An Update on Life and Times

Well, times go on. I posted a lot in the past, but I think I was more exciting and adventurous then. I'm going to have to make a concerted effort to change my sedentary ways. It isn't like I don't do anything-i scarcely have free time, but whether it is interesting enough to blog about, that is another matter... I do suppose I could mention a bit about Hawaii. We were there Aug 7-17 - this time visiting the Big Island and Oahu. Stayed close to Waikiki Beah and swam early in the morning before all the other vacationers made it out - you know, 9:30-11:00 sort of thing. The water was so full of salt! Saltiest water I've been in and you could just float in the upright position - definitely an odd feeling. We hiked Diamond Head and drove around 2/3 of the island throughout the day. In downtown Waikiki we were quite suprised at how many different cultures of people were there on the main drag. It was expensive, our pockets felt like they had holes in them. You walk down the street and you see name brand stores of every kind and English in Not the primary language - it is a tourist town and definitely the most 'un-hawaiian' feeling town I've been to thus far. It was more like New York City of the Pacific. Alas though, that was only the last 2 days. The week before was spent at Joel's folks house :) We drove up to 9,000 feet and watched the sunset over the ocean and through a beacon of clouds - it was gorgeous. AND! This time I got to see Lava - from a safe viewing distance I assure you. It was neat to see this swirling vortex of steam as the lava entered the ocean off in the distance...
As for other items of note - we got to see Joel's sister's third child - Robyn - a little boy. He was a cutie at 4 weeks old and the other two at 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 were adorable! Oh to think that this was only a month ago... Hmm. I seem to be missing some days. This is all I've got for now.

I'm reading the Omnivore's Dilemna at the moment and... it is calling to me. I do have a few pictures to show though!