Photos from our Trip to Aruba Last November

Unfortunately, I did not take as many pictures as I should have. But here's what I've got...

Our little ocean resort on the Dutch island.

Snorkeling near shore.

Erik and I dining at an oceanside restaurant with Mom and Dad.

Sunset on the beach.

The funnest part of our Aruba trip was the 4-wheel drive, off-road safari tour around the island. Mom actually was one of the drivers! She did an awesome job and handled her vehicle much better than the others.

Mud puddles and trenches were not avoided on our safari tour. We had mud spewing up to the doors in some places of the trip.

Good thing neither of us get motion sickness!

Erik keeping watch on the two ladies in the front of the vehicle!

A little hideaway on the opposite end of the island.

Mom hanging out at one of the stops during our off-road trip around the island.

Hans and Elena's Wedding in Albuquerque last August

Erik and I at Hans' wedding reception.

Erik at our table, next to his brother.

A view from our table at the Tanaon. That's Erik at the far end, then Hans, Elena, Elena's sister, and Elena's cousin.

Another view of our table.

Our New House in South Carolina

This is our new house! It's a Cape Code style, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, former model home that is approximately 2 years old. There are two large front rooms for formal living and dining areas, making the house about 2000 sqft. You'll have to excuse the brown grass...this photo was taken after the first frost of autumn, and all grasses in the Charleston area have officially gone dormant until next spring.

Here's another view of the house from the driveway side. The house next door is still a model home, so being a corner house next to a model, we have zero direct neighbors at this point!

Now a closer look at the driveway side, with the two-car garage connected to the house by a nice little deck. The window overlooking the deck is one of the main windows to the first floor master bedroom. Behind the house are certified wetlands, so there will never be anyone building behind us. I plan to post some more photos of the interior as soon as I feel that everything has found its place.