Friday
Dinner
Garden salad with grilled chicken in a light italian type dressing
Dinner rolls
Prime Rib served with herb crusted red potatoes and steamed vegetables(for adults)
Steak covered with a mushroom gravy served with mashed potatoes and steamed veggies(for kids)
Chocolate Cake
Saturday Lunch
Garden salad with a creamy sweet dressing
Dinner Rolls
Teriyaki Chicken with rice and steamed vegetables
Yellow cake with a butter cream type icing and almonds
They also had these wonderful cookies and brownies set out for our bible study time on Saturday. It was just so wonderful to have the time to relax in a hotel (with air conditioning!) and get to know these wonderful people. They are changing out a lot of their Chaplains that are more like what I'm used to so I think I'm going to enjoy it and we are planning on attending there for a while to get a feel for what it's going to be like. It was really great to walk in on Sunday morning and actually know people.
Sunday afternoon my parents came and picked us up and we headed out to do some sightseeing. I had heard about a place where you could go to see Sea turtles coming up on the beach so we went off in search for it. The beach is Laniakea Beach but is refered to as Turtle Beach. We were able to see a few turtles on land and some just off shore. There were so many people there. I hope to go during the week when there aren't as many people so we can enjoy it more. It was really crowded. After that we drove through Haleiwa so my stepmom could see it. I love that little town. After that we made to the base so we could drive through Kolekole Pass. It's a nice drive that gives you some awesome views and leads to the leeward side of the island. Once on the Leeward side we drove down to the Kaena State Park. It is so beautiful down there. We spent a little time there taking pictures (I'll post some later) and had a good time. From there we went back to Mililani for dinner and then went to walmart so my parents could pick up some things. My stepmom was telling my dad about her and my sister trying malasadas earlier that day so we went down and found Leonard's Bakery so we could get some. Leonard's is famous for their malasadas. We get the filled ones. My husband, son, and myself all had the ones filled with chocolate. My stepmom had the custard filling and my dad had the haupia filling. They were so so yummy. I only ate a third of mine because they are really sweet and I just am not used to that anymore.
My parents are leaving the island today and I'm super sad to see them going but it was so good to see them again. This visit went somewhat like I expected with us not getting to see them much but it was still really nice. We had great times together and hopefully we will see them more if we make it back to the mainland for our next duty station. Who knows where Uncle Sam will decide to send us next. I have almost a year before I even have to think about that.
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