I've been derelict....

I forgot about this site, while doing Christmas Cards, and other Chrismassy things. O, Repent! I first want to take some pictures and add them all to this site. I think I'll use the suggestion made to Megan on her blog to use Photobucket. First I have to find out what that is. Oh well, techy stuff and all.
We saw the most beautiful sunrises the last two mornings when walking on the beach(drool all you snowcold people). The Vog has created some masterpieces with the early morning skies.

And we went to my alma mater to watch their Elementary School Christmas Program last Friday. Yes, "Christmas". It was so refreshing to see school children singing of Christ, speaking of Christ, and celebrating His birth, not just a holiday. They performed fun songs too, but the focus was on CHRIST. All day long, we reminisced about how wonderful it was to see a CHRISTMAS program. Kamaile was darling in her class performance. There were orchestras and special choirs and bands...and a prayer to God, to start the program. And this was just the elementary school. Intermediate school and High School? At Kamehameha, was where I sang my first solo, "O Holy Night" in front of the entire school my senior year. My new boyfriend then was seated just immediately to my right, and if that wasn't frightening enough, I sang to a huge crowd in the Kekuhaupi'o building.

Waves

Elder M is out at the North Shore along with about 2 million people wave watching. It's the Eddie Aikau, over 30-50 foot waves. The world's best surfers are here competing. I dropped him off, and came home. I hope he got some good shots to share with you.

Fa'afetai

We just returned from the Samoan (Hau'ula 5th ) Ward fast and Testimony Meeting. We love to feel the Holy Spirit there. We may not understand everything that is said, but we understand the Spirit. We love to sing out of their Vi'iga with them. We love our seminary Youth, and we are getting to know their families better. This truly is Paradise. We are blessed beyond measure.

Kamehameha beat Kahuku 34-21

I guess I was leaning more toward Kahuku. I wore kamehameha blue shirt with red jacket. It looked like a BYU/Utah game with the colors. Kahuku did not have an offfense. Kamehameha played well.

We had our final Institute class in Honolulu today for the semester. The students are in finals now. It was nice. We also had a nice luncheon with all the CES directors.

Aloha nui loa to everyone out there. God is Good, God is Great! We are sooooo blessed!

Da Kine

Just some random thoughts to share today. We just visited the Laie 2nd ward, where one of our Seminary teachers was taken into the Bishopric. So we had to go show support. We love visiting all these wards and check out the families of our students.
It's much cooler this time of year, but nothing like Utah, or even Massachusetts. We're glad we don't have to worry about boots or coats this time of year. We just continue to wear sandals and I might even wear a panty hose here and there, but it's too warm for that. Jay wears his light suits still. It's not "cold".
Several of our Seminary boys are on the winning Kahuku football team who will be playing off next Friday for the State Championship against Kamehameha, where we have students who come to our Home Study. One boy plays on the team at Kamehameha, and several girls in the class attend there, and it's my alma mater. My loyalties will be divided.
Last weeks speakers from Utah who came to speak to us for our Regional Conference were so pale, I wondered if we were just used to looking at brown that those haoles looked especially pale.
We didn't have Institute to teach this past week, but we continue to study and to grow and increase our testimonies. It's wonderful when you feel the Holy Spirit daily, isn't it. I love it!

Day after....Thanksgiving

The leftovers taste even better. That turkey and ham done in the imu is the best. So moist and tasty. Add to that, lots of mashed potatoes, pies and fresh fruit. We like Crystal Light, and I add ice cubes of fresh lemons. My cousin has a lemon tree in Kaneohe. When I visit there, I always go home with a huge grocery bag full of lemons. Real lemons.
The ocean waves are high and the advisory is out. That means no beach time for now.
It's Football for the local state high schools, and we have lots of Seminary boys playing on the winning teams.

Hau'oli La Ho'omaika'i

We are enjoying Thanksgiving here in Hawaii with Jace and family. They also like to invite others to join in, We prepared for 16. Jay and I did the mashed potatoes, an apple pie, and I had to make a custard pie for me and for Sherrill. I finally get to have someone enjoy my favorite pie with me. It's also set up the Christmas tree time here, and decorate before Jace and Taran leave for Utah tomorrow night. It's fun and excitement all around, and all that good stuff. The food was ono. It was going to be "simple" but of course, we overdid it. Even overate too, ut the leftovers will he oh so good!

Jay and I arrived the day after Thanksgiving last year, so yes, it's been a year.