we went on a hike to pagat cave with our doggie.

well howdy, neighbor. first i would like to apologize for my consistency in incorrect usage of commas. i just can't seem to get it down - i should never have skipped mrs.(death) rowes english class that day. 

so as the title states we went on a hike, we went on a hike. with our doggie - clyde. this wasn't our first time tripping and slipping hiking to pagat cave. however, it was mr. clydey-poo's. 

if you're in guam, and wanting to take a trip to pagat cave here are the coordinates: Coordinates: 13°29'59"N   144°52'38"E. if you're coming from the back gate you're going to follow that road all the way, you're going to stop at the 1,003,878 ugly palm tree and park on the side of the road.got it? great. if not - google it. 

mmkay. (you MUST say mmkayy like mr. mackey in your head or you are reading mmkay wrong.) the very first time i went to pagat cave was great! coming back from pagat cave was a blood red nightmare. okay maybe not nightmare, depending on how easily you fright, but it was definitely a challenge for this bag of bones.  this time, since i knew what to expect we took it slow and yeah...definitely not hard...at...all. mr. clyde put me to shame. i guess i should have expected that considering his noble breed is "boonie dog". 

mmkay. the picture above is pretty obvious. my doggie clyde & his best bud crochet. that's obviously me with the tat trying to keep up. i took a video of the ENTIRE hike, but it didn't record excuse, excuse and another excuse.

i love the butterflies in guam. they seem to ALL be black.

a beautifully vintage distressed rusted truck in middle of jungle

oh just some lovely garbage someone tried to dispose of here. silly people, this is a hike not a dump.

this scenery is just to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (sarcasm)

me showing off my mosquito bites

a blue tailed reptile thingy

when we lived in wichita falls i prayed and prayed for ANYTHING green. now that we are in guam i pray for ANYTHING but green!!

 the hike went great! we decided NOT to go into the cave - because clyde hates water & there were people around and a scene was not what we wanted to create.

well readers i am just finding out that my dog hates pickles and has torn several to pieces all over my floor. without further adieu, i must go clean it up.  


adios!!!

berry chantilly

the amazing the beautiful the marvelous - BERRY CHANTILLY CAKE - FROM WHOLE FOODS. 


this cake is/was my most favorite of favorite things. when i worked in an office, the inevitable happy birthday parties lifted the spirits of all when this cake was revealed from its cardboard home. of course in guam, such a delicacy must be made in the comfort of my own home. since fresh produce is as scarce as crack in a monastery - strawberries and blueberries can be found frozen. unfortunately, i'm not martha stewart & can't make magic from flash frozen fruits. 

i am hoping that when we go back home i can purchase this cake. hopefully our trip will be long enough to soothe the aches homesickness brings. 

on a bright note the sunset was beautiful here tonight in guam. i am one to be fascinated with all things color...call me easily amused. so here is a few pics of the sky here in ol' guam.

ciao!

also: if you are needing ANY information on PCS'ing/RELOCATING to GUAM please feel free to contact me!

1st things 3rd...

*noob blogger narrarates outloud softly to herself* ...is noob spelled n-o-o-b or n-e-w-b?


so this is where ramblers go to ramble. finally. i feel like i already fit in. especially since i can just talk and hope people are listening, it feels just like home. *sighs from nostalgia, leans back and sips on hot cocoa. burns tongue on said cocoa.*

im not a writer. so don't expect to be impressed. in fact i don't possess a talent. as a kid i would go around asking fellow classmates "what do you think my talent is?" in a society of "bests" and having to be "defined" by something, i longed to know what about me was special. turns out its nothing. im not self loathing, depressed or even a debbie-downer. im just real. a bitch realist. i am however as real as it gets. and its all thanks to life.

im in my early twenties. in fact i made twenty 3 years ago. im married to the most sexiest man on the planet, hands down. who deals with my bull shit and shenanigans effortlessly. he's in the air force. so technically that makes me a military wife. i hate being labeled as a "military wife/spouse" but that's cause i hate being labeled. deep rooted rebellion i guess. *blogger mocks self- yeah im so hardcore* im typeA, the personality not blood. "i don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies." and oh. yeah...the whole island thing - we're stationed on Guam.

no, no...it's okay. i didn't know either. it's here: oh that's where...it....is. yeah i knew that... we've been here 8 months as of today. and i'm gonna lie -- i love it here. we don't have a target and mr. target won't ship here :-| a walmart, a decent grocery store and my-oh-my not a single good clothing store for a twenty-something to shop at. guam isn't all bad - the food here is quite to my liking and gets my (L) of approval. like anyone cares. guam has a native language "chamorron" and the people of guam are called "chamorron" or an american-version "guamanian." there is lots of history here that doesn't seem to match anyone's stories. the island is a japanese tourist HOT spot. and we are 8 hours from hawai'i. we are 16 hours ahead of central standard time. so yes we are a day ahead. when trying to schedule a "skype date" with family it's always like this "8 pm my time or 12am your time? oh that's the same time...oh hell, just leave your skype on & we'll meet up."

there will be more to talk about - when it comes to guam. so i'll leave it at that. in the mean time how bout i shut up & go eat before i start eating these chip crumbs on my keyboard.

adios - as they say in areas that speak spanish and guam.

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EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA!!!

idk why newspapers don't do that at the BOTTOM of their pages to keep you reading. oh, cause nobody reads them...

why 1st things 3rd? no reason.
what are the 3 things you need while trapped on an island? oh...you'll see