A Taste of the States...

The weekend of February 13-16, Mark and I were able to take a few days to ourselves and go on a mini vacation! It was the first time since we had moved to Saipan for us to get off of the island and enjoy some parts of this side of the world. We really didn't go to far, but it was a nice get-a-way!

Our trip consisted of 2 islands, Guam and Rota. We spend Friday and Monday in Guam and Saturday and Sunday in Rota... both great islands, but complete opposites... Here are some shots we took while in Guam... The Rota pictures will be in the next post...

Charlie and Esther Kionie, two great friends who we met through Marriage Encounter. They live on the island of Guam and were amazing and lent us their car for Friday while we were on island, allowing us to go shopping and do what we please. We also met up with them again on Monday and they gave us a great tour of the island... Thanks Kionies for your love and friendship!

One of the major attractions to Guam was Home Depot. Now as you look at these pictures, remember we have not been to any major shopping centers in 8 months... and we were soooo excited!

Yay! New clothes! Oh how I loved Ross that Day! And plan on Mark going back for me in March!

On Saipan any fast food we eat is McDonalds, Taco Bell, KFC, or Subway, so needless to say we are getting sick of our slim choices... but Guam saved us! We ate at both Wendy's and Burger King... We cant wait for Zips and Dicks this summer!

On the Island Tour with the Kionies.... a lookout built in during the Spanish Revolution.... amazing to see it standing still.

Charlie is a big boogie-boarder and surfer, and needless to say Mark has become one since living on Saipan. So during our island tour Charlie made sure to pull off to the side of the road and show Mark all the great places to boogie-board/surf on Guam...