Three things

Houston and I had a pretty productive day today. James' uncle says that a good rule of thumb here in Kauai is to only expect to do three things in a day. There's no need to rush around. This is the Island life so three things a day is a good rule of thumb. Well, Houston and I did our three things today.

~We went to the post office to get a P.O. box...so we can get mail from you fine people. :-)

~We opened up a bank account so we can actually have a place that lets us take out cash. (we have online banking right now and can't do that here)

~We went to the beach. We bought a truck. 

I happen to be the most excited about that last accomplishment although it was supposed to be "We went to the beach."  Houston called a guy this morning about a truck that was a pretty good deal, but he never answered. After we did the post office and bank thing we were finally about to head to the beach (we haven't set foot in the ocean thus far). Well that was disrupted by a phone call from the truck guy. The guy actually had a day off today so it was prime time to check it out.  Dang it. I mean I was happy that the guy called back, but I was looking forward to getting some vitamin D in my life! We took the 30 minute ride to the truck guy's house and decided that we should probably pray for a bit of wisdom. We prayed for it to be clear if this was the right truck for us or not. We met the truck guy (nicest guy in the universe, I swear) and got to talking during our "test drive". He said something about listening to Christian music so Houston pursued the topic of his "Christianity" and found out that he is a believer. He actually mentioned that he was planning on trying out one of the churches we are deciding between. Anyways, I thought that was something God did for us so we would feel comfortable with the transaction. I felt a peace about buying the truck that usually doesn't happen when we spend that amount of money.  Another trip to the bank later and we were off in our new whip.

Here he is.....

It's gotta be a "he" because it's a truck right? :-)

It seems to be hard to find a reliable vehicle on the island. We wanted a truck because its very practical, especially while roaming the off roads and putting surf boards along with wet clothes in the back. If you go with a cheap vehicle, they are usually rusted out because of the salty air. You end up pouring money into a lemon that may leave you stranded on the side of a mountain. That's no good. We are happy with our find and can't wait to get it dirty so it looks like a local is driving it. :-)