And we're off...

The month of March is over and we're a few days away from the middle of April. What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been. March started with a bang, as it does every year, when we celebrate my birthday. Josh and our awesome friend Rachel planned a surprise party for me about a week before my birthday. We had a blast. We went to dinner and then went bowling.

For my actual birthday dinner, Josh took me out to eat at a local resort for their seafood buffet.

The following weekend we were up at an unbelievable hour to watch our friends compete in the Xterra Triathlon. Was it tiring? Yes. Was it worth it? Yes! Our friend Brian came in 10th place overall and 1st in his age group.

Finally, The last two weekends in March were spent with some very special guests.

Kendall, Denise and Trevor came to visit! They were here for about a week and a half. Just long enough to flip their sleep cycle upside down and then head home. We did just about everything there is to do on the island in those 10 days and had a great time together.

We took them to the grotto.

And the tip-top of the island on Mt Topachu.

Of course, we had to take them to Managaha.

And street market. No trip to Saipan is complete with out pictures with the Saipandas.

Friday night is Seafood Night on Saipan. We couldn't let Trevor pass up that experience so the 3 of us went out to the best Seafood buffet on island.

This is a glimpse of Trevor's plate. Pretty adventurous if I do say so myself. He did not hesitate to try all sorts of new things.

Saturday we spent the afternoon at the beach with lots of our friends.

We ended their visit with dinner at PIC to watch the sunset on the beach.

And now we're into April. As of last weekend I am officially CPR/ AED certified. Wonderful 6 hour Professional Development courses. Last week brought the close of our 3rd quarter of school and the official beginning of the 4th and final quarter of the school year!! We have this one weekend at home to sleep and do laundry before we're off again.

Next weekend is the beginning of our Spring Break. We leave before the sun rises Saturday to head off to Japan for the week! I really don't want to have to spend this week at school but, oh well. I am so ready for a new adventure. We'll try to post while we're abroad but there are no guarantees. Sayonara!