Moving is all Hammajang

So within the first 5 seconds of pulling up at Stairway a cop pulled up. So then we preceded to do a less regulated illegal hike Sacred Falls. Sadly some people got killed in a rock slide, sued the state and the once very popular hike was closed. It is far less physically demanding than Stairway, but was still a good 4 am activity. Mountain Apples, a nice pool, and a message in a bottle made it worth it. That was a couple weeks ago. Life has gotten all crazy since then. Lizzie, Brett's four year old cousin would use the local word, hammajang to describe it. For the Fourth we went prawn fishing on a Kahana Valley hike... quite unsuccessfully...Pretty hike though, and baby Theo did awesome. Then... we kayaked/paddled out to Goat Island. High tide, rains, and ghost baby sounds coming from the birds (the island is a sanctuary) could not keep us from having a good time. The sunset/sunrise was beautiful, and it was a wonderful way to enjoy this beautiful place I am leaving. Watching Brett and his friends catch and cook crabs, hide in caves, make tarp coverings.......it was all that life in Hawai'i should be. We have been hanging out with Brett's family for the past two weeks too. Kayaked to the Mokulua Islands, Hiked Diamond Head, Snorkeled Shark's cove, eating Chantilly and guava cake every night ... its always good when tourists come in :) I really am excited to start something new, to grow with Brett, be back around family and friends, and go back to school, but to really be leaving now has made me think twice. I hope we make it back someday, to live, for a least a little bit. Starting to say good-byes at work, and church is hard. I was bawling through Aloha oi when they sang it to us at church today. Funny the decision is just starting to set in and we leave in 5 days. Anyway this blog it turning journalish. Hope you enjoy the pics!

Kayaking and Stairway

So when I said that I have nothing to post I was refuted by friends telling me to post about my adventures living in Hawaii.

We have a friend who works at Surf and Sea on North Shore. So a Saturday ago we went Kayaking for the morning. Brett and I learned a good lesson in communication and by the end of the morning we weren't completely blaming each other when we hit paddles. We went with two other couples. I found it funny that the couple with the most experience kayaking together (and longest married) opted to go with two separate kayaks. And of course it was the other couples first date so they couldn't get the feelings of fury that Brett and I were experiencing. But it ended well and we were quite fast at the end because of our brute strength. The turtles were out and the water/weather was gorgeous. Surfers hated it. :) (super flat day)

The lovely picture to the right is what we will be experiencing this coming Saturday. Haiku Stairs consist of 4,000 steps constructed for the military watch in WWII. I've done it once with the men's and women's soccer teams after season when I was in good shape. It will be Brett's first time, and we are going with my Coworkers for their first time to. I will report on that later!

Living in Paradise, Waiting for a Desert

Already I know this post is going to be a bit boring. Kelsi I hope you are proud of me for getting a blog up and going. Well the title says it all. Brett and I are trying to make the most of our last few weeks on O'ahu before we make our way to the big UT. Last weekend was my birthday so we went on a boat ride, and to the zoo (a couple things I hadn't done before). Other than that we spend most of our free time hiking, surfing, biking, watching the office, and throwing Frisbee to each other wishing we had a dog. Brett is doing Solar Panel installation and contemplating sustainability, while I print off papers by the dozens being a physical activity counselor/research associate at the Cancer Research Center. As most of you know we are headed to Salt Lake City so I can start my masters in recreational therapy. Brett is going to try to find a job, among his more important venture of trying to snowboard. Ha ha I can't wait to see him get whitewashed(somewhat the equivalent to pearling on a surfboard).