We had our first guests the past 2 nights. The family minister and his wife from church are in transit moving back to the mainland. They are floating around different houses in between going to the other island before heading home. Since we have so much extra space here they are keeping all of their clothes and things here until they ship them home. It has been nice having company since Jeremy has been gone. They are in their 70s and very sweet.
I have been doing more shopping for the house. Lately I have been doing a lot of buying, bringing home, deciding it doesn't match this or that and returning it. I am slowly finding things that do match and am pleased with the progress. I ordered our area rug for the living room and I cannot wait for it to get here. I was returning something at Walmart today that I had bought at a different Walmart. I returned some curtains that cost like 19.99 at that Walmart but 22.99 at the Walmart I bought them at. He informed me that the other Walmart in Miliani charges more on most items because they get less traffic and customers. I now know to not shop at that Walmart anymore!
Jeremy comes home tomorrow and we are both so excited. He got an earlier flight so he will get home a day earlier! I probably will not be around much for the next few days :)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
For all of the non bloggers!
Good news! You can now leave comments by just putting anonymous and then signing your name at the end of the post! This is especially for my grandparents out there who couldn't figure it out!
Things are not very exciting around here. I've been helping out our family minister and his wife, who are moving back to the mainland, clean the preacher's house so our preacher and his wife can move in. Other than that I am trying to get rid of the cockroaches in our house. Apparently you are supposed to get used to them here because they don't stay away, but I refuse. I don't want them!
I went to my first visit with a military doctor and let's just say I don't ever want to get sick. She was not nice and kept telling me things that I know are not true. She tried to tell me that Zyrtec is a perscription medicine (which any good doctor knows it is not anymore) and that my medicine didn't come in 10mg but only 20mg or 40. Well why does my bottle from Walgreens say 10mg then? Yeah she was wrong. Dr. Martin move here!
I am now the teacher for the 2s and 3s on Wednesday night at church. As one of the guys said, I got voluntold. That is where you are told you are now volunteering for a role. So far it hasn't been too bad. I am trying to teach them songs since I don't know all of their songs here.
I am sad I am not in Abilene for Sing Song. And the dedication of my grandparents welcome plaza and labyrinth and ACU. Don't get me wrong, I don't miss Abilene, but I am excited to see the Sing Song video of the Siggies (my social club) rock!
Aloha for now!!
Things are not very exciting around here. I've been helping out our family minister and his wife, who are moving back to the mainland, clean the preacher's house so our preacher and his wife can move in. Other than that I am trying to get rid of the cockroaches in our house. Apparently you are supposed to get used to them here because they don't stay away, but I refuse. I don't want them!
I went to my first visit with a military doctor and let's just say I don't ever want to get sick. She was not nice and kept telling me things that I know are not true. She tried to tell me that Zyrtec is a perscription medicine (which any good doctor knows it is not anymore) and that my medicine didn't come in 10mg but only 20mg or 40. Well why does my bottle from Walgreens say 10mg then? Yeah she was wrong. Dr. Martin move here!
I am now the teacher for the 2s and 3s on Wednesday night at church. As one of the guys said, I got voluntold. That is where you are told you are now volunteering for a role. So far it hasn't been too bad. I am trying to teach them songs since I don't know all of their songs here.
I am sad I am not in Abilene for Sing Song. And the dedication of my grandparents welcome plaza and labyrinth and ACU. Don't get me wrong, I don't miss Abilene, but I am excited to see the Sing Song video of the Siggies (my social club) rock!
Aloha for now!!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Happy 21st Birthday to ME!
It was hard celebrating my 21st birthday without Jeremy or any of my friends here. Luckily I didn't spend the day all alone. My dear friends the Haneys, who I lived with last summer, invited me to join them and their nephew and his new wife at the luau that night. It was at the military hotel. Most of these pictures are for you mom...so enjoy. I have also added more at the end of various things!
Here I am with my first legal drink. Don't worry the other drink in my other hand was Irvalene's. I didn't two fist it on the first night...haha
Here they are taking the pig out of the underground oven. The food was sooo good!
