The Happenings of January 2019 New Year’s Eve/Day has always been my favorite holiday. I love everything about it — reminiscing over the past year, wondering where we’ll be a year from now, and dreaming up goals and plans for the coming months. While the goals may or may not be accomplished, a new year…
Hiking the Aiea Ridge Trail to the Aiea Summit | January 2019 Back in our first month of living on Oahu, we hiked the Aiea Loop Trail and enjoyed the easy walk through the woods, filled vegetation that was then unfamiliar to us. About halfway through the loop, we veered off on a side trail…
Christmas 2018 in Hawaii | Holiday Stand Down | December 2018 The last few weeks of 2018 were exactly what we needed — Curtis had a very light schedule and we had plenty of time to relax and spend time together. I remember enjoying holiday stand down last year, but this year it felt so…
Here’s what the past month has looked like for us: November 26-29 | Curtis works 12+ hours every day. November 29 | Curtis comes home from work, stays up all night to adjust to night schedule. November 30-December 13 | Curtis works every single night, 14+ hour shifts, sometimes not able to come home. December 13…
Hiking Diamond Head | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific | November 2018 Ever since I hiked Diamond Head with my family last spring, I have been teasing Curtis about how he hadn’t yet hiked it. Every time we would do a hike in the Ko’olaus with views of Honolulu and the South shore of…
