It is hard to believe that almost 4 months have gone by since I last wrote anything down. I was just telling a friend earlier today that living here in Key West is like a perpetual Groundhogs Day with local scallywags as the main character instead of Bill Murray. Things are very slow paced here yet it is a bustling city. The island is about 4 by 6 miles and filled with roughly 27,000 main residents. The tourists add much more than that each day. I enjoy that my life consists of 6 blocks either way to get to the grocery, my favorite bar, some great food, and an awesome beach. This is certainly un-like any other place I have ever been or lived. Rules almost don't exist here. Ben and I have affixed beer koozie holders to our bikes so we can stroll through town with a nice cold one. People of all kinds are excepted here and judgement gets thrown out the window.
My job is a very rewarding and sometimes challenging job. Most of the time it is one that I continually am thankful for. I did get a case of "rock fever" recently where I absolutely needed to get off of the island or else I was going to snap. Ben whisked me away to Del Ray Beach Florida where I found us a nice little guesthouse one block from the beach and it just happened to coincide with our 4 year wedding anniversary. What a perfect trip!
Recently I am feeling like I need to remember not to forget who I am however. I do not want to become someone who gets so enveloped in their job that they forget who they are and what they love. So recently I contacted the ceramics club at the community college to see if outsiders can join. I would love to get my hands on some clay and get my creativity flowing outside of the house. I spend a lot of my time fixing up the spa, watering plants for the spa, doing laundry for the spa, and keeping my kitchen very clean. Our kitchen doubles as a break area for my massage therapists during business hours. I don't want them to have to sit amongst all of our nonsense. Ben and I recently bought ourselves two brand new stand up paddle boards. They are the first large expense we bought ourselves purely for fun! This purchase made me very happy and getting out on the water is always a great time and awesome exercise. I also sew a few things here and there and am proud of the outcome. This however still leaves me in my house. So it is my goal soon to find something to do outside of the home that is relatively inexpensive and that will feed my desire to learn, expand, and have time away.
Sparky, our smart and amazing puppy, is doing wonderfully as a Key West dog. He swims as often as possible and we even think that one day he will be a surfing dog. His stand up paddle boarding technique is top notch.
Over all, life is wonderful here. I really am so thankful for these blessings. I just want to keep reaching and keep dreaming for what could be next. I do want this to last for quite some time though. I am in no rush to change this scenery.
My biggest worry, and everyones worry is the oil spill. This must be contained and capped soon or too many innocent marine animals, Eco systems, and people are going to be ruined. It is utterly disgusting that this has happened and the response to this disaster has been irresponsible. Almost day 70 and each second I can only picture what is dying out in our beautiful ocean.
