Hawaii day 3 and 4

 

Fruit, Yogurt, and Granola are my favorite things to eat.


Freezing at the falls



Hiking at the falls, there were many places to take pictures.

Kaitlyn was scared to jump off the rock, so Brian jumped with her.

Matsumoto's shaved ice

Eric and I at Pearl Harbor

Leonards Bakery is the Best

Malasadas at Leonards Bakery

We are still in Hawaii, and it's a very laid-back atmosphere compared to the busy life of Arizona. Eric has been able to relax and not worry about work (he's only been on his cell phone a few times), and he gets to sleep in if he wants to. Kaitlyn and Brian are fun to be with, I told them yesterday that I have not belly laughed in so long, and with them, it's an ongoing thing, and over the silliest things. I find myself thinking less and less of the VILLAIN while here. It still lingers in my head but at least not as much as when I am home. I'm going to work on that when I get home.

Our days have been filled with food, water, and exercise. We ate malasadas. If you've never had one, they are heaven in your mouth, much like a doughnut (but better, much, much better). They are filled with either chocolate pudding, coconut cream, or bavarian cream. Eric got the month's flavor, and it was filled with guava cream. Or you can just eat them plain with cinnamon sugar on top. We always look forward to having Malasadas when we come to Hawaii, and Leonards Bakery is the best.

We had shaved ice at Matsumoto's, a lot of the famous actors have eaten here, and we love it too. Brian and Kaitlyn said it was the best-shaved ice, and Eric agreed. 

Pearl Harbor was a great way to spend our Sunday afternoon; we saw many LDS people there, probably because it was free of charge and an excellent way to spend some family time together without going to the beach. Yesterday we hiked up to the falls; I watched Kaitlyn and Brian get in the water and decided I would not do that to my body. From the look on Kaitlyn's face, I could tell it was freezing. Kaitlyn and Brian swam to the falls. We took some great pictures of them. Then I was waiting with a towel for her when she got out of the water. After much coaxing, I was talked into swimming with Eric to the falls. Yes, it was freezing, but Kaitlyn was right when she said I need to take more risks and try more things, NO REGRETS. I'm glad I did it but was even more pleased when I was safe on the shore with a towel around my shivering body. I have never been in a swimsuit without a tan, I looked down at my body and decided that everything would look better with a tan, but I just don't care anymore about that; I'm happy to be alive and in Hawaii with the ones I love.