Growing up Gilbert

We made it to Grenada! Which is a surprise- I can't believe I survived a 20 hour day traveling alone with Arya. It was a challenge! But we're here in paradise, finally! It's definitely different, I've never lived outside of Douglas (except for living a bit in Valdosta) so it's a big change. But it's a fantastic life experience and I can definitely get used to being this close to the beach. Now, if I could only get the grocery stores to promise fully stocked shelves of Flaming Hot Cheetoes... The transportation here is interesting, to say the least. We don't have a car (which I don't mind one bit) so we walk or take busses everywhere. They drive on the left side of the road here. It takes a lot of getting used to, but I'm starting to adjust to the feeling. However, there are no road rules here! No speed limits, no car seats, no pedestrian right of way rules. It's a free for all! Honking is the language of the road here. People honk to say &quo

I've neglected my blog a bit! We move d back to our hometown near our friends and family, so there hasn't been much of a need to keep everyone updated. But, that's soon to change! We have a really exciting announcement (for those wh o haven't heard). Ryan was accepted into medical school! I'm beyond proud and we're both inc redibly excited. Ryan has been working towards this for awhile, we're happy that things ha ve worked out the way we've been planning. One of the really neat aspects of this is that we're moving to the Caribbean! Th e island is named Grenada, and it's gorgeous. We're excited to be moving on and forward with this part of our lives. We just wish we could take everyone with us!! By the way, who wants to come pack up my entire house and find a place to store all of our things? And maybe clean everything for us? ;) Yesterday was my 24th birthday. It was great! We went to Celebration, Florida to stay with some friends. We de