Day 1 - Arrival It was finally time! I feel like we’d been waiting for this trip for so long! A couple of weeks before we left, Bonnie called me to see how much Ohana was going to cost. She didn’t want to spend a fortune and...
Day 9 - Last Day at the Most Gorgeous Beach Ever! Last day! Sadness. But what a beautiful day it was. We had no real plans except to enjoy every second. Because, well - this. As soon as Chase saw the kayaks on our back porch, he was...
Day 8 - Driving Up the Coast to Bellows I slept til 8:30 today! Woot! We were fully adjusted to the time zone now that our trip was almost done! We got dressed and watched soccer on TV of course Today we were moving to Bellows Air Force...
Day 7 - Leaving Aulani! Today we were leaving Aulani! Sadness. But we weren’t leaving Hawaii, so that was good! The World Cup was officially starting today, so our plan was to find somewhere to watch it during lunch and then head out. I decided I needed more...
Day 6 - Manoa Falls Hike Today we were hiking again! This time we were going to Manoa Falls. Some of Jurassic Park actually was filmed here and you could totally tell! Waiting for Stephen to park the car. We're off! Can't you see Jurassic Park happening here? Tiny tiny...
Day 5 - Resort Day Today was a day at the resort (mostly) and somehow I only managed to take phone pictures! I guess my camera needed a day off? So this is a pretty short update! Ally and I went down to the pool as soon...
Day 4 - The North Shore and Turtles! Today we were going to the North Shore! Yay! Our lose goals were turtles, Shave Ice from Masumoto, and a shrimp truck. We stopped in a little shopping center for Chase. He was looking for some shoes from the...
Day 3 - Hiking to Kaena Point I woke up early again! Stephen was up this morning and I think he was running? I can’t remember. I went out onto the verandah to have my breakfast. Hidden Mickey in the bedspread! And in the bench! Today we were going...
Day 2 - Gorgeous Resort Day We were in bed pretty late, but with the time change and strong desire to see Aulani in the daylight, there was no way I was sleeping in. I think I was up by 6. I snuck out to the...
Day 1 – Travel Day! The day was here!! We were finally going to Hawaii! We had visited Hawaii a couple of times before (Stephen even lived there for two years when he was young), but this was our first Aulani visit! I had seen Aulani...
Day 4 - Departure I woke up at 7:30 and finished packing. Hello St. Lucia! I took a laundry price list! It was not cheap. Don’t do laundry! Lol I also took a picture of the room service menu which was available in concierge and butler level rooms: One last...
Day 3 - Relaxing My alarm woke me up at midnight! Oops! I forgot I had Palo reservations to make for someone! And that is why I set alarms! Made them and went back to sleep until 6. Then I snoozed off and on for a little...
Day 2 - Classes and Tours of Three Resorts! Today was a full day of marketing and tours. I was sleeping hard when my alarm went off at 6. I was quiet surprised when I realized this morning there were no plugs in the bathroom! Only a...
Day 1 - Travel and Arrival The few days leading up to this trip were a little crazy as Hurricane Danny developed. Jenell had texted me to see if I’d seen it a few days before we left. I had, but I was thinking about any...
Day 3 - Resort and Catamaran Today, we had big plans, but not until 1:30. Before that we were exploring! We had breakfast in the Italian buffet. We ended up running into one of the Sandals execs who ate with us, so I didn’t want to take...