totallyjeneric

What a week!  Eric started work on Tuesday and I’ve been busy cleaning & unpacking in our new place.  We’ve had no Internet, no TV, and no car… on one hand, it’s been refreshing and a good change of pace, but on the other, I’m starting to go a little nuts feeling stranded and out-of-touch… so thank goodness for my parents and their hospitality!  (We’re sleeping over tonight!)  Normally, we eat dinner and go to sleep by 10:30 because there’s not much else to do (and Eric has to catch the bus early the next morning)… but tonight I’m surfing the Internet AND watching TV at the same time… so I’m quite happy.  Plus I have TONS OF PICTURES to share!!

First, here are a few photos from the farewell lunch that our friends at GCC threw for us.  Thanks again guys, we really enjoyed it!  And we miss you!!  One of our prayers is to get plugged into a good church community in Hawaii.

Next are some random photos from our last week on the East Coast… six dusty roses from Eric’s proposal (too bad they wouldn’t have survived the trip), our eggy family, winter coats I was really happy to donate, Eric being squashed by my heavy bag of donations, penguin slippers, my general sentiment toward packing, friends!, family, and our last picture together in our first home–right before we turned in our keys.

Fast forward a few days and we arrive!!  This is our first picture at the Honolulu Airport!! : )

Seeing our new home for the first time.  Thanks to my dad and brother and Lynne for picking us up (and for the beautiful leis)!!

After dropping off our stuff, our first stop was for shave ice… YUM.  The next day we had dim sum with my grandma!  (Eric was there too, but he’s behind the camera!)

Look how dark Eric is only after 2 days in Hawaii!  Haha.

Here I am assembling a futon while Eric is taking pictures, hehe… and we put our leis on again cause they were starting to go.  Friends, if you come and visit, you are welcome to sleep on our couch! 

Finally, our first dinner in our new home.  Spaghetti and broccoli may not seem like much, but when you had to clean the stove, clean the counters, clean the fridge, basically clean the ENTIRE KITCHEN (thanks Dad & Kev for your help!!)… buy the pots, buy the dishes, buy the groceries, basically buy EVERYTHING necessary to cook and eat (thanks Mom!)… clean the aforementioned pots and dishes… and THEN cook the groceries… well, then spaghetti and broccoli are a HUGE accomplishment!!  It was the best spaghetti ever!

Cockaroaches aside (another post), our transition here has been pretty smooth.  We feel very blessed for the opportunities we’ve been given, and for the love that’s been shown us from friends and family.  Thank you for praying for us, and please continue to keep in touch! (Sorry we haven’t caught up with emails yet, but we will, soon!)  With that, I bid you goodnight… (Eric is already sleeping!) and much aloha from the islands!