Home In Kailua

After work, I drove home and walked a couple of blocks to the cute downtown area. I got dinner at a Korean BBQ place called Yum Yum Express. I had a scoop of potato salad, marinated cucumbers, sesame seaweed, kimche and Kai Bi ribs. If I survive that, I might try sushi and or golf. Everyone else seems to eat sushi and play golf... John, when you get here I'll take you to a couple of golf courses on this side of the mountains that have been carved out of the rainforest (I'll have to buy a bunch of golf balls for myself)!

I've found a place here in Hawaii to call home for the next few months. If you'd like the address, please reply to this BLOG (or just e-mail me) and I'll send it to you - I just don't like posting that kind of information on the Internet. I am now renting a 3-bedroom apartment - which is way more than I need, but the location is just wonderful and the price is good... good for Hawaii rentals anyway. Our house in Minnesota was 2,400 ft and this place is 2,600 ft... I'M GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!!!

It's on the 3rd floor at the end of the building and looks out over a canal and lush tropical scenery. Everything we need is on the main floor: Master bedroom, kitchen washer/dryer, living room, dining room and a private lanai. Windows are floor to ceiling along the outside wall. Here's a picture from the listing on Craigslist (where I found it).










There are two additional bedrooms upstairs (that we'll probably never use unless you come to visit) and a rooftop lanai. I took a picture from the lanai but not of the lanai so I'm posting it here. Aside from the sunshine, it has a fabulous view of the steep-cliff mountains. I'll have more detailed pictures later, but open this picture up to large size - it's beautiful!










Seems like most places have a limited amount of air conditioning - as does this place. There's a constant cool breeze (this is called the windward side of the island), so it's not bad at all. Each bedroom has an air conditioner for when you sleep. Speaking of sleep, I'm getting ready to head to bed. For those who don't know, the blog time at the bottom of this post is Eastern Time, not Hawaii Time - so I'm not staying up until 3:00am!

What a fabulous gift God has given me. I am truly and positively blessed!