Sorry to interrupt my Hawaiian adventures but...
I JUST SENT IN TWO APPLICATIONS FOR EDITORIAL FELLOWSHIPS AND I AM SO EXCITED AND NERVOUS ABOUT IT!!
The end.
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8 years ago
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Hawaii - Day Ten
CHRISTMAS!! I don't know how, but Santa found us all the way in Honolulu!
When you are a grown up, the best part about Christmas is watching really cute little kids open their presents, be totally in awe of it, watch their parents yank it out of their hands and give them another to open so they don't have to sit there all day waiting for him to open his presents.
Andrew and I got kick butt Walnut shirts from Hans. The Walnut is the pride of the Coast Guard because it still manages to float.
Andrew got an ukulele and couldn't put it down. Wow, Santa is amazing.
Andrew and CK played with the little train set.
Us with Airforce One. Because Mr. President was in Hawaii, I got id-ed twice coming into Honolulu. I am an obvious terrorist.
We went through Pali Pass to get to Bellows. When the king of some island was conquering Oahu, there was a terrible battle and about 300 warriors fell off the cliff. Now, you can't get through the pass if you have kalua pig unless you have a warrior with you. Thank goodness we have warrior Dave.
Andrew and I looking dorky.
Andrew looking cool as he jumps off the skim board at Bellows.
This picture is for everyone who said, "I thought you went to Hawaii. Why don't you have a tan, Sarah?" See the rain? Two of the times we went to the beach it was cloudy or rained. Regardless, I went to the beach on Christmas!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
When you are a grown up, the best part about Christmas is watching really cute little kids open their presents, be totally in awe of it, watch their parents yank it out of their hands and give them another to open so they don't have to sit there all day waiting for him to open his presents.
Andrew and I got kick butt Walnut shirts from Hans. The Walnut is the pride of the Coast Guard because it still manages to float.
Andrew got an ukulele and couldn't put it down. Wow, Santa is amazing.
Andrew and CK played with the little train set.
Us with Airforce One. Because Mr. President was in Hawaii, I got id-ed twice coming into Honolulu. I am an obvious terrorist.
We went through Pali Pass to get to Bellows. When the king of some island was conquering Oahu, there was a terrible battle and about 300 warriors fell off the cliff. Now, you can't get through the pass if you have kalua pig unless you have a warrior with you. Thank goodness we have warrior Dave.
Andrew and I looking dorky.
Andrew looking cool as he jumps off the skim board at Bellows.
This picture is for everyone who said, "I thought you went to Hawaii. Why don't you have a tan, Sarah?" See the rain? Two of the times we went to the beach it was cloudy or rained. Regardless, I went to the beach on Christmas!MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hawaii - Day Nine
It is Christmas Eve!!
This is a tree mold. Back in the day when the lava was flowing by our bed and breakfast, a tree got in the way. The lava went around it and then the tree caught fire. Now there is a hole in that pile of lava where the tree was. Cool, huh?
We went back to Volcanoes National Park and checked out some more stuff. This is a steam vent where rain water is heated by the intense geothermal heat. And then people throw money in the holes.
Andrew looking at the volcano.
There she blows!
Me looking at the volcano.
The sulfur banks looked (and smelled) a whole lot like Yellowstone. So if you want to see sulfur all over rocks and smell rotten eggs, save yourself some money and go to Wyoming instead.
Then we went to the zoo. This parrot had a whole list of words that he could say. Andrew and I kept repeating, "Aloha! Aloha!" And he just stared at us. Suddenly, the parrot exclaimed, "Barbara!" Random.
Pretty flowers. :)
The white tiger, Namaste. He is the reason we went to the zoo. This zoo was comparable to the Willow Park Zoo in Logan, but bigger and had something cool. Well, Willow Park does have an albino porcupine.
And then we flew "home" to Oahu to celebrate Christmas Eve Storrer style - in our PJs.
Hans and Sheree's idea of the warm glow of a cozy fire.
Here are several things to note. Hans looks possessed. CK almost has his finger up his nose. Alura is embarrassed of her "Moo-ey Christmas and Udderly Good New Year" shirt. And I actually got to see real live missionaries! That's cuz in Utah there is like one companionship to 20 stakes.
Andrew and Hans really like CK's new car track.
This is a tree mold. Back in the day when the lava was flowing by our bed and breakfast, a tree got in the way. The lava went around it and then the tree caught fire. Now there is a hole in that pile of lava where the tree was. Cool, huh?
We went back to Volcanoes National Park and checked out some more stuff. This is a steam vent where rain water is heated by the intense geothermal heat. And then people throw money in the holes.
Andrew looking at the volcano.
There she blows!
Me looking at the volcano.
The sulfur banks looked (and smelled) a whole lot like Yellowstone. So if you want to see sulfur all over rocks and smell rotten eggs, save yourself some money and go to Wyoming instead.
Then we went to the zoo. This parrot had a whole list of words that he could say. Andrew and I kept repeating, "Aloha! Aloha!" And he just stared at us. Suddenly, the parrot exclaimed, "Barbara!" Random.
Pretty flowers. :)
The white tiger, Namaste. He is the reason we went to the zoo. This zoo was comparable to the Willow Park Zoo in Logan, but bigger and had something cool. Well, Willow Park does have an albino porcupine.And then we flew "home" to Oahu to celebrate Christmas Eve Storrer style - in our PJs.
Hans and Sheree's idea of the warm glow of a cozy fire.
