A real update will come about us in a few days, but here is the e-card I made for friends and family! (7 pm on Christmas day isn't too late for a Christmas card, right?) The two pictures on the sides are me and Scottie when I made us dress up in Christmas colors and go take a picture at my favorite tree on the beach here, with lots of buoys hanging from it. The middle picture is us making about 3 batches of sugar cookies to deliver. (The tripod has been put to good use- thanks Lisa!)
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Life has been outstanding! We have been living in Hawaii for almost 3 months now.  No trace of island fever! We absolutely love it!  We have both been crazy busy. Kelsey and I are both taking 17 credits. Kelsey is tutoring at the local elementary school on Tuesdays and is staying busy. She is going to graduate with a degree in History, while completing all of the pre-reqs for physical therapy school. I was on the committee that put on the “Great Ideas” competition (students submit business ideas, then discuss them with professionals from different fields).  I also have gotten involved in the group SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise). It does work in international social entrepreneurship. I switched my major to Business-Finance. This moves my graduation back a semester to April of 2013. But lets get real, is another 4 months in Hawaii really that bad?  We are really enjoying it here. Our schedule is basically classes and schoolwork Monday-Friday all day, and most of the evening. We try to squeeze a beach trip in if school isn’t too crazy during the week, but its not quite as frequent. Every Saturday we go play at the beach, all day! Kelsey’s brother Burke, and his family live in Honolulu, so we meet them at beaches around the island, then usually head over to their house for games after a long day at the beach, it is really nice having family here. They have been very welcoming to us, and we have all enjoyed hanging out!  Kelsey and I got surfboards a month or so ago, and we have been practicing, getting a little better each time. Its nice to have something that we can go do together, that we both enjoy. Married life has been fantastic! Two weeks ago we had Kelsey’s parents out here in visiting us from Heber for thanksgiving. We all had a lot of  fun. We played at the pool at their hotel, went to the Polynesian Cultural Center (which was really cool), had out door thanks giving in Burke’s yard, went to the beach, and played Ticket to Ride. We had a blast, and it was really nice to get to spend time with them. Other than that, we haven’t been up to too much! We are looking forward to the Christmas break to play a little bit more, and study less. We hope all of you are doing well. We love you all!



The above post was from my lovely husband, Scott Andrew Stiles. Following are some pictures for everyone to see us in action in paradise:
The private beach at Mom and Dad's hotel in Ko'olina. 

A view of the Marriot Beach Club Hotel where mom and dad stayed. 

Scott's Turkey Bowl, and me taking my first action shots!

Just showing off what a lovely place we live in. 


Another action shot of Scott doing work!

BAM! 

Scott on Thanksgiving day. We had an outdoor feast at Burke and Nancy's with several other families and mom and dad Holbrook there as well!

A shot of the feast table. 

A good portion of the day was take up by the girls insisting that the boys not hurt their "unicorn". The boys wanted the candy and the girls wanted a magical creature. 

Here the girls are, brushing and petting the 'bicorn' as it came to be known. (Created to be a donkey but....) 


This is the climax of the fight. Parents intervened and removed the candy while keeping the bicorn intact. Success! 

Me and Scottie with my Chocolate Haupia pie! 

This is my mother taking the first bite of the first piece of my first pie. 

This is what the said pie looks like! 

Black Friday at our faveorite beach, Little Cockroach. 
If I do say so myself, Scott is looking great. 

Here is Burke taking a test ride on his Christmas present- a ocean kayak!!

The triumphant picture of Burke, Sienna, and Kai riding in their first wave! 

The girl on the left is me! One of my first times 'kind of' standing up while surfing!


Burke and Nancy out on the open sea. 


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