Living Large in the VIP!!!

Relaxin.....you've gotta love the hammock.

Finding good housing here in Hawaii is often times really hard. But besides my first semester here and maybe even the box I lived in with Neil I've had pretty good luck. The house I live in now is super nice and I'll stay here until graduation. This house will be my 5th place I've lived in.
All houses in Hawaii receive a name, Jill lived in the "blue roof house" because it had a blue roof, I lived in the "box" or the "castle" with Neil because it was a box. The last place I lived was called the "coach house" because coach wagner owned it. Now I live the the VIP house because its really nice and I don't know why else. We live up on the point, I can see the ocean from my bedroom window, I know I have it pretty rough.

Our large deck with dart board, t.v. and dvd player, a couple comfy couches and of course a solid quiver of surf boards.


Nice big yard that we haven't really utilized too much, we've played catch in it a couple of times but its still nice to have.



Our large living room is nice, ideal for get togethers and movie nights, we also have satelite t.v. and surround sound which has been nice for those breaks in between homework.



Everyone loves our kitchen, I probably use it the most and I love it. Its big and has so much storage space. Our house is really good about keeping it clean as well.



It's a three bedroom house and I stay in the biggest room of the house. There used to be two of us in this room but now that
Porter is here there's three of us. It's still super roomy though with plenty of windows which keeps it really bright.

ALOHA Porter Bowman!!!

The last time that I saw Porter was probably when I was 16 and we had the family reunion at Vashon Island. So that means if I was 16 he was 9 years old. This summer we had our latest Bowman family reunion, I'm now 25 and he's now 18, a little bit better relatable ages.
We got along well and thought about the idea of him coming out to Hawaii to live for a while and getting out of Kanab, Utah. His parents were excited about the idea and now he's been here for a few weeks now. I'm stoked to have him here. Everything has worked out perfectly. My landlord was willing to let him stay and our rent got lowered because of it. I got him a job the first week he was here working construction for Oceana Builders.
He's pretty shy and quiet but we'll get him out of his shell. It was funny today I taught him how to write a check. I was cracking up but I'm sure I was the same way when I was 18, it just seems like so long ago.

One Man : Two Jobs - Difference of Night and Day

I've been working at Turtle Bay Resort Golf Club for about 6 months now. I work in Outside Guest Services which basically entails getting golf clubs out of guests cars, setting them up on their cart, sending them out on the course at the right time, washing their clubs when they're done, and putting them back in their car. It pays $8 an hour but the tips are good. We're supposed to be clean cut and look professional.

Looking good on the golf course.
For a little more than a month now I've been working construction for an Australian contractor named Rob Fletcher (Rob Fletcha if said in an australian accent). Some of the jobs we've done so far have been demolishing a house, laying 800 square feet of tile, digging footings, and now building a house.
I come home from Turtle Bay and I can go straight to school or anywhere else for that matter because I'm still clean. Construction on the other hand, I can't go anywhere. I can't even get into my car to drive home without having to take off my pants, shirt, and shoes because I would stain the driver's seat.




This picture of my dirty face was even taken after I sprayed myself directly in the face with the hose. I even had to wash my face one more time after I got out of the shower. Cement dust is stubborn.


Looking at my socks you would think that I didn't wear shoes, but yes I did.

How are my odds?

So I started thinking about this the other day and I realized that I've dated 8 girls since I've returned home from the mission. Of those 8, there are 5 that are married. Can you believe that, 5 out of 8?

Tia #1. This was a picture that I took on halloween, i couldn't find any pictures of her with her husband.

Staci #2. I think that the picture says it all on this one.

Abby #3. This one is the most recent, just got married the other day.

Alice #4. I knew a while ago that she was getting married, Drake and I actually snowboarded in Utah with the two of them when they were engaged. But I just got a friend request from her the other day and found out that she's a mama.

Marina #5. Marina and I broke up about 3 years ago. And that's right, in those 3 years she's been busy. Got married and not only had one kid but two. Crazy!