Sunrise @ Angkor Wat | Cambodia

Cambodia preview...

We have been back from our amazing trip to Cambodia and Vietnam now for about a month. Well, we have both been super busy with things.... and I have been dreading uploading the insane amount of photos that I took while on vacay. I finally uploaded all 507 photos from the Cambodia part of our trip and came across this one... one of my faves.

Why wouldn't you let your young son have a pot and cruise around the floating town??

more to come later!

Nate's going to be a pediatric dentist!

Medical University of South Carolina Pediatric Dentistry Residency

Yes, I am very proud of him! We are both looking very forward to the move back to the states... and especially since we are moving to Charleston! It's amazing.

photos via www.city-data.com

update!

so way back in December I posted a list of things left to do before we left... revisiting that list now!

TO DO:


Find out where we are moving.   Charleston, SC!! Yay! Nate's first choice for his pediatric dentistry residency... SO proud of him!

Deborah visits.   It was a wonderful visit!!

Sell a bunch of stuff at the flee market.  That was awesome!

Vietnam/Cambodia trip. Mar 2-9 This was awesome as well! LOVED Cambodia... Halong Bay in Vietnam was wonderful... Hanoi city tour could have done without. I mean, who really cares to see the pickled body of Ho Chi Minh? Not me.

Ishigaki Island trip aka... ClubMed. MLK weekend  This isnt' going to happen, I don't think :(

China trip.- this is being put on the back burner as well....

Ann visits?  YES! Ann & Craig arrive in Okinawa April 12th! woo hoo

Clean out closets one more time... I could do this weekly.  I love cleaning out closets, drawers, cabinets, you name it!

Whale watching tour.  Was awesome! The humpbacks migrate through the waters surrounding Okinawa for a couple of months... Feb-Mar time frame.

Motorboat course.  Complete! We are pretty sure Chiaki-san taught us good things. We are taking a boat out with Ann and Craig when they come... for some snorkeling & fish spearing.

Advance Open Water Diver course.  this is not going to happen either... we were aiming high.

See more of the Ryukyu Golden Kings.

NEW LIST OF TO DO's!
Sell the scooter
Find a house in Charleston... hopefully one that is close to the beach!
Sell our cars
Order our new cars in the states!!!!
One last eye appointment so i can get some new specs and a contact prescription that doesn't make me cross my eyes (it's the little things)
Lots of paperwork/stuff to do to get Nate out of the military and move back to the lovely USA!
Get Monsy and Tootsa fly ready for the trip back!

it's official...

I am the worst blogger ever.

The Countdown Has Begun!!!

Well, we now have less than six, yes six months left here on our little island in the middle of the ocean. I really can't believe how quickly our time here has gone. It probably has a ton to do with how busy Nate and I have kept ourselves and also... we have really great friends here.

We were back in the states for 32 days in Nov/Dec this year, and it was great! Really makes me look forward to our move back! We spent Thanksgiving with our families, but the majority of time was spent traveling all over tarnation for Nate's residency interviews. (He's applying to pediatric dentistry residencies.)

So, Christmas has passed and new years is right around the corner. I must admit, I am really happy that this is our last year to spend the holidays so far from home! As great as everyone here is... it's just not the same.

Now it's crunch time to fit in all that we need/want to do before we head back to US soil... so perfect time to come up with a list!

TO DO:
Find out where we are moving.
Deborah visits.
Sell a bunch of stuff at the flee market.
Vietnam/Cambodia trip. Mar 2-9
Ishigaki Island trip aka... ClubMed. MLK weekend
China trip.
Ann visits?
Clean out closets one more time.
Whale watching tour.
Motorboat course.
Advance Open Water Diver course.
See more of the Ryukyu Golden Kings.

ETD from Oki... mid June. Nate's last day of military commitment is June 23, 2010! Orders should be arriving soon!

Japanese Fish Print

Nate and I recently went spearfishing (where I speared my first fish)... and I also got the chance to try my first attempt at Japanese fish printing. I had done this very briefly back in high school (10 years ago) and it was with rubber fish. So... all in all it turned out ok. In the future I need to get better ink and also better cloth... not one of Nate's old white t-shirts! But it was a lot of fun and plan on giving it another shot soon!



cleaning the fish with vinegar and sea salt





inking the fish



cloth is layed over the inked fish and then you rub to transfer the ink

my finished product