Today started out nice and "normal".... but boy did that change fast.
Arvid and I are self employed. This for us is good because it allows us the flexibility to do what we love and when we want when we want. The sometimes not so good thing about it is that we do not have "regular" working hours so we are basically on call at all times.We are Realtors. We work with with a large number of European based customers so our time frames are adjusted to whatever is most convenient for the customer. Many a times they forget the time difference and to me it seems that most Europeans we deal with do not sleep. We seem to get calls at all hours....
I enjoy my work, I love to be able to make things happen and working hard is not an issue for me....at the same time, I enjoy time alone with Arvid and Brutus.
This is where the lifestyle in Eleuthera has become such a haven for us. There we are so much more at ease, so relaxed. Not a care in the world. It is just the 3 of us enjoying our life. Though we work when out there it does not seem to be as stressful.
Maybe because of the beautiful beach that is our backyard, the quietness of our surroundings, or the fact that the phones do not ring as much but whatever the reason is it seems to agree with us immensely.
Arvid says he can live there forever. I love the island but I also like to be close by to my family here in the USA......as I have mentioned before we are very lucky to be able to have the best of 2 worlds....
My parents are visiting from North Carolina so I am having a very good time with them. We are seeing each other as much as possible because pretty soon they will be gone. I am lucky in so many ways. I am fortunate to have parents who are very family oriented and who are never afraid to tell us (their children) how much they love us.
In a few days we will be leaving for the Bahamas. I choose not to go to the islands while my parents were in town because for me it is more important to spend the time with them. I can always go to the Bahamas but, I don't always get to enjoy time with my parents.... so when they are around so am I....
Tonight should be pretty interesting. We are heading out to a "party" anything more than 5 people is a party for Arvid. Me coming from a huge family, party means 50+ poeple.
Several hours later...we are back from the "party" more than 5 people actually. There were Norwegians & Americans at this gathering. Truthfully not my kind of gathering. The food was excellent. The crowd drank way too much for my liking and got extremely loud and obnoxious...a no no for me.
I don't care who you are but once you are drunk, act stupid and get loud then I do not wish to be in your company anymore....told Arvid it was time to leave and we left.....
Now we are back in our cosy home and enjoying some playtime with Brutus.....