This Is Us

Just in case you can't tell... We really want to be in Hawaii! :)

So we have been missing Hawaii so much, and can't wait for Nick to be done with school so we can move there. The kids are very excited and were asking if we could move there tomorrow. So in honor of that we have put beach scenes up for our layout. We hope you enjoy them.

Day 7 - So today we woke up really early because we had to be at the dock by 7:50 so we could board the ship and take our Na Pali Cruise Tour on the Catamaran (sail boat). We met at the office and then the captain walked us down to the ship. It's a no shoes ship, so we had to take our shoes off, and leave them on the dock. I thought that was so cool, because I love not wearing shoes. So we boarded the boat, they went over safety tips, and we were off. They gave us breakfast, which was good, it was cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit and drinks (soda and water). Once the boat got out in the ocean, every once in awhile you would see flying fish jump out of the water fly away from the boat and dive back into the ocean. It was so cool. I got a picture of them, but you have to look really hard to see them. About 10 more minutes and we came to a huge family of dolphins. They were so cute and loved the boat. There are two points that come off the front of the boat, and we were able to get some fu...

Day 6 - Well today we got up and ready, put our swim suits on again, and went to McDonald's for breakfast. They have a Island breakfast which is Spam, Eggs, and Rice. We didn't try it, we got the traditional breakfast... bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits. LOL! Then we went to Wal*Mart (yes, even though we hate it), because we knew they would have boogie boards. We also bought some snorkel gear, but ended up not using it and taking it back. Then we headed for the beach again. We went to the south beach that we had found the other day. We had so much fun playing on the boards and riding the waves. Nick caught a little wave, and a HUGE wave came up behind him and crashed over him. I was worried for a minute because I couldn't see him, but then he stood up. I was so relieved. Then I noticed that the wave had knocked his glasses off, and they were lost to the sea for good. Then we were riding waves and as I was coming in, another one caught me and dragged me back out. I got covere...

Day 5 - So today we were trying to decide on what to do. We remembered that yesterday we drove past the Kauai Coffee Plantation, and decided to stop by there. We aren't coffee drinkers, but thought it would be cool to see the plantation. It's was okay. They had free coffee tasting... you could taste every kind of coffee they make, but since we don't drink that didn't excite us. We did get some ice cream and a drink. I got Banana (Nick didn't want any) and Nick got a Sierra Mist (they didn't have Mt. Dew, he was so bummed). I found the cutest key holder for your purse: It slides on the edge of the purse and on the other side it has a clip so you can clip your keys to it. This is wonderful! Now I don't have to dig for my keys. We didn't spend much time there and drove back to a trading post that we had seen earlier. They had some really neat stuff and we got some more souvenirs. On the tree outside of the store they had a sign hanging. It was so funny, it...

Day 4 - We knew we wanted to do the Zip Line, so Nick got some brochures from the front desk the night before and we looked through them and figured out which one we wanted to do. So this morning we went back to the Activities desk and asked if they had any openings. They didn't have any for Thursday, Friday or Saturday, but they had a cancellation that day. We said okay, and we had 20 minutes to get over there. Luckily we had already put our swimsuits on, we just had to grab a couple of things and we were off. Except I had to borrow shoes from the Zip Line place, because silly me, only brought flip flops. So we hurried over there, got registered and our gear then we were off. We got to ride in this cool truck. It had 6 wheels, but there weren't any windows, or seat belts. It was really fun. BJ drove us, Pono and Alohe were our guides. It was so much fun, as you can tell by our photos. On the way there Alohe sat back with us and told us about the zip line, and some stuff about ...

