Aloha

We've been in Hawaii for just over a month now. And we love it.

Jesse was able to secure a job even before we left Canada as a Japanese speaking Segway Tour Guide. Basically he takes Japanese tourists on tours of Kailua beach and the local nature conservatory on Segways. Essentially his job is amazing. http://segwayofhawaii-kailua.com/index.php

I was also very fortunate with my job search. I got a job the second day we were here as a waitress for a restaurant called A Cup of Tea. It's basically a Victorian style tea room. The job is simple with the great perk of all the tea I can drink. The down-side - I have to wear a mop cap.

The next week I also got a job at Mu'umu'u Heaven - a ladies fashion boutique that transforms vintage muumuus into modern dresses. The store is extremely green; recycling and re-using almost everything. The definite perk is that I get to choose a new dress off the floor to wear each day I work.

We are living with our friend Jenny Rawlings and her family . Jenny was my roommate at University and is one of my dearest friends. We planned to just stay here for a week or two until we got organized but then we loved it so much we decided to stay. There are 7 of us in the house now; The Rawlings, us, and two other renters. It sounds crowded but we haven't felt cramped in anyway yet. We are so blessed by them and their hospitality.

In true Meeting House Lover fashion we started a Meeting House Home Church a few weeks after we arrived. We are excited about the possibilities...

One of Jesse's life dreams has been actualized - he's in a band. He is the keyboardist and back up singer for the band Hollow Spheres. They are a relatively new band but are gaining momentum. He has 3 gigs in the span of 2 weeks! I went to his first concert last Wednesday and I was/am so proud of him.

He also plays pick-up soccer every week. Although he is busy, he is loving life.

I am ashamed to say we have done few "cool"things since we've been here. I guess we've been working too much. We did go snorkeling the other day just down the road. The visibility wasn't great but we saw loads of fish and 3 turtles. The turtles we awesome. One of them came really close to use as if to check us out.

For my birthday, we went on a sunset cruise in Waikiki. And I've done one hike up to a waterfall.

I think that is the full update. I will try and post-more regularly and even include pictures.

Love and Aloha