On December 31, 2019, Curtis and I watched the last sunset of the year on Haleakala. Making it through 2019 felt like a huge accomplishment. We had survived our last full year attached to an active duty submarine, and would be moving away in just a few months. 2020 was the year we had been…
On Friday, July 24, we awoke in our rental house in Hawaii for the last time. We ate breakfast and finished packing, then took Charlotte for a walk to the park for the last time. We said goodbye to our neighbors, and walked through our house for the last time. All of this felt surreal…
Each of our ‘Last week in ___” posts have been about a combination of final moving preparations, as well as a few adventures for some final happy memories in that place. In that regard this post is no different, but because of the current global situation, we’ve had a few more logistics and obstacles in…
As we’re getting ready to leave, we wanted to share some of our favorite things on Oahu. It’s not easy to sum up all the highlights of the past 3 years, so we’ve broken it down to our top 5 for each category. When we look back on this chapter of our lives, these are…
In our almost 3 years here, we have hiked up many ridges and walked on many beaches. We have marveled at mountain top views, were enchanted by lush forests, saw colorful fish while snorkeling, and gazed at the bright blue water in the sunshine. But my favorite part of this entire island will always be…
Lahaina Noon in Honolulu & Queen Lili’uokalani Botanical Garden | July 2020 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…