You know how things don't always go exactly as planned........Or, here's another one.......when life gives you lemons, make lemonade....Or, how about this, forget the lemonade and get a whole new drink!! That's exactly what we did! We got to Oahu and went to our "studio" condo in downtown Honolulu. The "studio" had a murphy bed and pullout sofa that were difficult to have out at the same time. It was kind of like a puzzle. Not to mention, this place was from the 1940's.......funky!!! And, there was a nightclub below us that played music until 4:00 in the morning. We all looked at each other and said this was not going to work......here goes the different drink! Todd found us an amazing VRBO house that was right on the beach. Which was not just any beach, it happened to be the prettiest beach on Oahu. The house was wonderful with a huge green yard that went right to the beach. the children were out the door throwing the football, frisbee, bocce ball, and playing croquette. And, to make it even more perfect, there was the nicest family next door with 3 boys that almost lined up with ours. The kids had a blast. We all did! And, now we have life time friends in Huntington Beach, CA. It was a great week, and I enjoyed playing house in paradise. We grilled steaks for the super bowl, hung out on the beach, cooked more dinner....it was awesome. We did venture out to the North Shore part of the island to see the Bonzai pipeline which is where surf competitions are held and eat the famous garlic shrimp of the North Shore. It was super cool!......Pearl Harbor was the highlight of the week. It was overwhelming. We toured a submarine, saw an amazing video about Pearl Harbor, and then went to the USS Arizona Memorial. You want to talk about emotional.....watching people throw flowers in the water above the USS Arizona. It was a memory that will be with me forever. This is why we did this trip. This feeling is why we did this trip. And, the education for seeing Pearl Harbor is why we did this trip. I have even more of an appreciation for our country and our veterans not to mention I understand the war a lot better now.......It was a wonderful relaxing week. Todd got lots of work done, and we got school work done. I got to SUP....stand up paddle board, and I love it. We rented 2 for the week, so we all got to SUP. Some of us were better than others......that's all I'm going to say about that! I'm thinking we can SUP at Pickwick! I wish I could show you Paradise which was out our backdoor. Thank you honey for the amazing week. In fact, the Obama's stay right down the beach where we were!....Hope all of you are well. We are off to the Big Island. We've got some fun things planned (night diving with manta rays)! There will lots to report on I'm sure! Love all of you!
Callie and Todd
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