Aloha Family and Friends!
First of all, I would like to apologize for the delay in writing a new post. Nearly three weeks of static is simply unacceptable! But I do have a good reason- my parents were out to visit for the past week and a half!
Andrew and I truly enjoyed having them here on the Big Island with us. It was a nice little piece of home. Plus, it gave us a good excuse to explore more parts of the island we hadn't seen and...for the first time since we moved to paradise...take a little vacation :) However, there was one thing I didn't account for on our little 'holiday at home'....food. So. Much. Delicious. Food. We feel so spoiled after the week with my parents and I must say, my new year's resolution suffered quite a bit! We love you mom and dad, come visit again soon!
Andrew has really started gearing up at his new job at Aflac. He is currently spending his days memorizing Aflac approved sales scripts and tagging along with his mentor, Glen, for some on-the-job training. This week Andrew has the PACE event, which is kind of like an in-company competition to see which pair of agents can score the most appointements in a two day period. We're so excited for him to actually START working! Our prayers now are that Andrew is able to get his own niche on this side of the island and be able to make some sales. After the work day..poor Andrew..has still been dealing with the repercussions from our car break in.
So here's the update on the car: Andrew called a handful of mechanics to get a quote on what it would cost to replace the driver side window and door handle. Each quote was about the same...$3,000! We didn't even pay that much for our car! Needless to say we did not accept that as our only option and Andrew (being the wonderful man that he is) set to work bidding for windows and handles on e-bay. Roughly $200 later he found both window and door handle...a much more affordable option! Also, thanks to a co-worker of mine, we found a mechanic who lives in our neighborhood and works out of his own garage, charging very reasonably for labor. Praise God for His provision!
I'm still chugging along at my job- and loving every minute of it :) The whales are here in full force now and I have been lucky enough to witness some spectacular action! Baby whales breaching (where they launch themselves out of the water)... male whales competing over a female with awesome displays of tales slashing and head lunging (kind of reminding me of some cheesy wrestling smackdown on TV)...and whales singing! Did you know humpback whales sing? But only the males! It is said to be a sort of challenge to other male whales in a duel over the female, but this past week I found it to be much more. I was reminded of a verse in scripture that talks about all creation singing praise to God. The earth and all of creation is literally groaning for Christ's return and now, everyday, I get to listen to part of the song. What an encouragement for me to join in!
As far as prayer requests, we are both really missing being a part of a church/small group. We'd love to find someplace to plug into and meet some more believers, especially in our age group. Also, I just officially launched my first website (haleyhendricksonphotography.com) and would really like to drum up some business here on the island. I miss photographing regularly and I really think this is something I'd like to do long-term.
As always, we miss all you mainlanders very much (thanks for the skype date Lauren- it made my day!)
Let us know what we can be praying for (phone is great and we always love skype but if you just have a prayer request we can keep in mind e-mail us at andrewhaley.hendrickson@gmail.com).
Love you guys!
Andrew & Haley
P.S. CONGRATS TO MAGGIE HENDRICKSON FOR GETTING ACCEPTED TO REGIS UNIVERSITY! We're super proud Mags, love you!
The damage :(
Mist over the Kohala Mtns
Tiki torches and sunset
love my parents <3
beautiful pali (cliffs) in Havi!
tad bit windy..
textures in Hawaii
Coy fish patterns
Mister Hollywood ;)
Miss you guys already!
