Tuesday, March 16, 2010

home again...

I love to travel...and enjoy our time away...and when it's all over... ...it's always good to come home!

We came home yesterday...to lawns that need mowing...and rhododendrons and daffodils blooming. A white star magnolia is just beginning to bloom...and we all but missed the blossoms of the pink magnolia.

We also missed the grands...and the kids...and invited them all for pizza last night....and caught up on the latest. Emme won a 'gold' at a competitive skipping competition near Seattle over the weekend...spring break had come and gone in our absence...and Maelyn had some new words to try out on us.

Oh...and we missed some sleep the previous night...

...since we caught the 'fly-by-night' WestJet special from Hawaii to Vancouver. We boarded the plane late at night...caught a few winks high in the air...and arrived in Vancouver in time for breakfast. I was ready for bed early last night...and quite enjoyed my own pillows and mattress.

I have also missed all of my blogging friends...and look forward to visiting you at your blog...soon!

And...one of these days I'll take you back to Hawaii...and the best of our Big Island adventures.

Have a terrific Tuesday...

Sunday, March 14, 2010

the sun sets on Kona...

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the LORD is to be praised.
Psalm 113:3

We have been enjoying the most amazing sunsets here on the Kona coast these past few weeks.

One more sunset...and we'll be on our way home.

I'm looking forward to home...and catching up with all those special people that I've been missing.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

a postcard from hapuna beach...

Greetings from Hawaii!

We spent the day at Hapuna Beach...on the Big Island.

Enjoyed the sunshine...the waves...a good book...
and a pina colada smoothie when we were done beaching.

Life is good...