Howdy,

Can you believe this?  I'm under a waterfall sending email from the Beach
Front Hilton Waikoloa Village.   :)  Leave it to Dan to find a computer center
on our honeymoon. :))) 

We decided to email rather than do the postcard thing... faster, cheaper and
really cool. It kind of goes in with the whole wedding webpage set up.  :)

Dad would say that Dan and I have been living right.... out of the thousands
of guests and locals that enter the lottery to be able to have a Dolphin
Encounter, I won yesterday (actually Dan won and let me go) and then we were
called that we had both won for today!!  The photos should be super!!!  Dan
Zurbutsing a dolphins tummy, jenn french kissing the dolphin - just kidding,
and jenn and dan together holding the dolphin while he posed.  I'd say the
dolphin encounter was the most awsome experience of my life with the exception
of getting married and waking up next to Dan.  :)

We spent the first 2 nights at the Volcano.. Dan took some great video footage
of the crater and lava flows... we also visited the Southern most point of
land in the USA... and a very cool black sand beach.

The second morning here we went to Hilo and caught the helicopter ride around
the beautiful waterfalls and up to the top of the still active volcano... I
was petrified for the first five minutes.. then it was WAY to interesting to
be scared.  I think both DAn and I were surprised by how much we could see...
the volcano was erupting... red lava boiling at the top and down into the lava
tubes... the helicopter followed the tubes to the sea shore where the lava
entered the sea.... lots of steam and sizzling.  WAY COOL!

Our third night on the big island we checked into the Hilton.  Very Posh
place.... no McDonalds to be seen. :)  but don't worry, we found cold caffiene
free diet coke and a subway sandwich store.  

Dan's been watching me have fun... yep, shopping in hawaii is a blast.  I am
the proud owner of a new swim suit, pauro (marcia is that spelled right?) and
lots of pretty hawaiian tops... of course Walmart dented the wallet quite a
bit.  :)

I even got Dan to buy a new suit (a much more adventurouse one than he is used
to.. )  I think the married thing is working for him.  :))))  Speaking of the
married thing... I simply can't get the name thing right... I can't say it,
spell it, write it... it's horrible... I wonder how long it will take for
reality to set in?  We are having a blast saying Husband and Wife a lot.....,
bride and groom works too... but Mrs?????  oh boy, I feel like calling  Dan's
mom and asking permission to use her name.  he he he

I want to thank all of you for your help!  We could not have enjoyed our
wedding and reception any more!  It was a dream come true!!!!

Love and hugs,  Jennifer & Dan Pietrasik (sp???)