Mele Kalikimaka

Friends and Family:

Sorry we didn't send out a Christmas card this year, you can consider this it if you'd like. We want to wish all those we love a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be spending Christmas in Hawaii, so we will be checking out of the blogging world until the new year. It's been a wonderful year for us and hopefully for you too and we're are so looking forward to 2008. Have a great holiday!

Love,

Mark and Jacki

The end of an era...

At least it feels like it to me. We had to say goodbye to our best friends from law school Ethan and Heather. They are moving back to Utah and we wish them the best of luck in their endeavors, thank them for the memories and we'll keep the hope alive that we will see them again soon! This law school experience would not have been the same without them and they will truly be missed.

The Day After Tomorrow...

For those of you who have not seen the movie, you'll have no idea what I mean, but still look at these pictures. We had an ice storm today. The dark gray sky was raining ice all day and everything is coated in ice: our cars, the trees, our house, our mailbox, our trashcan, the grass. Everything! It totally reminds me of the movie Day After Tomorrow when everything freezes over instantly. I just had to take some pictures for my friends to see where I live. A new experience everyday out here!! Sorry I'm not the best photographer in the world, but enjoy!!

Look at the power lines, we kept losing power at work, it was challenging:

Our trash can lid frozen shut:

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Our Christmas Tree

The First Snow of the Season

Yeah! I love this time of year. People in general just seem so much happier even though its freezing outside! At least here it is. Being so far away during this time of year is so hard, but we went out yesterday and bought ourselves a miniature size Christmas tree and put up the Christmas decor. I love Christmas, if only it were in June it would be my favorite time of year.