last weekend as just a student, since from this point forward I hope to be working with Hyatt and transition from intern into full-time employee. I enjoyed going shopping today and refreshing my wardrobe with new shoes and uniform supplements.
John has been staying plenty busy at work as he has transitioned to a new position with a larger team to manage. He's loving it though and starting to feel more and more comfortable as a CPO. Just about 10 days ago he started the P90X program and has been rockin' and rollin' with that. In fact I can hear his weights clinking in the background as I type. Between that and his BJJ classes at Purebred he seeing some great results and improving his strength.
I can already tell that summer will be upon us before we know it and we'll be marking our 1 year here on Guam!
WOW, looks like Spring has BURST FORTH at the Lykins household! Your boonie-baby is adorable - better watchit or she'll melt your heart! Is she from the litter of the boonie-mama we saw on our visit?
There must be sumthin in the air. I joined the gym this week with the intent to "de-flab" (altho tonight's trip to Chili's wasn't part of the plan!) NO DOUBT John will be a POSTER BOY very quickly!
We are SO EXCITED for your internship @ Hyatt. You have done a great job with your schooling!
xoxox, mom
Posted by: sallywing | Monday, March 23, 2009 at 01:44 PM
Happy Anniversary! My husband and I just celebrated our 25th last week. Time sure flies. Good luck with your new job, too.
Posted by: Ginny | Monday, March 30, 2009 at 01:07 AM