• Early October Update

    Another couple of weeks gone, another update for you all… Chuck was working crazy, crazy hours a couple of weeks back trying to wrap up his consulting gig so we didn’t really have much family fun time. I went swimming with our landlady that Tuesday and that was the most…

  • We on Sea

    On Friday, Chuck took a break from work and we went for our first kayak voyage. We rented a 2 person kayak and headed out. There was a pod of spinner dolphins playing at the edge of the bay but by the time we got out there, they were headed…

  • Mixed Emotions

    Today has been such a sad day.  It’s surreal that its been 10 whole years since September 11th.  I still remember so many events of that day vividly.  Maybe it’s because it’s the 10th year anniversary or maybe because I’m no longer in DC and can finally step back and…

  • Hawaiian Culture: More than Ukuleles and Hula

    One of the things we looked forward to with the move was the chance to live differently.  Besides evolving our home living, we have also been really involved in the culture here. No, I don’t mean hula, luaus, and playing the ukelele.  While those things are all part of Hawaiian…