6-17-2011
Happy 39th Birthday to me!
Spent the day traveling & finally arriving to a place I've only seen in my dreams-Hawaii!!
After deplaning Rj kept saying "I'm so hot!" - that's tropics weather for you. I just thought it was perfect.
Upon arrival to the baggage claim area- we were met by surprise Leis from my family. How awesome is that! Well THEY are awesome!
No wonder my brother kept saying/texting "keeps watchful eye for your names"...well there were 2 signs...one for the Leis & one for our transport to our home the next 7 days...Hilton Waikoloa Village.
After about 30 mins we enter Waikoloa - there's the Queen's market, some villas & King's Shop (high end stuff). Our resort is at the end of the road. After checking in, taking the tram to our tower, checking out the view & the room (Celeste already claimed the $15.95 Dolphin on the bed), freshening up we headed to Queen's shop to have dinner & buy milk at the local grocery shop. Of course you can never buy JUST milk...but first dinner. We chose to eat at Sansei's: had sushi and the usual stuff. Feeling a bit adventurous I wanted to try a new drink-so I had the Hawaiian Shaved Ice drink...nasty as cough medicine...I'm sticking to what I like...at least with the drinks.
During dinner Rj's slippers broke so we HAD to buy him new ones.As we left the restaurant we were met with rain...tropical rain...you know the wet & humid kind...the kind most people just walk through-but not us! We were shaking like leaves...hahaha! Ended up buying a hat for Celeste, new crocs for both kids (Rj's broke & Celeste's was just nasty looking & old), found a Hawaiian Hello Kitty ( of course I got it-it's my birthday) then headed off to the grocery store. With milk we got breakfast stuff, souvenir stuff (Rj is collecting keychains) and I found more Hello Kitty stuff!!
Returned to the resort & settled in for the night - by this time it was 1230am LA time & kids were exhausted - I did not hear one complaint from either one.
What a wonderful & memorable birthday it has been...more to come.
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