Hawaii

What a beautiful weekend! Sunshine and warm temps lifted our winter blahs! We played at the pool, the beach, then back to the other pool-it made for a hard day's work.

Arrived in Honolulu at 1:30 ish and hit the beach by 2pm ready to work on my tan. Enjoyed a walk through Waikiki before dinner. Dinner was right on the beach at the hotel, tiki torches and ocean breezes.

Early morning power walk for me and run for Michael. We stopped at an art fair on the way back and had breakfast overlooking the ocean- french toast with Coconut Syrup and pineapples, breakfast Mac and Chees and macadamanian nut bread. Pool time, beach time, then back to the pool. Met up with Michael's work friends for a little dinner and enjoyed some Hula music at the Royal Hawaiian.

Sunrise hike to Diamond Head, you have to go early to beat the crowds and heat. About a 45 minute walk to base, then you gotta climb and climb the switchback trail and steep stairs. It was very beautiful and exhilerating. A shaved ice was our treat on the way back. Breakfast at the Hula Grill- Loco Moco is now on my top ten list of favorite comfort foods. A side of Banana Macadamian Nut pancakes topped off the morning. Back to the pool for an afternoon of floating and soaking. Michael got to watch his playoff game with quite a gang of other football fans. He just floated around on his big orange bean bag and watched football-perfect!! A little shopping, then dinner at PFChangs!!

Early breakfast, shopping at the ABC store, YogaAquatics for me (with Mossimo) and run for Michael. One more dip in the pool and then had to head to the airport. It was a whirl of a weekend, but still relaxing and nice to be together.