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Hello all!! Now that I have posted pics of us in Hawaii, I will tell you a little bit more about what I have learned in my 10 days here.
All the parking spots are made for compact cars, the highways are small, and all the people on the beach are small (as in skinny). All the speed limits are under 60mph. Native Hawaiians like to keep to themselves. They sell fresh leis in every store. Almost every town name is not pernounce-able. Here they pernounce Ws as Vs and for every syllable there are 3 vowels. For instance, we live in Wahiawa. And that's a simple one. I feel bad for people who have to explain that they live in Piipii street or PuuPuu street. I'm not making this up. The local Hawaiin channels here are fun to watch. Wearing leis is for everyone. There are a lot of Jamacian/Raggae music radio stations here. If you're not wearing flip-flops you are marked as a vacationer. And you can make a lot of money if you buy a house here and live in it for a while.
Speaking of buying a house, we just got pre-approved for a VA loan and are now looking for a house on the island. Houses here are so close together. There's no more land to build anything so all the houses are older and need work mostly. No yards unless you have lots of money and no houses in our price range in towns with businesses like Honolulu. So we are looking and looking and looking some more. Every time we find a house that we like it goes into escrow right away. Houses here are like hot cakes. Everybody is in the market.
For now we are staying on base in the Inn. The Army pays for us to live here for 60 days. That doesn't leave us much time to find a house but we are trying. Everything else is going well. The kids are great. The local library has become our favorite place followed by beaches nearby. We came home from a beach on the North Shore the other day with half the sand from the beach in our swimsuits I swear. We left mounds of sand on the floor. Sand gets in the car, on the floor, trapped in your swim trunks, and definately in your sandals; everywhere it seems.
I do miss the mainland. I miss being able to go to any store you want. I miss restuarants. But mostly I miss the people, my friends. I miss going fast on the highway, parking spaces close to the actual building I'm going to and being cold. I do not miss snow and there is no way to miss green. I love seeing all the natural flowers that bloom here. I love how the weather is perfect here no matter when you walk out the door. I love how the people are big hearted and want to teach you the Hula. I like how you can ask a stranger anything without feeling silly or stupid.
Mostly I like everything here. You'd love it too. We are looking for a house with an extra room so come visit us! Till next time.