Hawaii

This is a picture of our lovely hotel room for the first few days. This is one of the time share rooms that we bought in Mexico but in Mexico it was a beautiful hotel this one not so much. We were not that impressed.

Yes, I went to Macdonalds for breakfast. It was dang good.

The tattoo place that also had massages next door.

Joel and I went to Hawaii. It was great. I finally got to go back. I have wanted to go for a while. I had to make lots of hints. It was our 28th wedding anniversary. I just have always had a great time in Hawaii. So I hoped it would be as wonderful as I wanted it to be.



Difference between me and Joel. Joel packs 4 pair of socks and no swimming suits. I pack 5 swimming suits and no socks. We thought we might have to find the nudist beaches but Joel had actually packed one suit so the beaches were safe.



Joel and I are always trying to get massages everywhere we go. Of course, Joel is cheap. He sees a massage place. It made me a little nervous. It was a tattoo palour on one side and escort service on the other. I refused to go there. I was nervous about getting raided and I thought I would spend more to go to a nicer place. We got two massages and didn't get raided.



Joel wore the same shirt about everyday. He only quit when we ran into a hocker selling excursions two days in a row and the guy talked to us both days. He was wearing his Denver Cowboy shirt. Thank goodness for that man.......



You would think that we never had never been to Hawaii. It took us forever to get anywhere. We were lost everywhere, missed exits, and went way out of way. We got to all these places when we took our kids the last 3 times. Good thing we had the garmin when it wasn't in the truck.



My views on Hawaii. It was getting old and looking old. They had lots of constuction everywhere. It looks like they put off updating for a while. The hotels were looking old. Lots of graffitti. The new look of Lewers Street was awesome. They did a great job. California Pizza Kitchen and PF Changs are there. TARGET is coming.......It really will be paradise then. Traffic was awful. No driving around 4 because it is like 5 miles a hour on the freeway forever. Not fun. Weird streets and weird ways getting on the freeways. Weird.



Laying out on the ocean on a floatie Absolute heaven. We kind of missed not having the kids there. To build sand castles with and swim with. I just wanted the grandbabies there. I do consider them my own special play toys. I can't wait to go with the whole family..... As Brooke says the girls can read and sun on the beach and the boys can snorkel or pass the football or whatever boys do. I did read two books. I have had the book "The Uglies" for a year and haven't read it so I took that. Also read "The Eclipse". Way better than the second one. I have had both those books waiting for about year. Just couldn't get into them yet. Both very good. Can't wait to start "The Pretties".



We ate at Jack in the Box and loved the Teraraki Rice Bowl. I couldn't believe it. Jack in the Box was really popular always a big line.



We had a great time. Now if we can do something about the planes.

I Hate Flying

I hate flying........You have to wait and wait and wait....,.No wonder we miss so many planes because Joel wants to show up 30 minutes before takeoff and walk onto the plane. I have taken it on as my personal mission not to miss another plane. 6 flights and not one missed one yet. I hate the security nonesense. Damn all those Obamaists to hell. I hate the seats and I hate the fact that the airlines even allow the seats to recline. We get into our 12 inches of space and the idiots in front of us recline their seats. I couldn't even cross my legs it was miserable. I thought they were ignorant and they were from Newfoundland...My first experience with a Newfie. Being from the States I had no preconceived opinions of them but NOW I do.....These Newfies then precede to sleep in their nice relaxed place until about 1:am and then they go get their 9 month relative and bring him back to the seat and then precede to goo gaa at him in really loud voices while the rest of us are trying to stay asleep. I was ready to kill them. Yes we did meet up with the Newfies again on the way home I couldn't believe. But they were across the aisle from us this time. But not the last experience with them...... When we went thru security the security guy told me he would let me take my tanning lotion even though it was 4 ounces not the 3.5 allowed so when we got to Vancouver and had to take our luggage thru customs I put the lotion in the checked baggage. I was waiting in line and the line starts to move and Mr. Newfie trys to pass us.....It didn't happen but what a jerk.......It is way more comfortable to drive by car. It is too bad it takes so dang long.

Update, FINALLY!

We have been busy but can't really think what we have been busy doing. We went to Idaho for a week and saw Mother and Dad's new house. Also saw Uncle Bob riding his scooter with his golf clubs.....

I finally got to babysit the boys....and got a picture of Greyson smiling. He is adorable if I do have to say so myself.... Brooke was home in the morning so she helped then and my friend Evelyn came over for a while in the afternoon. We found out they are not liking their stroller all that much... We ended up carrying them and using the stroller for our stuff. We need to do some training. But they are so fun......love em love em....