Aloha, I'm home

Today I'm grateful for.....

An unbelievable vacation with my daughters.

Flying

Being in my own bed

Talking with Mike's mom and grandma this evening when we got back.

The whole island of Kauai and the land named Hanilee.

Pictures available at:

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Red dirt.

Seeing the crater that formed Kauai from the helicopter.

Kelsey's love of coffee.

That every day my children remind me of my Michael. I get to see him every day in their faces.

Singing 80's songs in the car with my kids in Kauai.

Listening to remakes of my favorite songs in reggae and singing with my kids. BTW one of the songs was by Airsupply.----Which of course made me think of Kevin and singing Airsupply tunes with him on one of our visits.

Kevin's infectious smile.

Thinking of all of my loved ones during my quiet moments on the beach.

Deep breaths.

Anticipating the snorkeling photos!!!

Island air.

Hippy surfers.

Hawaiian men on motorcycles. He drove by me once while I was standing on the beach and I saw him look at me. After he turned around to drive by me again, he of course popped a wheelie while going by the second time. --show off ;)

Flowers in my hair.

Feeling like we didn't miss any thing during our vacation. We saw every thing we wanted to see all while relaxing and having fun.

That all the walking you do in Kauai is necessary and feels great! Unlike walking around my boring subdivision.

All of the fresh food available!

Seeing Harry Potter in Kauai with the girls.... FOR FREE !!....on our last day there. I had very little cash and they didn't take credit cards so they just let us in for free. We bought some popcorn and a drink and loved every minute of the movie.

Our anticipation of the last book release!!!! We will be out at midnight waiting to get our hands on it like we've done for all the books in the series,.... so much fun for us!

I'm excited to see my family and catch up on what's been going on while I've been gone. That I'm nearly bursting to tell them the stories and show them the pictures of our adventure on Kauai.

Phone calls with Vance while in Kauai.

All the text messages that made me feel connected even though I was so far away.

Being able to give Craig congrats on his race!!!! That he is living his dream and following through!

Anticipating smooth travel on my way to WA on Monday. Revisiting the whales with my friend in my favorite state. The people, the food, the atmosphere, the landscape, the undeniable feeling of freedom in the wind.

Roy TaBora's art work. He's a man who unknowingly knows my soul. His Moonlight on the ocean.

Getting to hear about all the movies that have been filmed on Kauai and learning about more being filmed there currently. Seeing the movie trucks and set while flying over in the helicopter.

All the waterfalls.

That my friends and family dream and make things happen.

you my little sea cucumber you ;)