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| The Brown Goddess herself |
Aloha! It has been far too long since my last blog post! We were in Hawaii to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary, for my husband's 40th birthday and for a much needed family vacation. As far as vacations go, I don't think words can express how amazing it was. We were in Maui for 12 glorious days and nights and had some phenomenal island adventures. We did a 14 hour drive around the island...those of you familiar with Maui know that as the Road to Hana. We saw a huge blowhole, drove up to the summit of the volcano crater, snorkelled with sea turtles, saw dolphins, relaxed on the beach, watched 12 amazing sunsets and most importantly, the four of us spent time together as a family with no interruptions. No doorbells, no phone calls, no mail. Our kids actually belonged to us for 12 days and nights. I even think they became
friends during this trip (when I mentioned this to them though, the kids were NOT impressed). We are a close family and do enjoy spending time together, but at home, life happens when you are not paying attention. On vacation, its like everything takes a break, and you can really spend quality time together. It doesn't always have to be Maui (though wouldn't THAT be nice?) but really, this vacation reiterated the importance of spending time as a family.
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| On the boat to Molokini! |
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| Hey...its his last day of being 39! And...he's smiling! |
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| Father and son. |
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| All around, a great day! |
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| The kids on "our little beach" |
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| Happy Anniversary Dance at the Sheraton Luau |
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| A view of our beach from the deck |
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| Our sunset deck....ahhhh......Mai Tai anyone? |
We stayed at an amazing place called Polynesian Shores Resort but rented our unit from "vacation rental by owner"
vrbo.com The condo complex itself was beautiful and the property was amazing. It was a smaller place, with a shared deck where you could barbecue overlooking the ocean. It was like clockwork everyday....people would gather on the deck between 6 - 6:30 with their sunset drinks and sit, and watch the sunset at 7 pm (yes, I took a few pictures of the sunset...about 10 - 12 per day....). Then we would all BBQ, chat, laugh, drink...and we met some amazing people! (Hello to Sharon and Cory and their family! Hello to Christina and Gary!)
We have been back for almost a week, and all suffered from PMD....Post Maui Depression. Of course, now, life goes on, and we have the memories of the trip (and over 500 photos and some assorted video clips). What an amazing gift we were given. I have dreamed of Maui a number of times since our return, and every dream has flowers, and water, and us. Mahalo!
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