Sep

19

Our vacation … pt4 - Volcanos and Villians

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20 JUN 08
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

My XXth birthday and I get to begin the celebration by taking my cup of coffee to the edge the lava and watch the sun rise over the ocean. SWE-E-E-ET!
One-by-one everyone begins to rise, eat breakfast, prepare for the day…and say nothing to Dad.
That’s okay…
…I’m in Hawaii on [...]

Sep

12

Our vacation … pt3 - First adventures in Hawaii

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19 JUN 08
After a well deserved nights rest we awake to the sun rising over the ocean out the back yard of the rental we are in. Less than 50 yards to the ocean…beautiful! A cup of coffee and a walk across the lava flow that forms the three story tall beach head. Yeah. It’s [...]

Aug

15

Our Vacation … pt2 - We arrive

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The party’s over and the bags are packed!
We’re goin’ to Hawaii!
@#!*&%$ Forgot about airport security…
Let me say this about airport security at SFO: AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is that clear enough? Okay.
After surviving airport security, we get to our gate and wait. We get onto the plane…and wait…and wait…and wait…and…you get the picture. We sat on the [...]

Jul

28

Our vacation … pt1 - Before we even LEFT!

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It took Kathi nearly a YEAR to plan this special trip for Erin and Julie’s high school graduation. We were really excited about sharing our new love for the Big Island with the kids!
Over the course of the next few entries, I’ll share with you the highs and lows of our vacation, starting with…

FEB [...]

Jul

2

ALOHA graduation trip…

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After the hurrah of the graduations and ensuing celebration, we embarked upon our family trip of Aloha (the Big Island of Hawaii).
What an experience!
From the warm springs of Ahalanui State Park (south) to the peak of Mauna Kea to the floor of the Pololu Valley (north). We visited waterfalls and lava tubes, a rain [...]

May

5

Prom, graduations, and Hawaii

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Erin and Julie are closing in on graduation! June 12th (Julie) and 13th (Erin). We’re planning a big collective graduation celebration for Saturday, June 14th.

Apr

14

Me and the girls…

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Well.  It’s just me and the girls.
Kathi is in Hawaii with her mother until Thursday, April 17th.  She went with her mother as a traveling companion to assist her.  Her mother doesn’t get around too well.  They’re staying at the Hilton Waikoloa Villiage, the same place Kathi and I stayed when we went.  It’s a [...]

Mar

1

So BUSY…

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…just keepin’ up!
Kathi has been working hard.  She’s trying to preempt any shortages that may occur when she’s taking her mom to Hawaii in April and when we take the family in June.   We’re hoping that this trip with Kathi will inspire her mother to begin more travelling. 
I (David) have been busy working some overtime, [...]

Feb

21

Sixteen (16) pounds!

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My goal is to lose 50 pounds by the time Erin and Julie graduate high school.
Sound ambitious?  I’ve already lost 16 pounds in 45 days!  I’m being more careful about what I eat and I’m actually going to the gym. 8-O
I want to lose the weight before we go back to Hawaii…we’re taking Josh, Katie, Erin and [...]

Apr

6

SEVENTEEN YEARS

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That’s how long it’s been since Kathi and I have taken a vacation ALONE together.
That’s all about to change…
May 5-10 we are going to Hawaii!!!!!  ALONE!!!!
Okay.  I realize it’s been a while since I’ve written.  So, let me catch you up-to-date.
Heather and Cassady have returned from Thialand in good shape.  They returned to New Orleans [...]

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