Beautiful sky at the luau
Here's Irvalene and Bill! Aren't they cute!
And here I am. We later learned we had the flower on the wrong side. It's on the left if you are married.
A part of the show
They had all the couples stand and look into each others eyes and say something and then dance. I caught this cute photo of the two of them!
The next night Irvalene had a party for 3 of us who had birthdays that week. It was Bill's, Amber from church, and mine. My mother sent all these decorations to the Haneys to use. If you know my mother you probably are not surprised. She also made them take all of these awkward pictures of me by myself.
These are the flowers Jeremy had sent to me for Valentine's Day. Again I wish he could have been here! Sorry the picture is bad quality as I took it with my phone.
A couple of weeks ago my precious cousin Rivers sent me his flat Stanley to take care of. Here he is on the beach.
Irvalene gave me some puzzles to do while Jeremy is gone. I have been working on this puzzle and finished it last week. It was actually a lot harder than it looks!
Well that catches me up on pictures for now!
I went to the beach today but didn't stay long as it kept sprinkling. It was still nice to sit outside and read though! Have a good day!
Aloha!
Here I am with my first legal drink. Don't worry the other drink in my other hand was Irvalene's. I didn't two fist it on the first night...haha
Here they are taking the pig out of the underground oven. The food was sooo good!
Beautiful sky at the luau
Here's Irvalene and Bill! Aren't they cute!
And here I am. We later learned we had the flower on the wrong side. It's on the left if you are married.
A part of the show
They had all the couples stand and look into each others eyes and say something and then dance. I caught this cute photo of the two of them!
The next night Irvalene had a party for 3 of us who had birthdays that week. It was Bill's, Amber from church, and mine. My mother sent all these decorations to the Haneys to use. If you know my mother you probably are not surprised. She also made them take all of these awkward pictures of me by myself.
These are the flowers Jeremy had sent to me for Valentine's Day. Again I wish he could have been here! Sorry the picture is bad quality as I took it with my phone.
A couple of weeks ago my precious cousin Rivers sent me his flat Stanley to take care of. Here he is on the beach.
Irvalene gave me some puzzles to do while Jeremy is gone. I have been working on this puzzle and finished it last week. It was actually a lot harder than it looks!
Well that catches me up on pictures for now!
I went to the beach today but didn't stay long as it kept sprinkling. It was still nice to sit outside and read though! Have a good day!
Aloha!
Monday, February 16, 2009
A few random facts...
This is a random list of facts I have thought of about Hawaii that I have found interesting.
1. The speed limits are a LOT slower here! To get off base it is 25mph for about 2 miles. Then it's still 25 mph until it finally changes to 30. Most street are no more than 30. Most of the highway are 45mph. The highest I've seen is 60 and it wasn't for long. Not like those 80mph highways in west Texas.
2. It rains a lot here. It is rainy season right now, but it is always sprinkling it seems.
3. Everything is in a foreign language here...Hawaiian. I can't pronounce most of the cities or streets.
4. The weather on the news tells how big the waves will be for the surfers. They also have pictures of the volcanoes erupting on the big island or the best pictures of the surfers from the day.
5. There are mountains and the ocean within a few miles! Go on a hike and then go for a swim in the ocean.
6. Instead of saying the east side of the island or the west they say leeward and windward. If you know what the locals mean, it makes sense. If not, it's very confusing.
7. You hardly ever have to turn on the air conditioner or heater here! A ceiling fan will be just fine! Or open the windows and let the tradewinds breeze through.
8. This time of the year is winter time and is considered cold to those who live here...even though it's only about 5 degrees cooler than summer. We wear jackets and pants during this time. Right now it's in the 70s.
9. Since we don't have much land here, they are big on recycling. You get 5cents for every plastic bottle you recycle. They even have a place that recycles mattresses so they don't fill up the landfill. (i'm still not sure if I'd ever buy a recycled mattress.)
10. If you go to a department store anywhere but Honolulu, they will be selling Hawaiian clothes. No American Eagle or Abercrombie stores here kiddos, just muumuus and Aloha shirts!
