Aloha all,
Well, we're getting into that time of year again: the holidays. I can't believe how fast time is STILL flying (seems like I say that a lot). For the past week or so I've just been recovering from my visit home. The wedding was AMAZING! All the best to my cousin Joe and his wife, Alex. They make a beautiful couple and I wish them nothing but love and happiness. Going home was also amazing. I honestly didn't realize how much I missed it until I got there. And then, I didn't want to leave! Gaaah! Not good to realize that when you've already agreed to another year contract! Oh well. I think of my time living in Hawaii as a once in a lifetime opportunity and an amazing learning experience. I never intended it to be a permanent thing though, so we'll see where life takes me once this contract is up (unless NOAA offers me a shit ton more money to keep living here! But I doubt it...)
Anyway, this is the first year in my entire life that I will be away from my family for Christmas. Can't say I'm thrilled about it, but I'm going to try and make the best of it (i.e., decorations up the wazoo and an amazing meal!) In the meantime, I'm planning on flying back home to Florida at the end of February (dates TBA). Gotta say, I'm not a fan of flight prices right now. Anyway, work is going well as usual. Can't complain about having a job right now. So I'm grateful for that. I think this upcoming year is going to potentially come with some really tough decisions. So I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for what's to come. I realize I'm being extremely vague (apologies!) but time will reveal all eventually.
Anyway, I don't really have much else to report on. Roxy is a good little pooch as always - she was having a lot of trouble with dry, itchy skin for a while. So we started giving her fish oil with her food every morning, and it seems to have done the trick! Her coat is beautifully shiny and soft again and she doesn't seem to be itching much at all anymore. I haven't been surfing yet since I've been back (the waves on the south shore aren't doing much at the moment) so I'm looking forward to getting back in the water soon.
Well, that's all I've got. Sometimes life here can get a bit lonely, so please write, call, text, email, etc. etc. etc.!!!
Love you all,
Chelsey
