Out of the Light: Our Move to St. Thomas, VI: Trial and Error

Today was kind of frustrating. I was in a really irritated mood for some reason, which was not helped by the fact that I needed to do laundry at the laundromat .5 miles away uphill, I had a bracelet burst all over the kitchen, I sprayed myself with the kitchen sink sprayer and I found our stray cat curled up by my window, sad and lethargic, probably because we fed her coconut and I now know that cats shouldn't eat it (DON'T FEED CATS COCONUT!) Some of these aren't that bad, in fact, none of it is terrible but it's funny how little things can feel like big things when you're in a "mood".

Wednesday, Trent and I met Casey's husband, Will, at the airport. We rode a safari bus to what's called the Nisky Shopping Center and a wonderful new friend from church and her boyfriend gave us a ride to the airport as well as gave all of us -Trent, Will, Will's luggage, and I- a ride to our place. That was such a blessing! That was also the day I saw the Disney Cruise Ship. It was strange to see it and not be on vacation! I got so giddy, it made me so happy, like seeing an old, wonderful friend! I also felt a little bit of longing. I have been way too spoiled in my life!

On Thursday I showed Will around. We walked to TuTu Park Mall, PriceSmart and took a safari bus to Sugar Bay Resort to grab a resume. It was fun to hear Will talk about how some of the things he sees here are similar to his childhood home in Florida.

Friday after 3, I walked to Home Depot to look for a wagon and inquire about a job, then met Trent, Casey and Will at the gym. We then caught a safari bus to Sapphire Beach. Trent, Casey and Will went swimming, but I stayed on the beach (it was later in the day -no direct sun- so it was too cold for me, and there was a lot of coral; I know, it's sad that I live on an island with beautiful beaches and I'm cursed with an irrational phobia of the ocean, haha!) But I loved walking along the beach, standing in the sand and letting the tide roll over my feet, as well as throwing/skipping rocks, and running my fingers through the sand. You really don't have to get in the ocean to enjoy it.
Friday was also St. Patrick's Day, which, after some research, I realized is now more a funny celebration of Irish culture than a celebration of a patron saint. (His colors were actually blue and yellow!) I was REALLY craving corned beef and cabbage, but I had to settle for KFC, which was still yummy because I've been craving meat!

As far as jobs go, I'm still waiting to hear back from a few people. I can't wait to find something!

Tomorrow is Trent's day off so he gets to go to church with me! We will probably take the safari bus-walking is too much work, I was sweating buckets last week and it's no fun to feel gross at church (I did clean up as best I could:) Also, I get to teach a lesson in Relief Society so I am excited about that, though nervous as well; it's been a while.

Anyway, here are some pictures!

My dinner one night. I can't wait til we get a fridge and a stove!

My home!

A safari bus!

Going to pick up Will.

I LOVE riding the safari bus with Trent!

Self explanatory.

A couple of cows near PriceSmart.

They sell fish by the road in the mornings. I love the parrot fish (the blue ones.) Also, word of advice: ask people before you take pictures of their fish. Some people are cool with it, some are not.