Weeks pass like days

One day seems to pass into another and weeks pass like days and months like weeks. It is just such a beautiful place for it to happen. It is just such a different experience. Living with roommates, having a beautiful place to walk to work each day, not having near the responsibilities that seem to occur at home and all this serving the "Lord." I seem to run into people I know wherever I go and that makes the homesickness less. Then there is "P-day." I have a great respect for "P-day." It is really a day that we try to take as "Sister Roomies" to go and enjoy our time together here.

Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head                        

Kristen asked for a picture of fish. These are Waikiki fish.
                    

                            Looking towards downtown Waikiki Beach and all the hotels.


The next few pictures are at Waikiki beach. On my last trip (2014) we had a fun experience there and this is in reference to that experience. Some may get a laugh at this and others will just shake their heads.


Is this Duke's?
  Is this Duke's?

Is this Duke's?
 Is this Dukes? 

Is this Dukes?

 or is this Dukes?


Maybe this is Dukes?

THIS IS DUKE'S-YUM! YUM!

PCC TICKET TAKING

One of the fun things we do at the PCC is to take tickets for the Lua's and while we are waiting we can help the get everything in place for the guests. When we are able to we can help clean up the dirty tables and set the tables up for the next guests. It is an unbelievable feat that takes place every night. It is amazing trying to clean up from 500 guests and get ready for the next 500 in a half hour but it is accomplished. This is one of my favorite duties-----
                                                   

                                          LEI DUTY

They are so beautiful!!!

    

These two hibiscus flowers fell from the sky as we were talking tickets. They fell from a thirty foot? tree to the ground. We were told that early in the day they are a yellow color and as the day goes on they turn an orange color. They are gorgeous to see. I think it is spring in Hawaii and everything is beginning to look greener. If that is possible. At the very least they look like they are perking up.

SPRING BREAK in Hawaii

I work with Pua in purchasing and this is a picture of her daughter and date to the Jr. Prom. It is a really big deal here as it is at home. Earlier in the day many of them met at the temple to take prom pictures and people from all over came to watch. They always have youth conference this week and there were five or six stakes that came. I could hear them cheering and chanting and having fun on Sat evening. The sound will carry over to our house at night.

"P-day" this week found us on the other side of the island at a place called "Ewa." We found a new Walmart that is much nicer than the one we have been going to, a new mall and lots and lots of stores and new places to explore. It was by fate we found it. Someone told us of a train ride on that side of the island so we decided to book the ride. All five of us packed ourselves in the car and off we went. The next pictures are of the train ride. We called it the "Pineapple Express. It was a delightful day. We even had an encounter with a whale. We could see him spouting out his blow hole and then he decided to show us his tail. It was a long way out so I couldn't get any pictures. We also met Elder and Sister Coleman (from my North Logan Stake and 2nd cousin to Craig). We feel we have a lot in common plus she is the nicest of ladies and Bro Coleman is the nicest of gentlemen.

                        

They started calling our house the "Jackson Five" but I said that it didn't fit so we are now the "Beach Girls." How many Beach Boys were there?

From left to right. Sis Me, Sister Raeola Baker, Sister Cecily Nelson, Sister Polly Beach, Sister Diane Dykman. We are a happy bunch.

                       

                          

The day ended by Waimea Bay.                   

Flowers of the week!

        

     

  

Happy 175 Years

                          

                         

We celebrate and have our parties on Sunday because most of the people work at night at the PCC so we wouldn't have any attendance at church functions. We listened to Russell M Nelson's talk about women. Then we had short talks from all our RS president's and another sister talked about how

EXTRA-Ordinary we are as women. Then refreshments were had by all. Notice! Sandal are worn by all or just about all.