Well, it is Sunday and time to post another blog. I am hoping I can stay diligent in writing each week so the blogs will become a journal to us as well as informational to those who may read it. We have been here nearly two months now which means we only have ten months left. Time is passing so fast.
This week we started what is called the "swing shift" rotation in the temple. That means we work Wednesday mornings until 1 pm, Thursday afternoon until 8 pm and Saturday from 4:45 until 2 pm. That shift makes for a very long day. This past Saturday we were busy the whole time we were there. We did some training of new ordinance workers for the first hour then were busy with escorting couples there for their sealing's, both newly weds and those who had been married prior coming to the temple. It was special for me because I had never been that involved before. The time went very fast but we were exhausted when we got home. On that shift we get up at 3:45 a.m.
On our days off we made a couple trips to cities on the island where we could shop a little; Costco, Lowes, an outlet mall as well as doing a little sight seeing. There is a nice place for ocean watching called Laie Point. We have been there a couple times this week because the waves have been a good deal stronger than most days. This was due to the hurricane/tropical storm that we were supposed to get this week. The storm actually went north which is good for us. We got a little rain and some winds and but the ocean waves were pretty strong. Fun to watch.
Some of the things that I have learned since coming to Hawaii
1. If you want to go anywhere, plan on it taking most of the day. Anything you need is probably on the other side of the island. We have a grocery store and a drug store and several places to eat fast food.
2. The cost of gas is about the same as it is in Utah-maybe a penny or two less. This really surprised me since I know Hawaii used to be about $1 per gallon.
3. Costco prices are about the same here as on the mainland and the coupons each month are the same.
4. The food we buy in the grocery store is quite a bit more. For instance, we pay $4.99 for a gallon of milk and that is the sale price. Lettuce is at least $1.99/lb. Bananas are over $1.99/lb. Walmart sells them for .37 ea. but Costco is $1.99/3 lbs.-just like in Utah.
We try and buy most things at Costco but really don't have room in our apartment for large quantities of anything.
5. I also miss my large freezer and my fruit room. If we have a couple ice cube trays and a carton of ice cream and some hamburger and chicken in there-it is full.
I am grateful for the opportunity we have of serving in the Holy House of the Lord almost every day. Each day that we are there we learn something new, and isn't that what our Heavenly Father expects all of us to do in our daily lives? We were put on this earth to be life long leaners, both secular and spiritual. After all is said and done, at the end of our life we can only take our knowledge with us. I hope and pray that I will take that opportunity each and every day to learn those things my Father in Heaven wants me to learn.
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