Turks and Caicos

My family traveled to the stunning Turks and Caicos for Thanksgiving! This is the 7th year we have traveled for Thanksgiving and each year has happened to be somewhere in the Caribbean.  I can honestly say that the Caribbean is one of my favorite locations on this earth. Not only was it home for 3 years, but the food is tropical and delicious, the weather is my favorite temperature year-round, the water is indescribable blues,  but island time is the best way to relieve stress and just be present. It's a type of freedom and therapy that you can't obtain anywhere else. 

 Conch spring roll

My bliss

 Iguana Island

Those blues though

Rum punch on a Caribbean beach to celebrate an American holiday

 Conch fritters, crack conch, and fried plantations 

 Scuba

Champagne on a boat while fishing 

"See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me!"

 Conch outside of its shell

 Rum punch mon'

Creole conch

The rescue facility on Turks and Caicos

 So who needs snowflakes when you have seashells. I'm going to have to break up with winter. It's time to start seeing other seasons. Summer is hotter and clearly better than you.

Turks and Caicos Recap

Where Did November Go?

US lifts ban on elephant hunting trophy

Trump Elephant Trophy Ban

Hopefully this doesn't actually become an issue. It would be disgusting and shameful for this ban to be lifted. 

Dogs Really Can Smell Your Fear

Food truck festival this past weekend .....I tried a melt-in-your-mouth delicious Frenchman sandwich.  It contain fried chicken, egg, ham, cheese, and bacon. It may have feel apart while I was eating it, but I inhaled every last bite. 

Stuck in Colder Weather

I had off this past Friday, so of course I had to do a bit more hiking, even though the cold almost kept me inside snuggling up with Anya and a mug of hot chocolate all weekend. Old Rag Mountain Hike is a strenuous hike, but the view was well worth the journey.  We couldn't have picked a better time of year to go. 

The weather has gotten down to the 30s this past week.....I had to go shopping for more winter clothes.... I even saw a guy with his convertible top down!
Luckily in a few weeks I will be able to enjoy some much need beach and warm weather time!

Halloween 2017

This week was spent getting back into the swing of things at work after such a wonderful vacation.

Halloween was this past week! I decorated the apartment a bit in the spirit of the holiday. 

This was the first year that I wasn't able to completely dress up for Halloween such was a little disappointing. I did a few little subtle things though....

Anya did dress up for me instead, although she wasn't too thrilled.