All Around the Island with Uncle Jimmy

Another beautiful day in the neighborhood! I don't think I have mentioned yet how FRIENDLY Hawai'i is. I can't even describe how absolutely wonderful the people we have met are. But there are always some people who go above and beyond to REALLY make you feel at home, and Uncle Jimmy is one of those people. One of my roommates' great aunt and uncle gave her the number of a college friend who lives in our town. She called to ask his advice, and ever since, we have been blessed with soooo much from Uncle Jimmy. I have a bed and a dresser all thanks to him. We have all the appliances and furniture and miscellaneous items we need. And today, he drove us all over O'ahu, bought us lunch and ice cream, and took us to lots of cool places. We had amazing Mexican food at Rosie's Cantina on the North Shore, saw some beautiful views of beaches, the Mormon Temple, and Waikiki, ate delicious ice cream at Bubbie's, and explored the Valley of the Temples, which is right down the road from us. Even though Valley of the Temples is practically in our backyard, we had never been inside, assuming, like most outsiders, that it is simply a cemetary (albeit a beautiful one!) In fact, in the back there is a gorgeous Japanese temple, a giant bell, and lots of scenic views.




It was a fabulous day on the island, and definitely helped make up for yesterday, when I wrote 4 five-page papers for my master's class. Tonight = another assignment and finishing my midterm (it's a summer class), planning ahead for this week, filling out mountains of paperwork for school, university, insurance, etc., grading diagnostic tests, and more fun...

And it's Jenny's birthday today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY!

More pictures here.