Here are several things to note. Hans looks possessed. CK almost has his finger up his nose. Alura is embarrassed of her "Moo-ey Christmas and Udderly Good New Year" shirt. And I actually got to see real live missionaries! That's cuz in Utah there is like one companionship to 20 stakes.
Andrew and Hans really like CK's new car track.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Hawaii - Day Eight
We flew to the Big Island in the morning for the wedding at the Kona Temple.
More plumerias - they are so beautiful!
A Nativity scene. :) Yay Christmas. It is weird to be jacket-less and to know that it is Christmastime.
Me in front of the Temple.
Andrew by a mossy wall.
We were able to go to the Temple and do a session before the sealing. Then we went to the sealing. It was so nice to go to the Temple, and the sealing was beautiful. There is something about going to one and feeling all of those happy feelings that you felt at your own. :)
Andrew and I with Philip's siblings and siblings-in-law.
Fresh from the Temple! Yay for the happy couple.
The families. I love Keola's pose.
Philip's family.
Phil and his two best men - Andrew and the tall kid (I don't remember his name). The contrast in heights makes me so happy.
Phil, his brothers, and his best men.
And then the guys had to lift up Phil and Keola on the chairs and it was so funny.
The Love Boat - only in Hawaii.
Then, Andrew and I headed to Volcanoes National Park. Our drive from Kona was really interesting. We passed through about five climate zones - dry, tropical, volcano flow, juniper-tree-like, grassy plain for cattle grazing, and more tropical. It was so crazy! I loved all the wild, overgrown poinsettia bushes growing along the road. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of them.
As we rounded the tip of the island, we suddenly could see...
The plume of Kilauea!
And then we reached Volcanoes National Park.
This is the crater. You can see the path for the Kilauea Iki hike. It would have been so cool to go walk around there and see the steam, but the park didn't want hikers to go around because the Sulfur Dioxide levels were so high. Plus, it was starting to get dark.
This is the jungle in the park (climate change from much of the island!):
Andrew by the jungle foliage.
Me in the Thurston Lava Tube. Part of the tube had lights in it, but we got to a part that you needed a flashlight for, which we didn't pack. We'll remember a flashlight for our next vacation.
We went a little way on a hike called Desolation Trail. I am trying to look desolate. I think I just look stupid.
Then we went on the Chain of Craters drive until it got dark. It was amazing to see how deep and huge all of these craters were.
Then, we drove to Pahoa where we could go to see the lava flow into the ocean. I was disappointed. I hoped that we would get to go up close and actually see the lava splashing into the water. The only thing that you can see is the steam created when the lava touches the water and the red glow is the reflection of the lava on the steam. Amazing, yes, but not what I expected.
Remember how we didn't bring a flashlight? That came back to haunt us. To get to the lava viewing site, we had to walk about a mile on lava flow. It was rough and black (which made it harder to see) and we didn't have a flashlight. Plus, we both wore our flip flops, actually, in Hawaii they are called slippers, so we had inappropriate footwear. But it sure was fun!
More plumerias - they are so beautiful!
A Nativity scene. :) Yay Christmas. It is weird to be jacket-less and to know that it is Christmastime.
Me in front of the Temple.
Andrew by a mossy wall.
We were able to go to the Temple and do a session before the sealing. Then we went to the sealing. It was so nice to go to the Temple, and the sealing was beautiful. There is something about going to one and feeling all of those happy feelings that you felt at your own. :)
Andrew and I with Philip's siblings and siblings-in-law.
Fresh from the Temple! Yay for the happy couple.
The families. I love Keola's pose.
Philip's family.
Phil and his two best men - Andrew and the tall kid (I don't remember his name). The contrast in heights makes me so happy.
Phil, his brothers, and his best men.
And then the guys had to lift up Phil and Keola on the chairs and it was so funny.
The Love Boat - only in Hawaii.Then, Andrew and I headed to Volcanoes National Park. Our drive from Kona was really interesting. We passed through about five climate zones - dry, tropical, volcano flow, juniper-tree-like, grassy plain for cattle grazing, and more tropical. It was so crazy! I loved all the wild, overgrown poinsettia bushes growing along the road. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of them.
As we rounded the tip of the island, we suddenly could see...
The plume of Kilauea!And then we reached Volcanoes National Park.
This is the crater. You can see the path for the Kilauea Iki hike. It would have been so cool to go walk around there and see the steam, but the park didn't want hikers to go around because the Sulfur Dioxide levels were so high. Plus, it was starting to get dark.
This is the jungle in the park (climate change from much of the island!):
Andrew by the jungle foliage.
Me in the Thurston Lava Tube. Part of the tube had lights in it, but we got to a part that you needed a flashlight for, which we didn't pack. We'll remember a flashlight for our next vacation.
We went a little way on a hike called Desolation Trail. I am trying to look desolate. I think I just look stupid.
Then we went on the Chain of Craters drive until it got dark. It was amazing to see how deep and huge all of these craters were.Then, we drove to Pahoa where we could go to see the lava flow into the ocean. I was disappointed. I hoped that we would get to go up close and actually see the lava splashing into the water. The only thing that you can see is the steam created when the lava touches the water and the red glow is the reflection of the lava on the steam. Amazing, yes, but not what I expected.
Remember how we didn't bring a flashlight? That came back to haunt us. To get to the lava viewing site, we had to walk about a mile on lava flow. It was rough and black (which made it harder to see) and we didn't have a flashlight. Plus, we both wore our flip flops, actually, in Hawaii they are called slippers, so we had inappropriate footwear. But it sure was fun!
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