Happenings in Hawaii

This past week has been crazy!  Here are a few of the things we've been up to -

1.  Sweating bullets over the possible "government shutdown."  Okay, I have for a time realized the inefficiency of our government as of late, but never have I resented it so much as when it's policy so directly affected us.  When as a result of their indecisiveness you don't know where your next paycheck is coming from - that's nerve wracking.  I am SO THANKFUL they reached some sort of compromise in Congress this week and hopefully better budgeting is in our future! cough cough Romney 2012 cough cough...

2. We leased a brand new Honda Civic this week!  I am in love with it.  It's Urban Titanium and smells like new car, which quite possibly is my favorite smell in the entire world.  Although I consider myself a Nissan girl at heart, I am still pretty fond of Honda's and it's a perfect island cruiser.  Great gas mileage.  Our salesguy, Konrad, was AWESOME.  We told him we were going to wait until we had heard about the shutdown before we made a decision on the car, and he dutifully called us and informed us the second it was announced that there was a compromise. So, that night we went and picked up the car!!

3. I got promoted to a manager at my job at Tricked Out Accessories!  Working at  a kiosk has been weird getting used to - it's something I've never done before!  But I do enjoy talking to people all day and I love changing my phone cover every day to!  Getting the promotion to manager means a lot more money, which is also nice.  Because let me tell you what - it's so expensive to live here!!

4. Our stuff arrived today!  So we have been unpacking and I'm super stoked to FINALLY have our stuff here!  It's awesome.  I am real excited to watch a movie and actually eat at a table.  Haven't done that for about a month!

5. We're getting married on Friday.  We met with our Bishop on Sunday and arranged everything - we're getting married Friday and our honeymoon is a surprise.  :)

Next time I blog my name will be Marissa Reynolds!  Woo hoo!! :)