Hawaii-a synopsis

We have returned from Hawaii after a very scary flight home. So I decided to summarize our trip in one of my favorite ways. . . a list.


4-number of different wildlife animals we saw in the wild. . .whales, sharks, turtles, and seals
1-movie star that was seen at Waikiki Beach (Cameron Diaz for all who are wondering)
50-minute beach massage that Katie and I received. We were like movie stars!
8 -days we were there
2-days we went surfing
3 -nights spent grilling out on Katie's "lanai" or patio for mainland residents
many-table topic discussions that were had, thanks to Katie's birthday present to me
0-marriage proposals for anyone
45-minutes it took for us to recover from sea sickness after going out in a boat to swim with sharks
8-hours it took to fly to Hawaii
2-hours a man spent collapsed on the floor of our plane after passing out on the way home.
2-oxygen tanks the stewardess and doctor went through with him
25-minutes we were in turbulence so bad I literally thought we were dying
100-times Dan told me to calm down, get a hold of myself, and pray
5-hours behind in time that Hawaii is to Missouri
1256-pm, time it is right now that I am still awake
756pm-time my body thinks it is because it's still on Hawaii time
700-times I thought about not coming back and just finding a job out there
18-comments i received at work today about how tan I was
1-real coconut I sent back to the kids through the mail
0-people who could identify it was a coconut
20-people at work who need to get out more and know what a coconut is
930-latest time we went to bed while in Hawaii
2-times we ate at Maui Tacos..mmmm.
500-minutes spent analyzing boys, with a boys input
1-number from a friend who lives in hawaii that i had accidentally deleted from my phone book so couldn't get in touch with her :(
countless-times we were guided by the motto"follow the sun"
priceless-the many memories we have from that trip



*If anyone would like to see pics from the trip (which include, sharks, seals, surfing, beautiful scenery, etc) email me at smorefield@gmail.com and I'll send you a link to them.