Well it's been a while since I have updated this things but life has been busy.
To start off the ended of March ended with a bang, and brought in the new month of April with some new friends, and some interesting memories.
Deja, Courtney and Lindsay, three friends of Bryon and his best friend Steve (Deja being his girlfriend) came to visit. Needless to say I had prejudgements before meeting them based on things people had told me and things I had experience myself. However, I was determined to go into the situation with a clean slate and wanted to meet Courtney and Lindsay for the first time. Once Bryon FINALLY let me meet and hang out with them we all seemed to hit it off wonderfully. After spending hours on the beach and drinking at Dukes, during which the girls each got a surf lesson from Bryon, the girls and I decided to do dinner and drinks. I went home, got ready and then met up with them at their hotel from pre-dinner cocktails. After the cocktails we headed to Doraku Sushi where I had the most amazing sushi I've had thus far (this is counting Kona my absolute FAVORITE place for sushi--however this place was not as cheap as Kona). As we were paying our bill and ready to head out the door, an older man named Steve came and sat down by us. He proceeded to ask us if we wanted to join a large table of Marine Corps guys for drinks. Obviously we didn't turn that offer down. The men were about to be shipped off to Afghanistan and were set in FULL PARTY MODE--which in the end benefited us as they paid for all of our drinks. The night didn't end quite the way I was expecting or wanted it to, but it was still quite enjoyable and I DEFINITELY felt it the next day.
After Deja and Lindsay left a couple days later, Courtney, Bryon and I hung out. One of the nights we made Courtney dinner after having a few drinks at Dukes. The next day we hit up the beach and took Courtney to one of our favorite restaurants, Gyu Kaku. I absolutely fell in love with this girl. She is such a sweetheart, and basically my twin. Bryon had warned both of us that we are exactly alike, and man were we ever. I hope that girl moves out here or that I live close to her one day because she was FAB-U-LOUS!!
Meeting new friends in March only inspired a theme in April. I finally got to meet Matt, my future roommate to our amazing apartment which you'll read about in a bit. Matt is a great great guy. I am so blessed to have met him. He reminds me exactly of Bryon's first and best roommate in college, Zac Jahn. He is laid back, funny, fun, and the sweetest person ever! I met him through Lauryn, my other roommate, who I actually met off Craigslist (Gotta love Craigslist). Matt and I have had the opportunity to get to know each other and we have a ton in common. This will be great when we finally live together. The other day we went to Sucker Punch together. If you haven't seen this movie I suggest seeing it. It's a little weird but really good! Besides Matt, I will be living with a girl named Lauryn who is moving from CA in a month. She is a teacher as well and seems like a lot of fun! She is also bringing her dog Bentley with her.
Now onto the apartment. As of Sunday, Matt, Lauryn, and I have a new(well really old) apartment. It's FANTASTIC!! Matt and I went to check out this place on Saturday and instantly fell in love with it. Its a 5th floor penthouse on a 5 floor condominium. When you walk in you realize that the whole place, besides the bedrooms, is hardwood floors. There are these neat wooden cutouts everywhere that shows its age but gives great character to the place(see pictures). There are 3 bedrooms all of which have built in shelving and drawers. The master bedroom, Matt's room, is HUGE and leads out to the lanai (porch). There is one bathroom that has a pink bathtub (once again showing its age) but has a brand new toilet and has plenty of space. The kitchen has all the amenities it needs including a washer and dryer, dishwasher, brand new fridge, stove and oven. The kitchen also has a second door that opens to the hallway that walks up to our front door. This hallway is basically private as we and one other tenant are the only people that live on the floor, and overlooks the mountains. Having this second doorway lets in a lot of sunshine and a nice breeze.
My favorite spot in the whole apartment is the family room with its big glass windows and screens that lead out to the massive lanai. I will be spending a great deal of time out there. I talked to a guy already about getting a grill, and so now all we need is a good patio table and chairs for all of our outside meals we'll be having together!
Well that's a bit of what's going on. Look for my other post that discusses my Hawaiian Bucket List that I want to accomplish while I am here (which is still an undetermined time line).
Love and Miss all of you,
Aloha
Jenna
