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Oh man I had the absolute BEST time in Hawaii!! This is gonna be a long one!! I'm not even sure where to begin. Here's what I'm going to do. I will explain day by day what we did, and then just post all my pics at the end, and hopefully in chronological order.

Thursday..

I got up at 5:30am, did some last minute packing, and then Sandi's mom and stepdad picked me up at 7:30. We checked in at the airport and got on our flight at 11:00am pacific time. The plane ride seemed to take forever. Anyway, Hawaii time is 3 hours behind California's time, in case you folks didn't know that. We arrived in Honolulu around 12:50pm Hawaii time, and got to our hotel around 2pm. Then we decided to buy a sandwich downstairs at the ABC store for lunch (well I did, Sandi ate something on the plane) and headed for the beach. After playing in the water for a few hours, we decided to walk along the main drag. I can't remember the name of the street, but oh well. We happened upon Cheeseburger In Paradise like a block away. It was SOOOO good. Yumfest. So good we ate there again on Sunday afternoon. Haha. We walked the rest of the strip, then went back to the hotel and went sleepy. Oh man our beds were sooooo comfy, it was so hard to get up in the morning, let me tell ya.



Landing in Honolulu.


I got lei'd at the airport. By a girl. First time for everything I guess. Did you get that one?


That bed was way too comfy.


View from one balcony.. Diamond Head Crater behind me.


View from other balcony.. Waikiki Beach in the background.


Some beach bum took this one.


Our hotel from the beach.


Beautiful sunset.


Yummmy pina colada!


Yeah this guy was interesting. Haha.

Friday...
We literally had to get up at the bootycrack of dawn on Friday. I woke up at 5am. Sandi woke up around 5:30ish. We had to be out at the bus stop in back of the hotel by 6:15am. Why? We were going on a daylong tour/excursion that kicked major butt. Our tourdriver Rocky was so awesome. He first took us to Pearl Harbor and we spent a few hours there. Then he took us all around the island to places like the Dole Pineapple Plantation, the North Shore, and even took us for free macadamia nut samples. So much fun. We saw lots of great beaches, and even sped past Tom Selleck's house. Oh and the property used as "Robin's Nest" on Magnum P.I. You know, the house Higgins lived in.. the old guy. Anyway, we saw so much stuff and didn't even get back until 5pm. I could go on and on about all the neat stuff we did, but that would take absolutely forever. Once we got back we headed for the beach again and played in the water for a few more hours. I had bought a water volleyball thing the night before so we had fun playing with that. Afterwards we proceeded with lots more shopping and topped it off with a late dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. That is my new favorite restaurant. Oh god it's freakin great. I'm in love.

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I took a really scary and pretty hard to see video at like 5:30am. I was hyper and not wearing pants.


Rainbow I saw in line to get into Pearl Harbor.


Part of the U.S.S. Arizona still submerged at Pearl Harbor, and yes it's still leaking oil that's on the surface.


U.S.S. Missouri


Pearl Harbor Memorial wall.


Hugging a palm tree on the North Shore with Sanddawg.


Was I trying to part the Sea? I don't know, but that water is gorgeous.


Lots of vegetation


Mmmm pineapple soft-serve ice cream stuff.


Self explanatory


Cute sailor on the boat on the way to Pearl Harbor.


Part of this mountain/hill was used in Karate Kid II in the tea drinking scene.. well from really far away. There ya go Kimmie.


More beautiful beach.


It was kinda windy.


Wendy I can fly!!


We look cute in this one.


With our tour guide Rocky.


This is called the Crouching Lion.


I wrote my name in the sand.


When Lisa attacks!!

On Saturday we also had loads of fun. We went to the Honolulu Zoo and saw all kinds of neat animals there. It was about a block away from the hotel so it was perfect. Later on in the afternoon/evening we went to see Audio Adrenaline, Mercy Me, Christian rapper T-Bone and comedian Bob Smiley at Waikiki Shell. The music and comedy all had a special message of Jesus and the all of them touched my heart. It was amazing. What was even cooler was that Sandi had emailed the local Christian radio station a month ago.. and the morning show hosts Dave and Kim that were there introducing the bands read her email out loud. She got to meet Dave, and he gave her a free shirt. After the show Sandi really wanted to meet Audio Adrenaline but they left the venue really early. She was really bummed since this was their LAST SHOW EVER. Mark has had probs with his vocal cords so they decided to call it quits after 16 years. But boy was Sandi in for a surprise the next day!!



Milking a fake cow at the zoo.


Elephant!


Really really loud gibbon!!


Meerkat


I forgot what this is called, but he's so cute.


Tortoise


Petting a billy goat.


Be afraid, be very afraid.


Cute little chimp.


View from the zoo. Gorgeous.


Here we are before the concert.


Sandi with Dave from the 95.5 The Fish morning show.


Pretty rainbow during the show.


Comedian Bob Smiley


Getting emotional after the show.


So did Sandi apparently. LOL


Me and comedian Bob Smiley.

Sunday.. oh what a day...

On Saturday night after the show Sandi had talked to a member of the Audio A tour group. (The ones who paid two grand to hang with the band for like 4 days) We found out that the band members would be surfing on the beach on Sunday morning. So we decided to do a stakeout, try to blend in and maybe get an autograph/pic. Well it worked. We got pictures and autographs from Will (bass player), Mark (lead singer) and Ben (drummer). It was so awesome, and they were so nice. Afterwards we went and played in the ocean for a few more hours. In the afternoon we ate lunch at Cheeseburger In Paradise again (I've never had a better cheeseburger) and did last minute shopping. Then we went to the luau (celebration, whatever it was called). In line for the luau, Sandi spotted Tyler, who plays guitar/sings. She didn't want to look like a goober and didn't want to lose her place in line so she asked me to go get his attention. That's exactly what I did. He is soooo cute. He gave Sandi an autograph and took pics with both of us. During the luau Sandi and I were seated with tables full of Japanese people, and all the Audio A folks were on the other side. This was pretty entertaining, since we had to pose for a pic or two with some interesting Japanese tourists. So funny. After the show I got pics with most of the male cast members. May I admit the majority of them were downright sexy. Oh man. Whew. Getting hot in here. Afterwards, we hung out in our room and did some packing, since we had to leave at 8am the next day.


