Deja Vu

Hello again friends! It is Thursday evening and we are finally in Hawaii. We left on Monday evening and flew into Las Vegas for two fun-filled, relaxing days (sarcasm). I kept wondering why I wasn't having as much fun in Vegas as I used to as a 21 year old. I have never been so thankful to leave a place as I was on Wednesday morning! However, our flight to Honolulu left a lot to be desired. It was a full, squished 6 hour flight where I'm pretty sure 90% of the passengers had ADHD....up, down, up, down, can you get up, I need to get my bag, can we switch seats, squirrel, are we there yet, etc. Also, there was a tv crew filming a new show to be aired on CBS called "Game on a Plane". They described it as Cash Cab but in the air. Everyone was expected to cheer and yell and high five the contestants as they ran down the aisle to play trivia. I did nothing of the sort, except give dirty looks and try to fall asleep.

 We finally arrived around 6 pm and my mom came and picked us up from the airport. Remember, she loves Hawaii as much as I do! She has already been here for a week, staying in my apartment, and warming the place up for me :) She has since checked into the Hilton Hawaiian Village where she and Jaden will live a life they have grown accustom to (until Monday at least). Chris and I unpacked our suitcases and were asleep by 9 pm. Can you say party animals?!

 Today was our first "real" day here and we didn't waste one second! Chris and I were at Safeway by 7 am to grocery shop (hello, five hour time difference) and by about 10 am we were ready to hit the beach. My mom leaves on Monday (sorry, Jaden) and she really wanted to go to the North Shore. We packed up all the necessities and headed out. Jaden spent a majority of the time on his boogie board, while Chris, Peggy, and I worked on our tans. We had a really good time up there and wrapped our day up with some yummy Mexican food. I'm exhausted so I'll write more tomorrow. By the way, I got a "real" camera a few months ago and I'm attempting to teach myself how to use it. By real, I mean not an iPhone. I'll post some photos below of my photography attempts. If any of you know anything about photography, please look at my pictures and tell me what I'm doing wrong (or right, if anything). I'm so not good with stuff like this!

Aloha!