Life has been good here. (big surprise, huh?) We have been busy working and hanging out with Ben's grandparents. They were here last week for a week long get away. We had a great time showing them around the island. It is so much fun taking them to all these familiar places. We are so thankful they came to visit us. Thanks again for coming Grandpa and Grandma De Wit!
We look forward to the upcoming months and anticipate our next visitors: Dad, Mom, and Chris in January. The holiday season will definitely be different for us being so far away from home and family, but are blessed to have support here too. We are looking forward to getting together with our small group and maybe even "getting away" and going to a resort for a few nights during Christmas.
The past few weeks we have been able to get more involved with our church and small group. Two weeks ago we were able to go out with our group and take a pontoon boat to the sand bar in the bay. The tide was a bit high but we had a great time driving around and swimming. We saw a lot of huge sea turtles and other fish. Later that evening we went to a UH (Univ. of Hawaii) football game. It was fun to see some football and enjoy more time with friends.
I also met up with my good friend Sheena at our Church Bazaar this past Saturday. We were able to purchase some local jellies and other goodies. I even found some great books for $5 total! The best find was a Toaster Oven Cookbook from the 1980s. I had previously looked at Barnes and Nobel for one and was highly unsuccessful. I may become the next Rachael Ray of Toaster Ovens with this tool...but don't get your hopes up :) Here is my good find:
Ben has been able to become a part of the Youth Group as a leader. They have a great group of kids and leaders who meet on Wednesday/Friday nights, and Sunday mornings. Ben's work and life schedule allowed for him to make all three sessions this week. He loves getting to know people outside of work, and is even warming up his rusty guitar skills for the praise band. It has been such a blessing for him to become a part of this group.
Ben also recently signed up for a Kaplan class this coming Jan-April on Tues/Thurs nights that will help him prepare for his MCAT test. He plans to take this test after he is done with the class. He looks forward to continue "working toward" his ultimate goal of medical school.
That's our life update! I won't even tell you what the weather has been like here. I will admit that I am going to miss the white Christmas. Just won't feel the same without the snow.
Happy Sunday!
Janell
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