Where the wild things are!: Summer 2009....so far!

I think we are getting to about the middle of summer here in Virginia. We have been gone for most of it, having a great time in Hawaii and Ohio.

First stop....Hawaii! We had such a good time in Hawaii. We stayed at the Aston Waikiki Beach (the one with Tiki's) and had wonderful views of all Waikiki and the sunsets. Of course, we didn't spend much time in the room. The North Shore was our most visited location (as it was when we lived there!). The first day the water was flat which is the norm for the summer, the next day we returned and there was a really rough shore break but Robert enjoyed getting out there and doing some body surfing. We also headed out to Lanikai and kayaked out to the Mokes, hiking around to the back. The kayaking out there was hard....I have done it before, but the swells were 4-6 feet and the wind was like 30 mph....Rob was determined to do it so I agreed. I think it was harder for me because I was in a kayak with Amber (who if you don't know thinks walking to the mailbox 50 feet in front of our house is exercise). Luckily I have been hitting the gym for a good time now and we survived! We saw some friends while we were there- my dearest friend on the island, Steve, who I worked alongside for 5 years. While we lived in Hawaii, he treated us like family; he really made sure we were taken care of when Robert was away on deployments and I will never forget his friendship. Amber got to see her best friend Taylor. She said getting back together and hanging out was like Amber never left. I am so thankful they have kept that friendship going; it's so much easier now to keep in touch with email and cell phones!

Here are some photos from Hawaii:

Waimea Bay (typical summer day)