Hello again,

A lot has been going on here. We have some good news ... our house will be here tomorrow (Tue 16 Sep that is). We are totally excited. We can't wait to open all the boxes and see what's broken. Seriously, I hope all is well, that way we can hopefully get life back to normal.                  

Our unit (this is my clinic bunch) had our O'day end of Aug, we had lots of good eats and some good fun. Many played some volleyball, some went surfin' and others just sat around and enjoyed the day.

We really know how to eat!!

I spent a few days in Seattle last weekend at our Annual AAP (that's American Academy of Periodontology) conference. It was good to see all the Army guys, and we did get to see a little of the city (not much, mind you). A couple of us went to Pike's market, it was awesome.  I have never seen so many huge fresh flowers. I got back, only to study for the week and take my Board Certification exam. We'll see how I did.

We did take the morning off and got to go to the beach. We found this little stretch on the north shore that wasn't very crowded where the sand was like powder under your feet. The water was so clear that we couldn't pass it up and so H and I went snorkling. Good stuff. On the way back we stopped at 'Turtle Beach' (that's not the real name, but it fits). It is probably the best place to see the huge sea turtles.

After the show, we had some good lunch at this place called 'Killer Tacos' and another place, this local icon shrimp truck called Giovanni's (somebody wanted to have shrimp with her tacos), when you come we'll take you. For desert we had another Hawai'i favorite, Matsumotos Shave Ice. This is good stuff. It is basically a snow cone, though the ice is truly shaved not crushed, then before they load up the cup, they put soft serve on the bottom. Excellent.

We we now know why there is a Rainbow on the Hawai'i license plate, there is one nearly every day. Somedays they are really bright with deep colors, others you get to see a double. Regardless, they really help you appreciate the day. 

Enjoy!!