Highlights and FAQ

So I started typing out a detailed log of our journey over here. Its ridiculously long (I'm only up to the ninth) and a lot of it is kinda a downer because of all the stress and things that went wrong. So I'm taking a break to make a happy and fun section called highlights and FAQ

FAQ

Have you found a place to live:

YES! Right now we are living in a little furnished apt/hotel in Aiea. About 8 mins east of Richard's Work

Starting March 1st we will be in our very own 1 bedroom Apartment in Waipahu north of the freeway in a neighborhood called Village Park. It is kind of pricey but it is perfect for us. Its in a very nice part of town in a gated community, very quiet, has a washer and dryer, and a little backyard/patio with grass :) Here's the outside:

Has Richard started work?

YES! Tonight is his first night. We have met several of the guys on his crew and they all seem like good people.

Has Abby found a job?

Not yet. I'm still trying to figure out if I can swing the free lance drafting job. If it doesnt work out. I'll start job hunting after we move into the apt.

What are your schedules?

Richard has Saturday Sunday off. He starts work at 5pm. We are going to try to go to bed soon after he gets home (around 2 or 3am) and be awake by noon or so the next day. Also We are 3 hours behind UT/AZ right now. 2 hours behind CA and 4 hours behind St Louis. So calling Richard between 12pm-4pm is good and calling me between 12pm-2am is good :)

Do you have a mailing address?

We are getting a PO box tomorrow. Call or text for the address.

Are you Sun Burnt?

YES! :( I almost got to answer this one no! We have been doing sooo good about getting sunscreen on and breaking up our time in the sun. We both had gotten a bit of color but no burns. Then today, after Richard left for work (he went in at 3 today for orientation), I walked to Safeway ( 1.1 miles each way. yea! good job me!) so we could have some food. I forgot to put on sunscreen so my arms, calves, feet, and even my toes are burnt :(

Are you loving it?

YES!! SOOO MUCH!! The weather has been awesome! We've had a ton of fun already. We have met some very nice and friendly people and are excited to do more and more!

Ok so here are the highlights from our 1st weekend here:

Friday we put a deposit on that great apartment and went swimming at the famous Waikiki beach!

Saturday was a great day! We checked in to a really nice hotel (our reservation at the other one had run out and they were full for the night). We got to go swimming in the Ocean! Richard's Work had a party and we got this awesome free food!

Sunday we got a WAY better breakfast at our nice new hotel then went on a drive by accident to the windward side of the island. We ate at a great local seafood shop called the Fresh Catch,

Then stopped at Hieea State Park (we'll have to go back with snorkel gear it has Oahu's barrier reef!)

There are feral chickens EVERYWHERE! and they really do cross the road just to get to the other side!

Then we went to hike the Aiea loop trail. We had to turn back after a little ways because I don't have proper foot wear yet. I need a new pair of sandal shoes soo bad! We still had a great time on the tiny part of the trail we did hike.

Then we went swimming in the ocean again! Its sooo salty at Waikiki because there are no major rivers or streams adding fresh water nearby. We walked around and window shopped in all the neat places along the waterfront and tried to stay up as late as possible to get Richard on the night shift schedule again.

Today we got to go out to lunch with Clint (a buddy of Eli's and mine from CA) and his wife and baby! It was super fun to catch up. He's been here for several years and knows where all of the best hikes, waterfalls, and beaches are! We're excited to hang out again soon.