Fireflies

We are getting closer and closer to the end of the semester. Before we know it we will be on a plane heading to Utah then coming back to Dominica to a new apartment and ready to finish out the last two semesters. It is hard to believe that we are already half way done on the Island. It really has gone by fast. I just hope the next two semesters go by just as fast if not faster. I have tried my best to be happy and stay positive finishing up the semester but have gotten pretty antsy waiting for the break to come. Here are a few things I have kept myself busy with finishing up second semester.
General conference weekend was amazing as always. I love that we have internet in our home so that we can watch it. Before the Sunday morning session our branch got together for a breakfast brunch. We had creme brulee french toast, cinnamon rolls, bacon, and other delicious foods. It was a lot of fun. There were no upcoming tests for Stephen so he was able to watch all of conference with me on Saturday and Sunday. We had such a fun time watching it together and snacked way too much!
With the end of the semester so close Stephen and I were needing a break from his schooling. Luckily he was feeling caught up enough for us to start a Harry Potter marathon. Initially we decided to watch one a week and hopefully get through half of it before the semester break. No, we finished all of them in just over a week, watching the last two Sunday night after conference. It was amazing having that quality time with each other especially so close to the end of the semester when we have both had enough of school and the island. I have forgotten what it is like to have a husband home with me every night. It is really nice. That's life of a medical students wife though. Busy busy. But as much as we don't get to see each other we still find ways to get some quality time every day with each other and I love it.
I've been able to do a little hiking this past couple weeks. Section 10 and half of 11 of the Waitukubuli Trail. We hiked 8 1/2 miles in 3 1/2 hours. It was a lot of fun and a pretty easy trail. We drove about 45 minutes to the trail head and then hiked all the way back to campus.
I keep mentioning my Dominica bucket list items. Once I found out there were fireflies on the island it became one of my bucket list items to see one. I titled this post fireflies because after two semesters I finally saw some! The first one I saw was from our kitchen window while we were watching one of the Harry Potter movies. Stephen pointed it out. Maybe it was just the magic of Harry Potter but they seemed so beautiful and magical to me. They are florescent green and one of the coolest things I have ever seen. A few days after that on my walk home from campus after dark I saw probably 5 or 6 of them in the bushes by our house. I probably watched them for five minutes or more. It is those little moments that help me remember the good in living here and to try to always be thankful for what I have.
With Easter coming up I have been looking forward to dyeing eggs. Our anniversary is on Easter this year so I decided to color eggs a week earlier. I used pastel food coloring and they turned out really pretty!

Still shots from a video of the fireflies!

My wonderful friend Tai had a birthday 

so a group of us surprised her with breakfast.