Sunday, July 29, 2007
=o)
So the last week has been a blur. I'm beginning to think the next four years might be one big blur! Actually, I meet so many great people in my class (not to mention those in other classes as well). Too bad I can't remember everyone's name. Guess I'll be referring to Facebook throughout the first module. I wish I could have gone out and done more socializing but I was one of those people in our class who had to either study or finish homework for my MPH. Kind of sad, really. I can tell you though, by Friday night, several of us gave up on our epi proposal and just had a good time drinking and dancing.
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Saturday, July 07, 2007
Homeownership!
Since our house was brand new, we had to buy and install our own blinds. That was an afternoon of fun! (uh, not). It did feel good to add that essential component with our own two hands. But it was a pain in the butt!!
Thanks to both our parents and Sarah for your help, patience and support while Anthony and I got more tired and frustrated and just wanted to get some to eat and go to bed!! hahaha. Thanks everyone!
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Friday, July 06, 2007
Our First New Home!!
After long hours of frustration and anxiety, we finally closed on our brand new house today at 1230!!! Now it's time for the move-in but we have a house!!!!!!!
P.S. I had a fantastic experience with my realtor. She worked extremely close with to find exactly what we wanted. She was soooo informative and let us know the ins and outs of the process and housing. Not to mention, she will fight tooth and nail for what we wanted and in dealing with the builders and finance offices with KB and Countrywide Mortgage. So, if you need a great realtor, contact Zilkia Olmeda-Martins. She works for Coldwell Banker, D'Ann Harper Realtors.
http://www.cbharper.com/realtor/agent.asp?a_id=543602
P.S.S. On a less lighter note, I would never recommend working with KB Home and Countrywide Mortgage. Poor poor poor communication and they were shelling out veiled threats trying to get us to close. It was horrible experience overall working with them. The only exception was our superintendent, Kelley (when we were able to finally figure out who it was). He worked to get everything we requested for the house complete and a little extra.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
In Hawaii, Suckas! - Day 10
It's our last day, and it's another suck day. =o( Had to do homework since I'd be on the road driving back to SA when it's suppose to be turned in. I know Anthony really wanted to hit the beach again but school duty called. Sometimes, school just sucks. ::sigh::
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In Hawaii, Suckas! - Day 9
::da, dah.....da, dah,....da, dah..da, dah....da dah dah dah dah dah...::
(my poor attempt to recreate the Jaws theme song)
Awesome morning. Anthony, myself and my sister swam in a cage with sharks all around. Very very very neato! Sharks everywhere!!
Haleiwa is a popular North Shore town where my sister and I enjoyed the famous Matsumoto snow cones with beans and ice cream inside. yum yum yum!!! We also burned a whole in our bank accounts but hey, isn't that what vacations are for!
Kahuku is popular for it's shrimp trucks along the side of the road. Oh so good!!
We then headed over to the beaches at North Shore to snorkel off the shrimp.
It was a good day.
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In Hawaii, Suckas! - Day 8
Today sucked. Had to spend the day working on a proposal for one of my classes. The internet didn't work for most of the day so I couldn't research literature/ journal articles. I was barely able to email in my incomplete assignment. ::sigh:: suck, suck, suck.
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In Hawaii, Suckas! - Day 7
This was our drive around the entire island day. Holy crap, 5 hours in a car. I was ready for a long nap and recoup time after this self tour.
Sarah, my sis, joined up on our island tour. She got a kick out of us referring to the map.
There are a lot of aspects of Hawaii that reminds us of Japan (people, food, etc). This temple highlights one of those mirrored qualities from Japan. Very picturesque.
We heard that Zippy's is a local island favorite. Much like Jim's in the U.S. So we tried it. Uhhhh.....all I'll say is we should have eaten at Jack-in-the-Box instead.
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In Hawaii, Suckas! - Day 6
So, today was in part a bit of a solemn morning/ afternoon. We went to visit the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor. I can't help but feel humbled and quite honestly, I don't usually like going to those types of landmarks as I just so filled with emotion that I have to bite my lips and cheeks to keep from crying. (yes, I'm a sap....but how can you not cry when you visit a memorial for our death service members).
There were letters from sailors prior to the attack and also telegram notices of certain sailor's death. Man, I really had to fight back the tears.
On a lighter note, Anthony and I attended a luau at Paradise Cove. We participated in pre-dinner events and surprisingly enough the dinner buffet was great. We were pleasantly surprised. Then some evening entertainment at which my camera died!! Bah!
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