Our Ocean Front Apartment

Check out our new home in Dominica! Carson and I will be living in Apt. #9 of the Green Homes Apartment complex on the Banana Trail. Yep, that's our street name. It is on the top floor and I can see the ocean while I am washing the dishes. How awesome is that?! Isn't the color beautiful! :)

Off to Dominica!

Carson is arriving in Dominica this afternoon. It has been quite an adventure getting ready for this day. We spent two full days shopping and packing four 55 gallon barrels full of all the things we will need until we return home in December. Carson thinks we packed way too much, but hopefully we will be well prepared for our first few months in Dominica.


Carson left Thursday and drove to Atlanta to pick up his friend, Vineet. Together, in a white mini-van, they drove to Miami. They arrived in Miami and went to Tropical Shipping where they packed and shipped their barrels to Dominica.

Carson with our 4 barrels

Everything we need for 8 months...hopefully!

Vineet packing his barrel

Vineet still packing

After packing all their belongings and shipping them to Dominica, Carson and Vineet flew to Puerto Rico where they had a 14 hour lay over. They checked into a hotel and visited the beach. Although the country is beautiful, the beach and the hotel were pretty dirty.

Carson in Puerto Rico

Carson arrives in Dominica tonight. Hopefully I will have more pictures of Dominica tomorrow.

Carson began his long journey toward becoming a physician in October. He left for 4 months in Miami to complete the MERP program. At first we looked at this as one more hurdle to jump toward our dream of Carson becoming a doctor. But now we know it was a true blessing. Carson learned during this time what to expect in medical school and also made some amazing friends. God truly does work in mysterious ways!

I want to thank everyone for all the thoughts and prayers over the last year. It has meant so much to us and has made this transition much easier.

My 1st 1/2 Marathon

On Saturday morning in Nashville I competed in my first 1/2 marathon. This has been a goal of mine for the last few years and I finally accomplished it! I ran with the my amazing friend/trainer Vicky. I couldn't have done it without her.

I wouldn't say I ran the race to win it, nor did I have a "goal" time. I ran the race to just do it and mark it of my list of "Things To Do". I finshed the race with a 2:20. I was relatively pleased with my time. You gotta start some where, right?!. The Country Music 1/2 marathon was so much fun and I know I will run many more 1/2 marathons in the future.

I want to thank the Kaesers and the Cores for being there to cheer me on!


Here is a picture of me at the end of the race with my two amazing sisters-in-law, Caroline and Ashley.

We're Bloggin'

Carson and I hope you enjoy our blog. I know this will be a great way to keep in contact with all our friends and family while we discover and explore the nature island of Dominica.

Home Make Over Challenge - Kaeser Style

We are finishing up the last bit of remodeling at our home in Chattanooga, TN. When I say we, I really mean Carson. Carson along with his father and my father have worked so hard to completely remodel two bathrooms, paint, re-plumb the entire house, and landscape our yard. It looks amazing! Now that we are finally beginning to have the house we want, we are headed to Dominica for 16 months. But we are excited to begin this new and unknown chapter in our life.

Carson is leaving in two weeks and we still have an unimaginable amount of things to do. But I know we will get everything done just in time.

Check out all we have accomplished in just 2 months!