Torn Between Two Loves....

Malaika's home for the summer

 I'm so excited to go home....but I will miss Malaika soo much!!!!
 We're still here!!!!  My blog entries have slowed down because well, ....we have slowed down.  We've been at the marina now for over a month. It seems like SO much has happened this past month & yet...now that we're not traveling things seem a bit...still.  The truth is,  we have been working hard on getting Malaika ready to "sit" for a few months while we're gone.

Our new "custom" instrument console made by my hubby.

 We're leaving Friday or Saturday and plan on driving the benz to Memphis to visit Danny & Kyung (our brother & sister inlaw). Then cross country to Phoenix. Scott is actually jumping ship around Flagstaff so he can do a mountain bike trip on the Arizona Trail. (From Flagstaff to Phoenix). It will take him about a week to catch up with Jib & I in Phoenix. Squeezing in one last vacation before we return to the reality of...WORK. OMG.  I am so nervous about going back to work. I LOVE delivering babies...but that's only one portion of my work. Being a Nurse is hard work. Same for Scott...being a Doctor is hard work.  Sailing is hard work too but we are only accountable for ourselves. No one is depending on us. We make our own schedules, set our own goals...etc. Punching the time clock again feels down right scarey. I know after the first week we'll be in the swing of things....but right now...I'm excited/dreading going back to work.

Yesterday's afternoon storm...our current backyard.

 One thing I won't miss is the awful humid weather of Florida. I grew up in Alaska, then to Phoenix. I have never really experienced this kind of weather. It is so stifling. Arizona is HOT. There are days in the summer that every Arizona  resident hates living there...however....the "dry heat" thing really does have merit. It is MUCH easier to handle. The heat/humidity combo in Florida is AWFUL. There is a constant state of sweating. No point in taking a shower...you'll only be dripping in sweat a few moments later. Ugh...not for me. When we return in September the "Sunshine State" will be much more enjoyable.

If you look close you can see Jib's shaved belly & the shaved portion of his leg..that was for his IV

  So our sweet Jib has spent the last week recovering from his long anticipated surgery for the undescended testicle. He had the conventional proceedure for the dropped/normal teste, and then an abdominal surgery for the undescended one. He spent 2 days in the "hospital" & just today got the okay to run & play as usual. Yay!!!

Jib all recovered & ready for the next adventure!

So... a new adventure begins in the next 48 hours. Our road trip across the U.S.A.

ahhh...the constant humidity "glow"

Scott enjoying the new Burger King Bacon Sundae.....that's right folks. Ice cream & Bacon. Scott said it was DELICIOUS. I had to buy it for him...we're still on vacation AND he's been training for his big mountain bike trip. :)

We'll miss Malaika sooo much.....
XXXOOO