Aloha And More

The summer temperatures had barely cooled off last fall when Hubby Tony and I were invited to join Son Brian's family for a midwinter break trip to Hawaii again this year. It didn't take us long to accept.

Last year we visited Son Tony in the Central Valley before flying with them to Oahu, then did some couple's activities after saying goodbye to Brian's family.

This year Tony and I scheduled time on Oahu before Brian's family arrived. We explored the city, toured Pearl Harbor, bought multi-day passes to a hop on, hop off trolley and rode several of the routes. We ate our way around town-Hawaiian dishes, seafood, udon, ramen, as well as sandwiches, burgers, and pizza.

Once Brian's family arrived we packed up our things and moved to a resort complex where we spent a lot of time waterside-both at the pool and the beach. Unfortunately, I picked up some bug which kept me company off and on the rest of the trip. I spent time by myself resting, then rejoined the family as my body would allow.

We flew back to San Jose with Brian's family, then got a rental car and drove to Son Tony's house to hang out with his family. There we went to the park, got invited to an informal family party, and went to church with them. All too soon it was time to pack the car back up and head to the airport for the flight home.

Five years ago today: They Don't Call It Fat Tuesday For Nothing