Karen McBride's Island Views: Winding Down!

Life in Paradise is winding down. I will soon leave this beautiful part of God's earth and make my way home to the snowy mountains of Cache Valley. I can't wait to go home. I can wait for the snow.It has been an experience of a lifetime and I will never forget it but I can tell my work here has been accomplished and now I can go back to UT for another adventure. Life is so full of them. We never know what God has in store for us. We do know that it will be what we least expect.
I will miss the beautiful people of Hawaii and from all the other countries that I have gotten to know along the way. In this part of the world people just pass through your life on their way to a different life. That is what the PCC and BYU-H is about. I will miss Misi and Pua. Can't spend everyday for two years with someone and not miss them.

That is me in the upper left hand corner. I am the missionary that has been her the longest during this time at the PCC. That must mean it is about time to go home.

HALLOWEEN-2018
Neither of us was very creative in dressing up. We dressed the same as last year but it was fun just the same. Green Bay is Misi's favorite team and Minnie is turning "89" this year. So I am Minnie at 89. I think she looks pretty darn good for 89.
Moana street was as crazy this year as last. We had 6 or 8 bags of the big Costco candy and they were gone within an hour. Then our landlord came out and took over and did about the same. They come by the hundreds.

Bishop Greg and Cheryl Christiansen came to Oahu and stopped by for a short visit. Bishop Christiansen originated my mission call from Disneyland while Cheryl was on a terror ride. 😮 They wanted to see our multi-culture ward. It was Bishop Mahoni's birthday (my bishop here) so he fed the whole ward after church and had a linger longer-B-Day party for him. It was a nice day. Good to see someone from home.

Last Luau ticket taking

Ticket taking has been a mandatory part of our mission. Sometime hot, sometimes hotter but we were always well fed afterword. We were able to eat at the Prime Rib Buffet most of the time. I loved there seafood chowder and taro rolls. It all contributed to my "40 lb" mission. My last luau was a special event hosted by President Grace. I loved the way the tables were set up with the "Bird of Paradise"

napkins.

Sister Hopkinson is standing at the welcome entrance of the event.

Sister Rohm and Sister Mecham were also at the last luau.

USU AGGIES COME TO HAWAII

LAST BIG "P-DAY" HURRAH!

Debbie Day, Cindy Myrup, Julie Nield (from Smithfield), Lisa Greer, and me at the International Marketplace. First we went to the Aloha Swap Meet, then Duke's for lunch and off to the game.