We got a car... 99 mercury cougar. It looks like this, but it is black.

Thanksgiving

Happy Turkey Day!!!

Well today was perfect. Ashleigh and I cooked so much food that we have a TON left over. We made a 12lb turkey, enchiladas, rice, sweet potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pasta salad, marshmallow salad, and home made stuffing. I might have forgot something, but it was awesome, for dessert we made pumpkin pie and apple pie. Well time to go enjoy the rest of the night. Happy THANKSGIVING!

Cooking in the kitchen. Appetizers for the boys.

Turkey Dinner.

Aubrey, Ashleigh, and ME.

This past week a lot has happened. We got a new TV and computer, to go along with those we got cable and internet. We have been meeting new people here. A couple of the guys Ben works with and their wives. We went camping on the beach Sunday night with the 2 other couples, Sam and Ashleigh, Chris and Aubrey, and Ben and I. We had a lot of fun. Then the next day we woke up and went to the north shore and played. The waves were huge. We have been living the life.

Setting up camp, having a campfire, and going to sleep

The next morning... we all hurt from sleeping on sand.

Exploring the beach in the morning, collecting souvineers to decorate the house. Sea shells and coral.

And Yes clowds DO mean rain... but rain in HAWAII isn't always bad, look close at the picture above.

Then we went to the north shore and buried Sam, we thought he made a pretty good sand mermaid... haha

It's a BOY!

We are soon to welcome the newest member of our family. He is not born yet. He is due on the 2nd of December and will be ready to come home in late February. We have been talking to a wonderful older woman who is helping so much with our new addition to the family. She knows her stuff and is a very intelligent lady. Ben and I are so excited! We havn't picked out his name yet, we are still thinking. But we are making all the arrangments at home to welcome the new baby.

And this is what he will look like when he is fully grown!

Yea i was talking about a BIRD! A baby Congo African Grey.

We can't wait!

So... everyone wonders what i do all day while Ben is working... so here it is.

I make some coffee, mmmmm...

I do laundry and clean our room.

Do dishes, clean the kitchen...

Then i get on the computer and do THIS...

Well, not a whole lot has been going on. We are trying to get a car or a way of transportation around post. We can walk, but it is like walking when you live in the middle of now where. The PX and grocery store are 2 miles from the house, and I am way too lazy to be doing that everyday. Ben has to walk that every morning to get to work. Then when he gets there he PTs and runs 4 miles. Then walk 2 miles home. Yea we need a car. Then maybe i would be able to get a job. That is pretty much the only thing holding us back right now. Oh and the other day we went to the north shore again. We took the bus. Anyway heres some pictures of what we do =)

Climbing up the rock to get to the TOP! Then Doing back flips and stuff... rock + diving =FUN!

I like to draw in the SAND.

We stayed and played for hours, look at this beautiful sun set, kinda cloudy but it's still HAWAII.

Time to leave, it's too dark and i was afraid of getting eaten by a shark.

NEW HOUSE!

We finally have a place we can call HOME! Here are some pictures. We went shopping and got some things for the kitchen and bathroom. We left the PX with 3 carts FULL of Stuff, and we left the grocery store with a cart piled with food! We still need our dining room set, our own furniture for the living room, and bedroom. But here are some before and after pictures...

Ben in the dining room, stealing someone's wireless. =)

Our porch, connecting to the living room.

The bedroom with only a bed and night stand...haha. At the end of Dec. our bedroom set from Italy will be here!

The Kitchen... before we went shopping, and after. Note a microwave and coffee pot, You can't see the cupboards but they are filled with FOOD! yay.

This is Ben playing video games in the living room, and me in the kitchen cooking DINNER, spaghetti, potatoes and green beans.. mmmmm!

Finally the bathroom, All i have to say is wow. Oh and when we were shopping we picked out white and black towels but some how the white ones dissapeared so we have to go back.