A couple months ago Rob and I made the spontaneous decision to go to Hawaii with his older sister, Tangi, and her husband Matt. It was something we had thought about but didn't really think that we were actually gonna go through with until all of a sudden.... BAM! We were packed and on a plane heading for Honolulu :)
First of all, let me just point out that I'm not a huge fan of flying. And being that this was my first time ever to Hawaii I really wasn't looking forward to the 6 hour flight.. but it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I slept most of the time and I didn't die, which (according to my husband) is how I was acting.. [insert eye roll]..
But anyways,
THIS [see picture below] is what I saw when my husband woke me up and told me to look out the window....
Beautiful, right?? I know.
Looking at this made me want to throw on my mermaid suit [because what girl doesn't have a mermaid suit?!] and dive into those waters!
Looking at this made me want to throw on my mermaid suit [because what girl doesn't have a mermaid suit?!] and dive into those waters!
Rob & I got there early afternoon on a Tuesday and had the whole rest of the day to spend with just the two of us. After we got settled in our hotel room I told Rob I wanted to go to the beach first..[duh!] and then the next thing I know, Rob is waking me up because I (apparently) was out like a lightbulb as soon as I laid down on the bed.... whoops.
Long story short, we ended up just hanging out at the hotel all night and slept in the next day while having a few extra hours to kill before the Asiata's {Tangi & Matt} arrived.
Being that Hawaii is where my husband is originally from, he knew all the good places to take me to. We had breakfast at Zippy's and then took a drive down to Waipahu where he showed me the house he grew up in and the neighborhood he used to play in. You could tell that he loved showing me around his old stomping grounds and telling me stories of his childhood...
It was a humbling experience for sure, and I'm so happy I got to experience it with him.
It was a humbling experience for sure, and I'm so happy I got to experience it with him.
After driving around Waipahu we met up with my little cousin [who is currently serving in the Honolulu, Hawaii mission] and his companion and took them out for lunch at Zippy's... Again...
Yes, we ate Zippy's twice that day.
Don't judge us.
Elder Kichiro & I
He will be returning home to Magna, Utah this upcoming August!
How exciting is that!?
After we dropped the Elders off we decided to go for a walk along Waikiki Beach.... I seriously just loved everything about Hawaii. It was so surreal. We didn't go swimming though.. only because I forgot to pack my string bikini ;)
That night Tangi & Matt got there and we ended up just grabbing a bite to eat and heading back to the hotel.
The next day the four of us just drove around the island (sight seeing for the most part) until we ended up at Makapu'u Lookout.
The next day the four of us just drove around the island (sight seeing for the most part) until we ended up at Makapu'u Lookout.
The view was absolutely amazing..
Then of course we ended up picking up Robs brother Muka and his wife, Cassidi, up from the airport that evening and drove straight from there to watch a dinner show that Rob's aunt had set us up for.
The next day we spent a little bit of time at Laie Point before heading out to meet Rob's grandpa at the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC)... he seriously has the sweetest/cutest grandpa on earth... he had our tickets ready for us as soon as we arrived and showed us all his favorite islands.. best tour guide EVER!
All of us waiting to watch the canoe show..
Riding the canoe to visit Tonga & Samoa.. hands down, my two favorite islands from the trip!
This was at the dinner show before the actual night show...
**I didn't get any pics from the big show only cause I didn't want to be rude and be taking pictures throughout the show haha
All of us with Grandpa Kauasi
..and of course, even though this guy was annoying the hell outta me that day, you know I had to get one with just me and him.. :)
We pretty much spent our entire day there and I loved it.
On our last day there, Robs family had a barbecue for one of his nieces birthday at Ala Moana beach and of course we had to get another picture!
The weather.. the sand.. the water... everything was PERFECT that day.
Straight from the beach we went to meet his uncle for dinner and then after that we went to his aunts house for dessert. We seriously had that entire day planned out for us by his family and we were all so exhausted by the end of the day.
This picture was taken at Robs grandpa's house.
That was the one thing that Rob wanted me to see before leaving... was the view from his grandpas balcony that he wouldn't stop talking about since we set foot off the plane...
It was breathtaking... and I couldn't get over how beautiful it was... it's definitely something that you would have to actually see with your own eyes to really soak it all in.
I wish I had a better camera since the majority of these pics were from my phone... but all in all it was a pretty successful trip!
Rob and I are definitely planning on going back hopefully later this year or early next.
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