Sleeping beauty. I flatter myself sometimes.


Waterfall pic.


Me and Will from Audio A.


Me and Will from Audio A.


Me and Ben from Audio A.


Me and Tyler from Audio A.


Hangin with the Japanese tourists.


Just a slew of hot guys...










This guy was juggling and eating fire. Whew.




This guy looks just like Al in production here at my fulltime job. Sounds like James Earl Jones though. Good deep voice.

Monday.. :(

Alas, on Monday morning we left. Got up at 7, showered, finished cramming into my suitcase, and waited outside for the shuttle to the airport. So sad. We had an absolutely fantastic time and I'll never forget it. Never! I miss Hawaii already.


Coral reefs. Everything on that island is simply beautiful.

31 hours till boarding.... yay

YES!!!

1. In approximately 31 hours I will be boarding my plane to Hawaii. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!! AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!! I'M ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL AND I THINK I LIKE IT!!! I just quoted the Pointer Sisters, but who cares? Life is fantastic. Magnificent. I'm hyper.
   
2. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning and yes I'm going today. Went for 15 miles on the recumbant bike, took about 40 minutes. I was sweatin all over the place. Whoo thank god for deoderant.
   

NO! (LOL)

1. I won't be Myspacin/Bloggin till probably anywhere from Monday/Wednesday of next week. When I get back to Cali I'll probably upload pics onto Photobucket/Myspace, but I won't blog right away. I'll have lots to cover. The very next morning I'm leavin to stay in Lodi for a day and a half with Kimmie, to wreak havoc out there. (Totally 80s sleepover!!!! Whoooooo!!!) So I won't have time for full-on blogging. Now on my trip I might be on AIM here and there, but not much. Won't be on Myspace at all. I doubt I'll be bored, folks. Sorry devoted Lisa blog/survey fans.
   

This is short and sweet, I'm just too excited, folks. Have fun on the mainland!!!!

Amen!

YES!!

1. Only 2 days until vacation from work, and 3 days until I leave for Hawaii!!! I'm so excited. Only drawback is I'm compressing my Bible study, doing like 3-4 days worth at once. Read like 8 chapters of the book of Daniel tonight. Whew, lots of idol worshipping kings, crazy dreams predicting Revelations.. crazy stuff. Also people standing up for their faith. That in itself is awesome. I love learning about the Bible, it's just that 2 1/2 hrs of focused Bible study makes my brain hurt a little. LOL
2. I had a pretty cool weekend. Friday night I ate dinner at home, then went to Kohls/Bed Bath and Beyond with Amy and looked at bedding. So darn exciting. Afterward I went to my place. Cathy and TJ hung out for an hour, then left of course. I made myself a mudslide, but went to bed by like 10:30pm. Saturday wasn't too thrilling either. I hung with Cathy, TJ, Jeff and Alicia for a while but went home early and fell asleep. Noelle was having an impromtu party at her place, and I feel bad for missing it. But I was really pooped.
   
3. Went to the gym on Friday morning, and Sunday afternoon. I'm planning on going tonight and Tuesday evening, if Cathy stays on the ball. If she's feeling tired, I'll just go on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. There's a gym at the hotel in Hawaii, but I'm going to be really busy and trying to relax. I'll save the workouts for when I get back, probably.
   

Waah

1. I feel bad because I missed little Joey's baptism on Sunday morning. I had to work, did an airshift. I feel guilty since I've missed church for what seems like years just for work. I know God understands (I'm hoping), and someday soon I'll be going back. I miss Pastor Gary, he's pretty funny.
   
2. Still feeling like a Fatty McFat Fat lately, but what else is new? Boo.
   

6 more days baby

whoopee

1. Weekends rock!! I love weekends, and the weekend is upon us. I have no clue what I'm doing besides working my parttime gigs, but it's going to be marvelous.
   
2. A week from now I'll be chillin in Hawaii, probably snoozing by now. We have to get up that Friday at like 5am so we can be on the tour bus by 6:15am, so yeah. I think we'll be too excited to sleep a whole 8 hours though. :)
3. Went to the gym on Tuesday night, and I'm going again this morning. I've found that the recumbant bike gives me a harder workout then the treadmill so I'm going to be switching off between the two when I go.
   

Oh well..

1. My weight still won't dip below 200, and it's driving me nuts. I'm about to go on vacation and I'm going to try not to go over the deep end in Cheaterville there in Hawaii. LOL. It's still a vacation and there's so much good food there, so I don't know. There's also a gym there at the hotel, if I have time I may do a workout or two. Maybe.
   
2. I've been eating a lot of crap ... went to Chilis with Cathy and Amy on Thursday night and pigged out.. got chicken club tacos and a salad. Could have been worse I suppose. Earlier in the day after takin my mom to the doctor she treated us to McDonalds. I was good and got a yogurt parfait and a sausage mcgriddle. I haven't eaten any of them yet. The yogurt is for later this morning on my shift, and I'm eating the mcgriddle when I get back from the gym. I'm not goin to bed today until after noon since my dad has a doctor appt at 11am today. Yes I admit the mcgriddle is evil, but it's better to eat it when I know I'm not eating a lot for quite a few hours.