Sorry for all the emails!

So much for not bogging down your inbox, ha! I have changed up my system of notifying you all about my posts. I will send out a group email instead which I have to do manually, but at least we won't risk having anyone reply to all...

Thanks for being patient, I'm new at blogging!

4 More Weeks to go!

It's been a while since our last post so I figured we were in the clear to post again (and not have anyone complain that we're clogging up their inbox). A few things have changed since we last posted. We're still moving back and Gainesville is still the place we'll call home. Only big change is that we're coming a week earlier than expected!

A few things changed with Josh's job and he'll be leaving the Marriott Frenchman's Reef project on February 29th. He may continue to do some work with KMI for the month of March but his main priority will be packing us up and getting us ready for the move. His part-time job will be chauferring Jenny around. I sold my car to a couple that I work with so we'll be sharing one vehicle for a short time. Our flight is scheduled for Thursday, March 27th now.

In other Highlander news, we recently participated in the St. John Gatorade 8 Tuff Miles road race on the island of St. John. When they say 8 Tuff miles, they really mean it. Five of the eight miles are uphill and not just gradually up hill, but a steep incline. We finished together in 1 hour and 42 minutes which was two minutes ahead of my (Jenny) time last year. Josh seemed to be the motivating factor :-) While he could have left me in his dust, he stuck with me and kept me going even when I was certain I might die if I didn't stop to walk. For the record, we finished with a better time than well over half of the 800 participants, not bad considering neither of us had jogged (let alone run!) in at least two months (probably more). Who knows, maybe there is a marathon in our future one day...

Also, we're getting ready to celebrate Josh's 28th birthday on March 2. He definitely feels older, but that might have something to do with the 8 mile race we just ran, our leg muscles are in a bit of pain lately. Early Happy Birthday to Aunt Kathy as well, she's another March birthday in the family.

For those that know our great friends Morgan and Walt, we have a quick update regarding them. Morgan was asked to model in a Regis hair salons event and had 15 inches of her gorgeous hair chopped off by Nick Arrojo (hair stylist on TLC's What not to Wear)!! Photos below. The new short "do" looks great on her of course. In other friend news, our Gainesville friends Kristin and Jason Jimenez are expecting a baby girl that's due on May 5th. We can't wait to be back in Gainesville to celebrate her birth!!

Lastly, we have included a slideshow with a few pics from the 8 Tuff Miles race, Valentine's Day and some other exciting adventures. Our next post will probably not be until we're back in Florida!! Hopefully by then we'll have jobs to update everyone on.

Lots of love from the sunny Carribbean!

Jenny and Josh

Moving Back To Gainesville

Yes, it's true. We're officially moving back to Gainesville! We're so excited and can not wait to get back. We've spent a year and a half down here in the islands. While it's been exciting and beautiful, we are more than ready to get back to Florida.

Why Gainesville? It's pretty obvious for those that knew us before we left. It's a great place to live - Gator Football, affordable place to buy a home, great school system, 4 hours between each of our families, lucious green landscaping, art and culture and most importantly, the most amazing friends ever!

Jobs are still in the works so hopefully we'll have more to update you on there soon. Our official homecoming is Wednesday, April 2. We'll be in WPB for the first month but a good portion of that will be traveling to Gainesville to home search and also on our trip out to Napa Valley. We can't wait!

Of course, there is much that we will miss about the islands. For those that came to visit, you already know. The water is the most brilliant color of turquoise, the sun shines year-round and the lifestyle is relaxed...

We'll always remember our great adventure and we can't wait to tell our kids one day about how their parents once lived on an island. That earns bonus cool points with kids doesn't it?