Hawaii

I finally was able to scratch Hawaii off of my life list of places to see!! Russ and I went minus the little one and we had so much fun! I came back freakishly tan and Russ with his Irish skin sought out the shade. Here is a list of a few things we experienced and or appreciated~

• Sleep~ (first thing on the list)! We were able to sleep in, no late night water or bathroom calls from the little miss. Ahhhhhh



• Road to Hana~If any of you have done this you will know what I mean when I say "AMAZING"! Please go experience this drive for yourself I promise you won't be disappointed. On this drive you can stop at numerous waterfalls and not one was disappointing. We were offered some "Maui Wowie" TWICE! We decided that this was either very common or we looked really uptight.



• Snorkeling with the Turtles~ Although they were sparse it was still really amazing to see them so closely.



• Learning to Surf~ We learned with the MTV "Living Lahina" cast. I loved this show when it was on because these guys are truly funny and super dumb! They were so awesome and easy to learn from. My back, shoulders and arms were on fire by day's end. I can see how this becomes an addiction for most, I will for sure be back in the ocean to learn more once it warms up!
  
  
• Car accident~ Yes we were rear-ended while we were there. Russ and I were at a dead stop and got hit by this poor lady who was going about 30. All I could say was "Holy hell" when it happened. This poor lady had the sadest story, she was there to spread her son's ashes who had commited suicide three months earlier. To make the story worse it was her only child. By the end of the ordeal I was in full blown water works and ready to pay for the damages to the cars myself. The blessing ... I have a new friend named Diana and I hope she comes to SD to visit me soon. Oh and did I mention we opted out on the rental insurance, gulp! Here is where you can call us idiots, luckily her insurance covered everything so we don't even have to worry, even if it didn't our our own car insurance would have but no thank you.



• Shave Ice or is it Shaved Ice ?~ My mind-boggling question on the trip was whether it is pronounced Shaved Ice or Shave Ice. Here in the "Main land" it is commonly called shaved ice not in Maui though every where we went we saw signs for shave ice. Things like that irritate me not sure why? Please clear this up for me someone ... anyone.
  

A shout out to Grammy for making this all possible by coming down to SD and watching the Misses despite the fact that she just had surgery a week prior to coming down. We truly appreciate you and love you!! Thanks for making it so comfortable leaving our little one for the first time!!!

Russ and I decided that Hawaii is a must every year, it was such a relaxing place to be!!