relishing the life God has given us
It was an overcast day in Kaneohe, a small city on the Windward side of Oahu. We walked out of our third open house of the afternoon and were instantly hit by the humidity. The place we had just looked at was a decent sized condo tucked tightly in its community, with lush green plants surrounding the walkways and nestled… Read More
Back when we lived on the Mainland, we used to go on weekend trips every month. We constantly had a list of places we wanted to visit, and whenever the opportunity struck we would simply pack up the car and go. We were able to go up to 4 days spending money only on the cost of gas — we… Read More
Since our first year of marriage, the idea of becoming homesteaders has been a pleasant dream of ours. We often would think of the small things that we would do: raise goats and chickens, plant an orchard and a garden, and overall do our best to be self-sufficient. Unfortunately, the Navy does not lend itself well to the large scale… Read More
Living in Paradise | Appreciating Seasons in Hawaii I remember very clearly the day I learned that Hawaii had year-round perfect weather. Never too hot, never too cold, and no snow. My thoughts were probably something along the lines of, “I want to move there.” Long story short, I did. I’ve only lived here a year and a half so… Read More
The first couple days that we spent on Oahu were a whirlwind of finding our way around, adjusting to Curtis’ new job, and making one of our biggest decisions as a couple: picking out our first home. We looked at so many places in our first 4 days here and learned so much about everything pertaining to home buying, all while adapting… Read More
Our PCS to Hawaii • May – November 2017 After we received our orders to Hawaii (read about how we found out here), we were very overwhelmed by all the different details we had to work out. One thing that was helpful to me was reading other blogs written by military wives about their experience. This post will outline our experience,… Read More