Our very first post!

Brock and I finally broke down and got the Internet! After three long and treacherous months without it, we finally decided to cough up the $25.00 a month in order to stay connected to life back on the "mainland" (that's what they call "North America" here). The Internet is a total necessity and I have no idea how we even held out that long...

Anyway, Brock and I have been here in "beautiful" Hawaii since August. We are living in a studio in downtown Honolulu that's only about 2 miles away from the beach. The weather here is so unpredictable but awesome (once your skin gets used to it). It rains out of nowhere, even when there are no clouds (and seemingly only on the days when my hair looks real good), but it is never hot! Which is such an awesome change from Arizona.

Brock has kept very busy catching himself up in school. He's taking 19 credits this semester on top of 3-a-day practices for the University of Hawaii Men's Volleyball team. We're hoping that he will be able to apply to a business school after this year (c'mon UCSD!). Their season starts in January and hopefully he'll be a starter on the team this coming season. Brock is also the Sunday School President in our ward, (really, it just sounds like an important calling). He's been working so hard and I am very proud of him. :) I was lucky enough to get into a great salon in Kahala. I'm an assistant at the Marsha Nadalin Salon & Spa and will hopefully soon become a stylist there. I am also working at Banana Republic on the side. I am also the Young Women's Secretary in our ward so I get to do a lot of fun things with all the girls in the ward.

Things are so different here in Hawaii. The people live just a totally different lifestyle, church is weird, everywhere you go smells like fish, there is nowhere to shop and the food selection is less than stellar (hello? I thought there were Paradise Bakery's and Sonic's everywhere! Someone send me a cherry-limeade!). I really truly think that the beach is what keeps people here! I know it's not the $6 gallons of milk, so I'll bet on the ocean. Moving here was really a huge decision for us to make. Brock was packed and ready from the moment the thought entered our minds, but I have had a really hard time with it. It's not easy being away from friends and family and "normal life", but I know that the Lord has been blessing us and helping us out. Fortunately, we are adjusting, and getting used to the lifestyle. It's always good to branch out and expand your horizons right? We're going for the Rockstar hair...

To cut to the chase, the reason Brock and I decided to start this blog was so that we can be in contact and stay connected to everyone we know through something other than MySpace. We have come to the realization that in the almost 2 years that we have been married we have lost contact with so many friends and it would be so nice to re-connect and see what's going on in all your lives! Plus, now that you've been updated on where we live, it will give you some motivation to come and visit us...we'll let you sleep on our couch okay :)

P.S.- I promise that our blog will get more interesting with pictures and music and fun stuff in the future. Just gimme some time while I'm learning how to do this whole blog thing! I'm not Erica yet!!!