Our House

Here's a little look at our house in Hawaii. It's tiny, but we love it!

















View of our house from the road















View from our deck



















Living room














































Our room















Spare room/TV/ computer room

Honolulu Marathon

On Sunday, about 29,000 people ran the Honolulu Marathon, and about 6,000 people did the 10 km walk. We opted for the walk....in support of our friends who were actually running the marathon. It started at 5:30 a.m. and by 7:30 we were finished...at about the same time as the first place marathoner. And sadly, we felt like we'd just run a marathon.































At least starting at 5:30 a.m. meant that we got to see the Christmas lights throughout Honolulu as well as the sunrise.

Brian Drebert Visits

Brian Drebert came from Langley to Oahu to see U2 and Pearl Jam on Saturday night, so he stayed with us for a couple of days while he was here.


Getting ready to surf
















Brian, showing us his surf moves















Our friends Eunice and Taylor joined us for a bit of surfing and body boarding






























Christy's first time body boarding

Brian Drebert Visits...Continued

On Saturday morning we went to eat at Boot's and Kimo's....a fabulous restaurant with the best banana pancakes and macadamia nut sauce. As we were waiting for a table, we spotted "Hurley" from Lost, which is filmed near our house here in Hawaii. Drebert and I got a little celebrity-happy and paparazzi-ish, while Bryon just got embarassed by us!





















Our booth provided a great view!

Mom and Dad Budensiek's Visit

Mom and Dad Budensiek visited us at American Thanksgiving. We had many great meals, adventures and card games together. Thanks for visiting!



Bryon and his Dad doing some body boarding in Haleiwa before Thanksgiving dinner
















Thanksgiving dinner at Turtle Bay Resort....A LOT of good food and a fabulous view!
















At Turtle Bay





































We spent Friday kayaking, surfing and body boarding at Cockroach Bay. Here we are surfing the waves in the same kayak we used on our engagement night!
















Waimea Falls

















We hiked in to this waterfall and spent a while swimming and enjoying fresh water for a change.




















A traditional Hawaiian eating house

Brea's Visit

Brea visited us for a week in November. It was so great to have her here with us, and to explore Oahu together.


Out for dinner at Gordon Biersch's

















A luau in Waikiki
















At the Hilton Hawaiian Village...Brea took me there for a couple day's vacation. Notice the penguins!





















Fabulous Pineapple ice-cream at the Dole Plantation
















Snorkelling at Hanauma Bay















Hanauma Bay...a famous snorkelling spot on Oahu, in the crater of an old volcano.
















On a hike to Mauna Wili Falls....but, kind of got lost, didn't really make it, and went to the beach instead!

Wedding #2 - Hawaii Style

On November 11th, we had our official wedding here in Hawaii. So, we are now legally Mr. and Mrs. Budensiek!! About 20 of our friends joined us at a beach park close to our house where we had a short ceremony followed by a potluck picnic, football and kayaking. We wish you all could have been there to celebrate again with us!


The ceremony with Jordan, our pastor at our new church in Hawaii.



















































A few of our friends....

Mark & Ari





















Eunice & Taylor, and Taylor's brother
















Eric & Angela, with baby Michaela

















Kevin & Brigitte and kids

















Bryon's boss....Bill & Roseanne
















Will

















Some after dinner fun...