11. Church attire is very different. No one dresses up. If you wear a tie anywhere here you are out of place. People go barefoot, especially the locals. You don't walk into a house with shoes on. The local men wear these skirts to church to stay cooler. If you come at night you will probably see our preacher in shorts.
12. Like I said no one dresses up here. Go to the nicest restaurant here and people are wearing shorts, muumuus, or pants. No one wears suits, slacks, or cocktail dresses.
13. There are lots of tourists here so if you want to see the true Hawaii you must get out of Honolulu and Waikiki.
That's all I have for now. I'll update as I think of more!
1. The speed limits are a LOT slower here! To get off base it is 25mph for about 2 miles. Then it's still 25 mph until it finally changes to 30. Most street are no more than 30. Most of the highway are 45mph. The highest I've seen is 60 and it wasn't for long. Not like those 80mph highways in west Texas.
2. It rains a lot here. It is rainy season right now, but it is always sprinkling it seems.
3. Everything is in a foreign language here...Hawaiian. I can't pronounce most of the cities or streets.
4. The weather on the news tells how big the waves will be for the surfers. They also have pictures of the volcanoes erupting on the big island or the best pictures of the surfers from the day.
5. There are mountains and the ocean within a few miles! Go on a hike and then go for a swim in the ocean.
6. Instead of saying the east side of the island or the west they say leeward and windward. If you know what the locals mean, it makes sense. If not, it's very confusing.
7. You hardly ever have to turn on the air conditioner or heater here! A ceiling fan will be just fine! Or open the windows and let the tradewinds breeze through.
8. This time of the year is winter time and is considered cold to those who live here...even though it's only about 5 degrees cooler than summer. We wear jackets and pants during this time. Right now it's in the 70s.
9. Since we don't have much land here, they are big on recycling. You get 5cents for every plastic bottle you recycle. They even have a place that recycles mattresses so they don't fill up the landfill. (i'm still not sure if I'd ever buy a recycled mattress.)
10. If you go to a department store anywhere but Honolulu, they will be selling Hawaiian clothes. No American Eagle or Abercrombie stores here kiddos, just muumuus and Aloha shirts!
11. Church attire is very different. No one dresses up. If you wear a tie anywhere here you are out of place. People go barefoot, especially the locals. You don't walk into a house with shoes on. The local men wear these skirts to church to stay cooler. If you come at night you will probably see our preacher in shorts.
12. Like I said no one dresses up here. Go to the nicest restaurant here and people are wearing shorts, muumuus, or pants. No one wears suits, slacks, or cocktail dresses.
13. There are lots of tourists here so if you want to see the true Hawaii you must get out of Honolulu and Waikiki.
That's all I have for now. I'll update as I think of more!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Lots of Pictures!
Welcome to our home! This is the outside of our home. It's actually a duplex as most military houses are. Luckily we mainly share a wall with their garage. Actually we can hear the neighbors on the other side more.
This is our front door. Jeremy had this sign made on his deployment in the Philippines. He had it hanging here when I came home from the airport!
This is from the front door. The kitchen is straight ahead and a bathroom is in the hallway. The living room is to the left.
Our bedroom. We still haven't decorated much, but I have been looking! I put the bed together all by myself! The bed is very tall!
Another view.
The view from the window. The right doorway is our closets that leads to the bathroom. The other doorway leads to the hallway and other rooms.
Our guestroom. All that is in it right now is a bed.
This is our huge storage room across from the guestroom.
I got this barstool at Ross for my bathroom!Isn't it pretty?
I still haven't taken pictures of the living room, laundry room, and study. They are all boring though.
Jeremy's foot is much better! Thank you for the prayers!
I finally got to go to the beach yesterday! It was a beautiful day so I went to Honolulu and laid out at the military hotel since I was alone. I am finally starting to look tan! Everyone keeps telling me how white I am! haha. I also went for a run around the neighborhood. This was my view as I ran...
and
There is a nice beach just a few short blocks from our house. It's not too safe to swim out very far in because of the reefs, but it is still nice!
