Mr. and Mrs. Strachan!!!

Aloha!! We haven't updated this blog for a while, and that is mainly because we were busy getting ready for our trip to Hawaii to get married. Well we are here in Hawaii right now and already married. This picture proves it. We went for a casual beach wedding....not too casual though as you can see that I'm not wearing an Aloha shirt and Yuki isn't in a bikini. (Our parents, who are not in this picture, are dressed as such so as too keep things casual...jj.) Our wedding was on April 25th on a beautiful beach with fantastic weather. We were married by Rev. Mike Nelson who did an excellent job of conduting the service in both English and Japanese. My parents, Yuki's parents, her brother Nobuyuki, Shaelyn and Casey and my Uncle Charlie and Aunt Bonnie were there to witness the event, as were a few sun-tanned onlookeers and their dogs. Everyone (excluding the beach bums) packed into a long stretch limo and we toasted our marrige with champaine on the way back from the beach. We booked everything through the wedding planners at www.ahawaiiwedding.com. They did a very professional job and we are anxiously awaiting our photos, which we will post a link on this blog to at that time. (the one above is a sample....as it says)

We had our wedding reception at a very nice, classy restaurant called Aaron's atop of the Ala Moana hotel. The food, service and view were as fantastic as we had hoped. We continued our little trip into the world of luxury with a small honeymoon at the secluded Turtle Bay Resort on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. (www.turtlebayresort.com) And what a place this is! They up-graded us to the delux suite upon finding out that it was our honeymoon. A nice touch at a place that was already a relm of luxery that we hadn't experienced before. Yuki and I have spent the last few days snorkelling, relaxing in our room and by the pool and as few attempts at surfing the waves beside the resort. (Unfortunately the swell was pretty low, and there weren't much for waves. But we were both just happy to be out there in that clear blue water on a board) In the evening we feasted on fresh fish and seafood while listening to the waves crash on the show at the romantic restaurants on the resort. The food on this island is amazing!! Nothing against Japanese cooking, but I haven never tasted fish cooked so well before. With all the above, and waking up to the sound of the waves crashing on the shore right ourside our door, I really don't think I can leave this place...............