Aloha take 12 million hehe

We rented a car and drove it to the north shore on Friday...I'm so glad that we did. It is just way more 'native' up there...so calm and laid back and non commercial. The waves the day we were there were about 45 ft....it was honestly one of the most amazing things I've ever seen...but more amazing was the SOUND of the waves crashing...like the loudest thunderstorm I've ever heard. Really breathtaking!!




Ok - I'll spare you all the many pictures I have of my toes...I took a picture of my toes at every different place I was on the island...they are a ton of fun but well...I'm sure you are all 'over' my trip by now!! This last picture is the sunset on Saturday night...right before we left for the airport and endured a 34 hour trip home!!! But that's a whole post in itself and since it took me over a month to get this on here...good luck with that!! hehe

I promise I only have like 12 more ALOHA posts hehe

I have to say that the hellicopter tour that we did was probably the highlight of the trip...it was so amazing to see the island from the air!! The first picture is of diamond head...


This is the USS Arizona from the air (top center of picture) and a war ship docked on the coast.


This is the island where they filmed a lot of gilligan's island...in the little cove that you can barely see on the right of the island.


This is just the coast from the air...the dark brown that you see is coral...it is almost prettier from the air than it is walking around!

Still in Hawaii...

Me at my luxurious hotel...it was really pretty on the outside! hehe


On the dinner cruise which by the way was NOT a waste of time as was told to me by a family member who is nothing but a party!! Oh - that's diamond head in the background.

Rules make me nervous...and I really wanted to do a Titanic thing here - but since I'm not 12 anymore I refrained!!


This homeless man was really living a dream! He had an air mattress - 2 buckets to do his laundry in and anyone that was leaving would give him their magazines and beach towels and mats and lawn chairs...he had a bike that he rented to other homeless people...and just look at that TAN!!

ALOHA...again!!

The view from my hotel room...the view was ok - the room...well that's another story!! It wasn't the cleanest joint in the world...but we weren't there very much so it all worked out!!


I enjoyed this man...he just sat there...all day long every single day. He read that paper for hours...there was not ONE time that I was out on my lanai that he wasn't out on his...he became my new Hawaii friend...cuz friends that don't speak to me are my favorite!!



We went to Duke's on Sunday...because Jimmy Buffet swears it's "the place to be" and apparently he is correct - since we saw George Strait there...and a bunch of golfers that I've never heard of...but one was named Adam Scott - and I remember that cuz that's my nephews name!! hehe

Me on my lanai...cuz well...I'm just fun like that!

And for the pictures everyone has been asking about....

ALOHA!!!! I was in Hawaii for 8 days in January and can't even begin to tell you how much fun I had!!! It's a LOOOOOOONG trip...and by long I mean LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG trip!! We laughed - we giggled - we ate - we walked - and then we laughed and giggled some more!! It was one of the best vacations I've ever been on and although I missed my family back home...it was honestly some of the best times I've ever had!!!

The first few pictures are just random ones from my first day there - long story but I ended up being there alone for about 24 hours...







This one made ME giggle...but most wouldn't have been as amused. This was some man's home...for real. After I got over feeling sorry for the homeless on the island...I figured out that they may be the smartest people I've ever seen...come on...homeless in Hawaii?? I could get used to that!!

The musical Hess'

I hope that in 10 years they both still have the same passion for music that they both have right now...although I'm thinking if Denton wants to play a guitar for real...it shouldn't be pink...just sayin.

Just Denton...

Denton was going for a nap and unlike most 2 year olds...he lays down smiling!!