Travel
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Maui Part 3: Whale Watching
Tuesday morning we were (already) up early for one of my most anticipated events of the whole trip – a whale watching tour. I have always been obsessed with whales and dolphins, and although I had been on a whale… Continue reading
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Maui Part 2: The Road to Hana
Monday morning, Kevin and I got ready to head out of our resort at 6am to start our Road to Hana adventure. He had promised me that we could go on a hike, and Shannon had told us her favorite,… Continue reading
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Maui Part 1: Golf, Turtles and Getting There
Four years ago, Kevin and his brothers started planning a special celebration for his parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. At the time, the two of them were going to Maui every year to celebrate their anniversary, and so we all thought… Continue reading
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Western Adventure: Part 2 – Idaho Fun
Visiting Idaho is always a much looked forward to part of our year for every one of us – the kids to play with grandparents and cousins, Kevin to play golf with his dad, and me to see my mom… Continue reading
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Western Adventure: Part 3 – Coming Home
Saturday morning, we hit the road, but instead of heading East to Texas, we drove south to the bottom western corner of Utah, to St. George. A few months ago, I was lamenting about the fact that we had never… Continue reading
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Western Adventure: Part One – Getting There
These treks out west are always quite the adventure, and the older Kevin and I get, the less we like to do it all in one shot – which unfortunately means that it takes forever to get to Idaho. Oh… Continue reading
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Escape to Hawaii: Part 4
Spending time in Hawaii was wonderful, and I am so grateful for the chance we had to get to take this trip. Thursday was our last day in Hawaii, and we tried to sleep in, to no avail. After getting… Continue reading
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Escape to Hawaii: Part 3
We started our Wednesday with an early morning hike to the top of Diamond Head, an iconic mountain in Oahu. We had to have reservations to hike it, and we started at 7am, which was good, because it was a… Continue reading
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Escape to Hawaii: Part 2
Tuesday in Hawaii was golf day for Kevin. He found a course in the middle of the mountains called The Royal Hawaiian Golf Club, that was supposed to be like “golfing in Jurassic Park.” It really was beautiful. The scenery… Continue reading
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Escape to Hawaii: Part 1
Hawaii – you hear about it, you read about it, and you even watch movies about it, but it is hard to describe the specialness about it until you experience it. Kevin and I had never been, in spite of… Continue reading
