Going Home

    This week has gone by at a sloth's pace, because all week I have been looking forward to Friday. Tomorrow at 1:30 we board the plane that will bring us home for two short weeks. I plan to spend the next two weeks soaking up the sun, relaxing with my family, friends and snuggling up with my niece and nephew. While I am so grateful for the opportunities Keith and I have had because of our jobs, I won't miss it even once during the time that I am home. 

                              Since January of this year we have:

Slept in our own bed less than 30 times

Been in the air for a total of 57,000 miles

Been to Orlando, Naples, Boston, NYC, Connecticut, Maine, Cancun, St. Thomas & the BVI

Missed our friends and family more times than I can count, but I plan to make up for this starting tomorrow

~xoxo,

Brittany b. 

 

Life in the fast lane

    I haven't blogged in 4 months. I've been a busy, busy girl! Summer has flown by for me. I have spent almost all of my summer working, but did get the chance to take two fantastic trips. Our first trip was to the USVI. It was very last minute. Keith and I knew we had 5 days off and had originally planned to go home, but then realized that those 5 days could be are only days off this summer! We decided to make it a true vacation and immediately started planning. Keith wanted to go to Mexico. I wanted to go somewhere amazing! We went back and forth for a while, and then decided to look at the most convenient flights from New England. St. Thomas was the best bet and I'm so glad we picked it! I don't think I'll ever forget all the fun we had there and the memories we made.

     My favorite part of the trip was taking a boat out for the day (which we actually did twice.) We were able to tour the BVI, and even went to Sandy Spit (the little island where the corona commercials are filmed.) The second time we took the boat out we had no agenda and no time constraints, we spent the whole day snorkeling and drinking painkillers (St. Thomas' signature drink). Our vacation went by way to fast!

    Our second summer trip was to Addison, Maine to visit Keith's 97 year old great grandmother "Gigi."  Addison is a small town and if you don't have any lobster traps out I guess there isn't much to do! We picked blueberries; I spent a lot of time watching Keith and his brother fly model airplanes. I really enjoyed listening to Gigi's stories and spending time with Keith's family. 

   Keith and have our last day here in Connecticut on Friday, and then we start our next project right outside of Las Vegas. I'm very excited to see a new city and explore Nevada. Then in October we go to Central California to finish out the project. 

    I really cannot believe how quickly this year is going by! My niece and nephew are growing so quickly. Every time I go home I feel like Lauren has learned so much while I've been gone!  My sister starts college in a week which seems so strange to me. I don't know how she grew up so fast. I swear that just yesterday she was running around the house in her "dress up" clothes and playing with my makeup. (That might have really been yesterday ;) My dad turns 50 this year, which really isn't so old anymore... I think that this all means I *might* be a grown up. 

~xoxo, 

Brittany B.