Swap Meet and Pearl Harbor

So my mom and grandma made it here yesterday afternoon. It was so good to see them. However, they are on a completely different sleep schedule than we are. Both of them were wide awake at 4:30 this morning! The three of us also had a rough nights sleep so when 5:30 came around we were all up and ready to go. We headed to the swap meet and walked around the entire stadium going through all the vendor shops. We all got a few souvenirs and after suffering from heat stroke(man it was hot today) we got back in the car and rode to Pearl Harbor. We were able to see the movie and take the boat out to the USS Arizona Memorial. The trip was pretty educational and you left feeling pretty appreciative.

We took our visitors into Waikiki for dinner after picking them up at the airport.

Our ONLY source of air conditioning at the Swap Meet.




A few pictures from Pearl Harbor.

Kyaking (Finally)

So we finally did it. We went kayaking for the first time and it was so much FUN. It was one activity that I think we would have done a lot more of it had we tried it a little sooner. Our room mate took us to her favorite surf spot and we rode the waves just like we were on a surfboard. It was such a good time. We almost made it the whole day without getting knocked off the kayak but don't worry, Chelce and I managed to wreck big time while coming in on the shore. We provided some pretty cheap entertainment for others hanging out on the beach.







While I was waiting for my turn on the Kayak I saw a bunch of these little guys running around and snapped a few pictures.



Another side note- The other day Chelce and I experienced a first. We hitch hiked:) Our mothers would die but we did it and I will admit it was much faster than the bus and even though we were riding in the back it was quite enjoyable. I had to take a picture of Chelce as evidence that we really did it.

Schools Out!

So it is time to dispel some rumors,(yes I know many of you don't believe me) but despite all the fun we have been having, I have also been attending school. I will admit, class is not always the easiest to attend when there are so many other fun activities to be doing but somehow I managed to pass. Yeah We still have so much to do and I have a feeling without class to interfere we just might be able to accomplish it all. Time has flown and I can't believe we will be coming home in just two weeks:(

On a positive note, my mom and grandma have decided to come and spend the last week here with us. Can't wait to see you guys. Prepare yourselves for a fun-filled week and plenty of sun.

Surfs Up!

We finally decided to try the whole surfing thing. Some good friends were willing to take us beginners out and try to teach us how it is done. There were only two extra board so we had to go in shifts and while I was waiting I learned how to boogy board too. There are not many shots of us out there because there was no one to run the camera but I swear we did it. It was a little harder than it looked and we got worked a few times. Swallowed some salt water, bruised our ribs and even got a little board rash( kind of like road rash, but from a surf board). Our teachers were very patient and even offered to take us again. Who knows, maybe we will be pros by the time we come home:)

Laie Temple

Wow! This temple is beautiful. Words don't really do it justice so here are some pictures. Check it out.

Pedal Boat

We had been looking into renting some kayaks and going on a little cruise in the ocean. Well on Thursday we finally went into Haleiwa to rent some. When we got there we decided we all wanted to be in the same floatation devise and chose to rent the pedal boat instead. We went down the river which took us about an hour and gave us quite a workout. Would we do it again? Maybe not:) I think we will try the kayaks next time.

Memorial Day

On Monday I did not have class and we decided it would be a great day to head into town. While waiting for the bus we got a call from some friends of ours seeing what we were doing. As luck would have it they were headed into town too so we did not even have to ride the bus. YEAH!!! They went surfing while we went shopping and we met up later for dinner. We had the best seafood ever at Dukes. This place was right on the beach and we got a table with a perfect view of it all. It was a great day. We did not have to ride the bus, there was no school, we went shopping and we had good food and good company. It doesn't get much better than that.