relishing the life God has given us
Lahaina Noon in Honolulu & Queen Lili’uokalani Botanical Garden | Written by Curtis We’re currently living in this weird sort of limbo where we don’t know exactly when we’ll move, but we know it’s coming. Any day now, the Navy could issue us a waiver to travel, and then we’ll have less than a week before we leave. All of… Read More
Hiking in the Oneawa Hills | July 2020 As we’re getting closer to leaving Oahu, we’ve been making an effort to return to all our favorite places. However, there are still some hikes on our list that we haven’t completed, and every now and then we revisit the idea of crossing them off. We decided this weekend that it was… Read More
After finding out in May that we’d be moving in July, June became all about trying to accomplish as much as we could to make the move go smoother. Right now, we feel satisfied that we have taken care of almost everything that is in our control. Now all that’s left is for the Navy to issue us our PCS… Read More
This year’s May felt similar to last year… Minus the pandemic part, of course. It started off with Curtis being gone, his ride being extended and there being several weeks of not knowing exactly when he’d come back, but ended on a positive note. He returned home in the third week of May, and we finally received our orders at… Read More
Hiking the Nakoa Trail | March 2020 It’s been a while since we’ve hiked a completely new-to-us trail. With such limited free time, we’ve been sticking with places we know we enjoy on weekends together. But as Curtis’ days off while stationed on the island are falling into the single digits, we’re making a better effort to cross a few… Read More
Taking the Ferry from Lahaina to Lanai | Hiking Lanaihale from Sea to Summit | January 3, 2020 Our last day of vacation began before dawn as we quickly and quietly packed up our tent and waited for our Lyft. We were thankful that after all our stress from the day before, the only unexpected expense that came from it… Read More