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Rainy Thursday!

A rainy day here is nothing like a rainy day at home.  When it rains here all day you end up with rivers for roads and flooding in your backyard.  It has been raining non stop since I woke up this morning at 8:30 am.  And it was even raining before I woke up so I have no idea how many hours straight it has been raining.  But it is now 4pm and there is still no end in sight to the wet madness!  Here is a video of just how crazy it is out there:


Matthew and I spent the morning getting some good shopping in.  We went to Kmart, Ross, and the Commissary for food.  We did really well too and only got what we put on our shopping list.  Well, except for a couple to Halloween decorations!  But that is only because we know that we don't have any at all and we want to participate in Halloween this year.  We are going to give out candy to the little kiddies in our neighborhood.  We have been told that the tick-or-treaters are serious out here so we are getting prepared!

This week we also got the Jetta tinted so that the sun would not bake the inside of the car while we are here.  Tint is basically a necessity when living on Guam.  If you don't have it then you will be blinded by the sun when you drive and the car will be likely to reach temperatures up 130 degrees in the sun.  Now the Jetta is all pimped out because we got the darkest tint that was allowed on base!  Check out the picture:


On a different and much more exciting note:  OUR SHIPMENT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IS COMING IN ON MONDAY!!!   I am so excited that we are finally getting all of our stuff and will be able to make this house feel more like home.  I am mostly looking forward to decorating and being able to use more than one pot and one pan while cooking! :)



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