Missing Seattle

Living in Hawaii is really a blessing. It is so much fun to have sun year round. However, there are many things that we miss: Our families, the Weaz, and.....that's about it!

Well we did our best to see everyone, but time didn't allow for much. We're sorry if we missed you. There's always next time...and Hawaii is just a flight away... :)

What did you do for Black Friday?

It is a tradition that Mom, Carrie, and I have had for several years to go Christmas shopping in Seattle. We have also been to Portland, OR, and San Francisco, CA, but Seattle is the hub. We have so much fun and this year Jeremi and Ty came with us! We had so much fun hanging out, spending time together and seeing all the hustle and bustle for Christmastime! I even got to see my lifetime friend, Ann Lefebvre, at the Seattle Art Museum where she works. In Hawaii, it is hard to believe it is December, but in Washington, all we had to do was step off the plane and we were reminded of what it meant to be cold!!

Thanksgiving at the Richardsons'

Mom & Dad's beautiful home

Me, Eric, Mom & Carrie

The whole gang!

The whole family

Carrie & Me

The table

We had a scrumptious dinner with the whole gang! Well, almost everyone was there...Richardsons and Matthews alike! Yes, we're a small bunch, but we had a lot of fun and delicious food. We even had some of Aunt Dana's homemade crackers! Don't forget the homemade pumpkin pie, blackberry pie, and cran-blueberry pie! Yum!!

Poster Presentations

Although it was only at school, one of our assignments was to make a poster and present it to our peers and many of the faculty. It was great experience and our audiences loved us!

Happy 24th!!

It's my birthday! We went to Benihana's restaurant in Honolulu with our friends the Sybrowski's. Joseph's birthday was the 24th of September, so we combined our celebrations and had a delicious Japanese style feast! Plus, a sweet stop at Jack in the Box for an oreo shake dessert!

Yum!

The First Anniversary of many more to come...

What a lovely thing to be able to say we have finally been married for one year! My sweet husband surprised me with a weekend trip to Maui. We had a great time just relaxing and wonderful time together.

We stayed in a beautiful but modest hotel with a nice pool and hot tub (isn't that the best part of a hotel anyway?). We rented a bright green jeep form a local car rental company, went shopping at all the little stores, laid out on the beaches, ate at some good restaurants including Denny's and an awesome pizza place in Lahaina. We also paid a little visit to Hana--the beach with black sand. We took about a three hour drive on the windiest roads we've seen since the roads in Mexico. When we finally reached the famous black shores of Hana, we were so excited that while jumping in the ocean, we lost the key to the jeep. We worked it out with the company to have a tow truck company drive the spare key over to the Hana side. It is that excluded! Anyway, after a little wait and some complimentary homemade banana bread from the local hotel. It really wasn't that bad, although it did cost us a little!

Besides the excitement of the trip, it is an amazing feeling to know that my best friend is with me forever. We have endured so much together, and we know there is so much more to come. There is no one in the world I would rather be with than him. We love to be together every hour of every day. We look forward to all our future plans and how we'll spend the rest of our days together.

Our Friend Bazil

We have the cutest neighbor named Bazil. (Bah zul) He is one year old and has been walking for about five months (yep, he started walking at 6 1/2 mos). He is learning new words every day and he has started to call us Nany nany & Boo boo (Jeremi is Nany Nany because he brought Bazil to see the goat and the goat says nany nany).

Anyway, we love to play with him! Just look at how adorable he is!

He has videos online! This one is in front of our complex.

Bazil's video

China Trip!!

We had the marvelous opportunity to go to China to present the research we have been working on with our professor, Dr. Hansen. We are developing a program to test the English proficiency levels of ESL learners via computer. This would really save schools a lot of time and money, and therefore is in high demand. So, not only did we get a week's trip in Beijing, China paid for, but also an incredible experience.

Please check out our pictures:
China Pictures

Mexico Trip 2007

Check out some of our pictures of Mexico by clicking on this link:
Mexico Pictures




After nine days of travel, we have seen almost all of southern Mexico. It was such a fun trip to be able to see all of Jeremi's friends and places he has been. We can't wait to go back!

TESOL trip to Seattle

Another grey day in Seattle... sorry guys, we don't miss the weather!!!

We ate dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory
with our group on Friday night.

The Space Needle

For our major, we had the opportunity to return to our hometown for a convention. We learned a ton at the convention, but we also got to see our parents. It was a lot of fun to see them; it has been so long since we have seen Rebecca's parents! They have moved and their home is beautiful. We had lots of fun with the Brewers as well, playing games and making movies....NO DEAL!

Thank you for a great time!!

We will miss you, but we hope you will come visit us next! It is just too cold in Washington for us!

The Truth be told...

Meet the
Hawaiian Rook Champions!!

Ohh...but it was so fun!

We had a really good time with Mookie and the Polar Bear. They took us to places all over the island... sometimes not exactly on purpose, but it was always lots of fun! We went out to eat and to the beach where Jeremi and Louie went snorkeling and spear-fishing while Mookie and I got tan on the beach! On the last day, we got to go out to Haleiwa where we went on a sail boat (a catamaran to be exact) and went whale-watching! It was a blast! Thank you for such a good time!

A Week of Fun with Mookie and the Polar Bear!!

We love you Mookie and Polar Bear!!
Happy 29th Anniversary!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Jeremi took me to a nice restaurant where we had our choice from a buffet line of juicy prime rib, plenty of seafood surprises, salads, breads, fruit, and of course, a chocolate fountain. We saw the sun set over the ocean. It was so beautiful but it set so quickly!

It was definitely a night to remember.

Our New Bed!

We are so excited! We have moved into TVA (on campus housing). Funny as it is to some... we feel as though we live in a castle! Our new home has four seperate rooms!! We don't have much, but after only a few nights of tossing and turning and mornings with aching backs, we decided to make a big purchase...a new bed! We went from an old double to a brand new queen... wow! She fits right in to our new palace. We love it!

The Power is Out!

October 15, 2006
What do you do when you have no power and you live on an island with no car??? Well, first things first, you have to study.....
But... when you've studied all that you possibly can.... you go to the Porter's for some fun and... JENGA!!!

We've Moved!!

Just a quick note to let everyone know our new addresss!

55-550 Naniloa Loop
#6131
Laie, HI 96762

This is our mailing address...so if you ever get the tingling feeling to send us a little something... we wouldn't mind!!

Happy New Year!!