Post #319158 by Zaya on Tue, Jul 17, 2007 12:46 AM

On 2007-07-02 23:52, GROG wrote:
Damn!!! A helicopter ride and then off to Hawaii for a week! Will you adopt GROG?

On 2007-07-07 13:34, pdrake wrote:
wow, adopt me, too. i was happy to share. i'm glad you enjoyed it. it was a pleasure to see you again.

Awwwwww, of course I'll adopt you guys! My son always wanted brothers! :)

Hi Clarita, it's nice to hear from you! We definitely like to have adventures around here. I think it's easier to do stuff when you have just one child. I'm thinking that might be ending soon now that I'm adopting GROG and pdrake though. I don't know if I can afford to take 3 "boys" on big adventures like that! We might have to start vacationing in lovely Tijuana, or somewhere close like that since it's much less expensive than Hawaii. Don't tell Grog and pdrake though. :wink:

So we're back from vacation! We spent 6 days on Oahu, and had an amazing time. I went with my son, my sister, her boyfriend and our cousin. We had all kinds of adventures while we were there, and were even able to meet up with some fellow TCers too. Here's some pictures of the fun!

This was the view from the balcony of our hotel suite...

In the mornings we could even see the elephants at the zoo from way up there!

This was the view from my room itself...

Of course we spent some time (and money!) at the International Marketplace.

We also were able to check out the Thor Stor right there next to the marketplace. It was great to meet Max (Moai) at the store, and he invited us over to the La Mariana Sailing Club where a few TCers were getting together. Here's some shots from the Thor Stor...

I saw some familiar faces on the shelves at the Thor Stor! Check these out Benzart!

Here are some shots from our fun night at the La Mariana Sailing Club. That place was absolutely beautiful. There was so much to see, great music, great food, and even better company! Here I am with my good friend Freddie. (House of Ku) It was so great to finally meet you! Cheers!

Our group shot...

Check out who was sitting right next to us! It was great meeting everyone! :)

The rest of the time we pretty much spent at the beach soaking up the sun, swimming, snorkeling with the sea turtles, trekking up to Waimea Bay Falls, went to a luau, and even went on an Outrigger Canoe ride!

While in the marketplace we were checking out places to have lunch, and when I walked into this cafe I looked at the menu, and then realized someone was staring back at me!

Here's a closer look.....

Benzart, did you know you are everywhere? :)

Since Buzzy couldn't come on vacation with us I took some sunset pictures for him while we were there...

I took about 300 pictures on our vacation, but I think I'd crash everyone's computers if I posted them all! We were able to attend the Oceanside Chop Chop the next day after we got back, and had a great time seeing everyone. So now I'm back to work, and I think I need a vacation from my vacation. It's definitely time to start planning the our next adventure! :)

Zaya