Are We Unlucky?

After hearing about our Hawaii disaster the other day, my adorable niece Andi commented that we seem to have terrible luck on vacations. Really? As I stood there thinking that was an odd thing to say, I began to mentally shuffle through the card stacks and... OH MY GOSH! She is totally right!

Yikes!

Helpful Tips For Being A Successful Human

You may laugh at the title of this post, but take a minute to think about the people you have met in your lifetime that are NOT successful humans. I know you have encountered at least one. Those type of people never learned the fine art of giving service, sacrificing for others, and never ever stomping on someone else's happy feet.  Sound impossible?  I will admit that it is something that we must work toward, every single day... but I promise you the journey is worth it.  Every. Single. Minute.


Here are some things I have learned along the way that I truly believe help me be more successful at being a good human.

The Sweetest Husband Ever

My sweetheart just brought me breakfast in bed. (And before you start to wonder...no, breakfast does not include the gecko in the picture. I just happen to think this picture shows off his sweet face and puppy dog eyes!) However, I'm not quite "in bed" ...I am actually awake, sitting on the edge of my bed, contemplating the icky work day ahead of me and in addition to that dread I'm sick with a hacking cough and sore throat. So I guess it would be more accurate to say he brought me breakfast ON bed.   Either way, he's so adorable on mornings like this that I can forgive him his frequent butt-head moments.

Letting Go And Holding On

Today was one of those days that I drove to work in complete silence. No X96 Radio From Hell, no iPod or Glee soundtrack.  Silence.  I guess I had a lot on my mind that I needed to process. If you have never tried being alone with your thoughts during your daily commute, I encourage you to try it. I find it a good time to do some general noggin housecleaning. I dust off the thoughts, clear out the cobwebs and even do some rearranging. (Occasionally I find things rolling around in my head that I had completely forgotten about, or never realized to begin with, and I have one of those How the HELL did that get in there? moments, but alas, not today.)

Our Series Of Unfortunate Events

I have decided that this will be the only blog post about our Hawaii vacation. The trip that we waited so long for was filled with misery, tragedy, pain and unfortunate events. Every day we woke up thinking that we could make that day better than the one before it... not so much luck there.

We came home to find that my 8G memory card was missing, likely left at the hotel. It seems as if karma has already taken care of deleting the photo evidence of this calamity vacation. Now if only there was a delete button for the memories in my head then the wipe would be complete.

*sigh*  I will not be returning to The Big Island of Hawaii any time soon. Hopefully never.

A Hui Hou Kakou!

This is it!  The day we have long waited for!  In 90 minutes from now, the girls will be rubbing their sleepy eyes and proclaiming how tired they are as we leave for the airport. At the end of our long day which includes 4 hours at LAX, we will arrive in Kona, undoubtedly bleary eyed but excited nonetheless!

Wish us pomaika ' i,  Readers.. if indeed you are out there.  :) We will be back far too soon but will have stories and pictures to share!

Mahalo!