Day 3 - We woke up around 7:00, got checked out and headed to the airport to fly over to Kauai. The roads there are really neat. The freeway has a highway underneath it. Here is a picture: We took the highway underneath because it wasn't as busy... we were in the middle of the morning rush-hour. Their rush hour isn't that bad, but because they only have 2-3 lanes on the Freeway it was pretty packed. We drove around a little bit trying to find a gas station, and finally got the GPS out and found the closest one. We turned the rental car in and they took us over to the airport in their shuttle. The driver asked us where we were from and when we said Utah the first thing she asked was if we were Mormon. We said yes, and she said that her cousins are Jack Mormons. Which she then asked "You know what that is right?". We nodded, and said yes. Then she talked more about her cousins and their missions, and that they live in Utah. We got to the airport and went through securit...

Day 2 - We woke up around 6:00 A.M. and went to an "orientation" that the company, who we bought our vacation through, was having. It wasn't really much of an orientation as it was a sales pitch, but at least we got breakfast out of it and some really cute pictures of us (I'll have to scan them in). They were trying to sell us tickets to do stuff at a lower price. But since we only had time to do one thing that day, and we were leaving for Kauai in the morning, we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center ( PCC ). That is the coolest place. We had to rent a car because the PCC was on the other side of the Island. So we rented a car and it was pretty cheap... only $29.00 and that was a Mid-size. They gave us a map and said we could go up and across, go through the mountains, or go along the coast... guess which one we picked. Yep, we went along the coast. Their "Freeway" is only 3 lanes and it's 50 MPH. A big change from 5-6 lanes and 65 MPH. Then we had to...

Day 1 - We left home around 4:30 A.M. Got to the airport and checked in (we used the sky cap that is outside, it was so much easier), and then went inside, found the terminal, and waited to board the plane. Poor Nick had a migraine, and got sick. He gets those now, ever since he had is fall at work. I felt so bad for him, and so helpless. I didn't know how to help him, other than saying a prayer. We boarded the plane about 5:45 and left just minutes after we boarded. It was a small plane, because we just flew into L.A. I'm not sure what big city we flew over, I thought it was Las Vegas, but I couldn't tell for sure. But I got a fun picture of the city lights. We arrived in L.A. and had about a 2 hour layover then boarded the huge plane for Hawaii. It was 3 seats - isle - 5 seats - isle - 2 seats and it had probably about 50 rows, not counting first class. Nick and I had the 2 seats so we didn't have to sit by anyone else. The movie they played was Speed Racer. We were g...

Okay, so I should be able to post about Hawaii tomorrow. I love the vacation, but I hate the catch up work, clothes, cleaning, etc., that you have when you get back. Plus the flight back was a killer... We left at 8:45 P.M. Hawaii time, which is 12:45 Utah time, flew 5 hours to L.A., and then we had a 3 hour layover in L.A., so we didn't get home till 11:00 A.M. Sunday morning. That really wiped us out, and then having this stinking cold, we were almost dead tired. Luckily my parents let us sleep in their bed for a couple hours, and they watched the kids for us again. Thank You!!! I have the pictures posted on my MySpace (it's marked private, so you have to be on my friends list to see them), but they don't have any captions our anything. http://www.myspace.com/glam_princess80 Sorry... we know you all have just been dying to see our pictures and hear about our trip. LOL!!! J/K (unless you really have). Have a great night!

So we are back home. We were home sick yesterday... Nicolas and I caught a cold from this lady on the plane (on the way down)... such a bummer. She was sitting in front of us hacking up her lungs. Luckily we didn't get sick until the end of our trip. It would have been a real bummer if it would have kicked in on the first day there. We had so much fun!!! The weather was so nice, and it only rained once and for only about 5 minutes. We really enjoyed our time alone together, but were happy to get back home with our kids. We missed them. I will post about each day, once I get everything caught up. I hope everyone enjoyed their week.

So in honor of Nick and I going to Hawaii, in like a week (Wha Hoo!!!), we have changed our layout to a tropical paradise. We are so excited, we can hardly stand waiting. I'm a little nervous about being away from the kids for that long, and flying over all that water, but thinking of all the fun things we are going to do, and being in HAWAII is helping me cope with it. If anyone knows of any great places to eat, or some different things we can do, please let us know!