Almost Christmas

My mom sent me this picture:


Safely arrived back to Winnipeg yesterday. It's pretty decent weather actually (-5 then, -9 now). I mean, it could be worse. It's a good thing there are so many wonderful people here. It is also a good thing I return to Hawaii in 2 weeks. Without David though, but hopefully I'll be rather busy.

Oahu moments

View from Waikiki (1 block from our hotel - a hotel we luckily got upgraded to, since the room we had booked in the original one was broken somehow). Yesterday was a day of contrasts. Leaving this (approx -25):
And arriving to the opposite temperature here (approx +25):


Today we rented a car, visited church (the building was amazing!), and went around Oahu. My favourite place was the Laie temple, built in 1919, reminding somewhat of the Cardston temple.


We also saw pineapples at a plantation and studied the vegetation quite a bit.
It is evening time, and David keeps falling asleep due to the jetlag.

Winterpeg -07

It's early December, and we have the winter I dreamt of when I was little. If there were hills, I'd surely go play in the snow. -28 this morning, and yesterday snowing without end - sounds like an excellent time to go to Hawaii. So, on Saturday, it's time.. :) All according to plans formed when I was 4. It's actually a rather special feeling, to have something come true that was planned so long ago. This morning, the sun was surrounded by icy halos, very pretty :) I ccan still see one over the tower through my window. It's Sinter Klaas day today! D and I realised we needed to combine our traditions somehow, so we'll simply do both Sinterklaas and Julafton!

In other news: LOADS of lab reports to grade.