Tomorrow is potluck Sunday at church! I made some no-bake cookies. I will become more adventurous once Jeremy gets home and I can test things out on him first :) Tomorrow is also the day I teach the 2 and 3 year olds. I better get to sleep!
This is our front door. Jeremy had this sign made on his deployment in the Philippines. He had it hanging here when I came home from the airport!
This is from the front door. The kitchen is straight ahead and a bathroom is in the hallway. The living room is to the left.
Our bedroom. We still haven't decorated much, but I have been looking! I put the bed together all by myself! The bed is very tall!
Another view.
The view from the window. The right doorway is our closets that leads to the bathroom. The other doorway leads to the hallway and other rooms.
Our guestroom. All that is in it right now is a bed.
This is our huge storage room across from the guestroom.
I got this barstool at Ross for my bathroom!Isn't it pretty?
I still haven't taken pictures of the living room, laundry room, and study. They are all boring though.
Jeremy's foot is much better! Thank you for the prayers!
I finally got to go to the beach yesterday! It was a beautiful day so I went to Honolulu and laid out at the military hotel since I was alone. I am finally starting to look tan! Everyone keeps telling me how white I am! haha. I also went for a run around the neighborhood. This was my view as I ran...
and
There is a nice beach just a few short blocks from our house. It's not too safe to swim out very far in because of the reefs, but it is still nice!
Tomorrow is potluck Sunday at church! I made some no-bake cookies. I will become more adventurous once Jeremy gets home and I can test things out on him first :) Tomorrow is also the day I teach the 2 and 3 year olds. I better get to sleep!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Rainy Days
I know when you all think of Hawaii you think of bright sunshine and the beach right?! Think again! It is rainy season here and on this side of the island it has been very cloudy and raining for the past week or so! Every now and then the sun will shine through but it hasn't been staying out for long! And of course it's sunny on the days I can't go to the beach like Sundays. I am hoping it will be nice this weekend and I can lay out. If not I will probably go to the military hotel in Honolulu and hope it's sunnier over there!
Jeremy hurt his foot running and is in pain. We are hoping it is nothing serious. I think he's going to go to the doctor tomorrow and get it checked out. Jeremy has another week and a half in Charleston then he heads to the desert in Arizona for 2 weeks.
Not much is going on here. Currently doing laundry and watching tv!
Aloha!
Jeremy hurt his foot running and is in pain. We are hoping it is nothing serious. I think he's going to go to the doctor tomorrow and get it checked out. Jeremy has another week and a half in Charleston then he heads to the desert in Arizona for 2 weeks.
Not much is going on here. Currently doing laundry and watching tv!
Aloha!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Troubles
You know when things just keep going wrong and how frustrating it is? Yes very frustrating. We've had lots of bumps in the road and today was not another surprise. We got our mattresses finally. When they went to put our mattress on the bed, it didn't fit! When we got our bed a couple of weeks ago the slats that went across the bed were too short. We assumed it was just the wrong boards and exchanged them for longer ones. But now the rails aren't long enough. So I am sleeping on the floor yet again. At least this time it is a real mattress on the floor and not the air mattress again. The lady at the furniture store thought I was crazy and told me it was impossible but I finally convinced her it was possible and they are coming Thursday with new rails. Let's hope it's right this time.
In other house news, we finally got our dresser and mirror in and I put it together all by myself! I also bought a few decorations, but not much yet. Pictures will come soon!
Last Thursday I went with the Haney's (the couple I lived with last summer) to Honolulu. We went shopping and had a great lunch. It was good to get out. Sunday I went to their landlord's superbowl party for great food and the game.
Jeremy is doing well, but I think he is tired of living in a hotel room. One week down!
Hope everyone is doing well and leave comments!
In other house news, we finally got our dresser and mirror in and I put it together all by myself! I also bought a few decorations, but not much yet. Pictures will come soon!
Last Thursday I went with the Haney's (the couple I lived with last summer) to Honolulu. We went shopping and had a great lunch. It was good to get out. Sunday I went to their landlord's superbowl party for great food and the game.
Jeremy is doing well, but I think he is tired of living in a hotel room. One week down!
Hope everyone is doing well and leave comments!
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