relishing the life God has given us
Back in May when I found out that Curtis was going to be gone for an undetermined amount of time, I immediately texted my brother Grant to see if he could come visit me. He was the only one in my family who wasn’t able to come last year during their spring break trip, and it had been over a… Read More
Curtis’ Family Comes to Oahu | Spring Break 2019 At the end of March and beginning of April, we were excited to host some more guests in our tiny home: Curtis’ family! I had a great week showing them around the island to some of our favorite spots, and checking out some new places with them as well! Unfortunately for… Read More
Thoughts and Memories from February 2019 Welcome to another monthly update post! Over the past few months, I’ve been wanting to change things up on here and write about more than just hiking adventures, and this is an easy way to add something a little more personal to our blog. The daily routine that we’ve established over the past year… Read More
Sunset on the Kaiwi Shoreline | September 2018 Before moving to Oahu, I had read about people complaining of “Island Fever.” I’m not sure if there are specific ‘symptoms’ for this, but I imagine we’ve experienced it from time to time here. For me, it usually comes during the week when I’m home alone and thinking about how small and congested… Read More
My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 3 The rest of my family arrived on a Friday night, excited and ready for a full week of exploring on the island. Mom, Gina, and I planned to meet them to show them back to my house, and since we were in the Aiea area I decided to throw in a short… Read More
My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 1 I’m pretty sure my family started planning their Hawaiian vacation the day we told them we were moving to Oahu. But when they bought their tickets last fall, we had no idea that the day my mom and sister were to arrive happened to be the exact day that Curtis would leave… Read More