aloha!

::: it's tough leaving paradise...that's why this afternoon we were glad that our good friends -- solomon and laura -- said goodbye to hawaii (where they've been living and working this year) to visit us for the next 10 days...

...trying our best to roll out the royal welcome, we treated our guests to kobe's signature item -- its beef...

...jetlag forced us into an early evening...tomorrow: off to the cherry blossoms in kyoto...