So today is Day 1 of my trip to Hawai'i! well, k... 1 and a half because i flew in last night! i'm going to do my best to blog about the things that have happened, gone wrong and everything that has gone amazingly right!
where to start?
it took 3 planes to get here. 1 from slc, 1 from las vegas and 1 from LA. and k, i flew all by my self! you have no idea how proud of myself i am right now! and honestly, it wasn't too bad! the worst part was sitting in LAX wondering if i was still in america. long story. short version: only word i could understand from the entire 4 hr layover was "Hawai'i" kinda sad but whatev.
Kaylee goes to school here in Hawai'i (incase you didn't know) and it's going to be her break starting in about 2 hrs. and my birthday was tuesday so.... happy birthday to me! ;)
i knew Kaylee wasn't going to pick me up because she had finals yesterday so her parents were supposed to pick me up which is totally cool because i love them mucho but as i got off the plane and tried to find the baggage claim i started to wonder "what do i do when i see them? do i hug them?" i was worried about the appropriate action when out of nowhere i see this crazy tall skinny tan chick running at me. believe it or not but there was my Kaylee. She had planned to pick me up the whole time and wanted to surprise me. well, SURPRISE!!!! We cried and laughed and hugged for a long time! Man, have i missed that girl! She gave me a beautiful necklace thingy!! we grabbed my suitcase and off we went. The island is beautiful! i can't get over how green everything is! yes, i feel like i'm breathing water but my hair looks semi normal so i can't complain too much!! her parents also live on the island but on the opposite side from where she goes to school. we're going to spend the rest of the trip with them but seeing as she still has finals i'm crashing in her dorm. which is small. like, 1/3 of my room back home. sorry Kk, but it is. i slept on the floor last night which really wasn't bad at all. no cockroaches at me so we're all good! we did stay up till midnight (which is 4am utah time) talking to her old roommate and eating cinnamon rolls which if i could do that every night i would totally go to college! ;) ANYWAY so last night was just crashing. Kaylee finished all her homework. which i must say, is pretty awesome! she got up at 7 this morning for another final and i just slept through that. she came back, we showered and went to subway for breakfast. which btw, chickens are everywhere here. they just wander the parking lots and its just 'normal' here. fact is, it's not normal.
after breakfast we went to the beach and walked and talked and played in the rain. yes, it rains a lot here. but it's like, awesome rain! there are 2 types of rain:
1. its like a soft mist that kinda cools down the humidity and you don't get too wet
2. it pours. like 1 second in the rain and bam, you are drenched. everyone last night broke out their boards and played in the massive puddles. we didn't cause lets face it. Kaylee and i are not going to get sick. not for the next 10 days! next we came back to the dorm, Kaylee took a nap and i started this blog. Kk just barely walked out the door like 5 mins ago for her last final fyi. now i'm debating. take a needed nap or walk 10 mins to the beach and play there. OR walk 10 mins to the beach and take a nap there....hmmmm... so many choices!!! and it's like 1pm here so i really have all day! tonight Kk and i are gonna pack up and go to her parents so maybe i will go to the beach. i do need some color.
honestly nothing amazing has happened yet. it's been more like chill and low key which is way nice! it's also nice to meet all of Kaylee's friends. i've heard all about them but to finally put a face to the name is really nice.
A quote to make you laugh
(while on the plane from slc to las vegas) "Momma, what's that white stuff??" "It's clouds, honey." "but clouds live in the sky!" "We are in the sky." "BUT WE LIVE ON THE GROUND!!!!!"
