California here we come

I have succeeded in getting Dan addicted to The OC. However, I may have created a monster.
We stayed up until 3 watching it. When I was all ready to leave he started another episode, he tried to do this a second time, but I paused it then left him with the disc so he could finish it (I had already watched it). We will be continuing season 1 tonight. we'll see how that goes.

2012--dun dun dun

So I saw the movie 2012 last night....Not the best movie to watch considering I had a nightmare about tsunamis while I was in Hawaii (I'm now terrified of them) and I also have a phobia of earthquakes. Well tsunami and earthquake sums up what 2012 was about, those two disasters will end the world. After the movie I had a nightmare that I was living the movie and I had to call my family to tell them I loved them, but I was too late to tell Nick (my brother). Love you brother!

Don't see the movie if you're afraid of natural disasters...the two don't mix well.

Big Island, Big Fun!

So for the 3 people that look at this blog...this is gonna be a LOOONG one. Hawaii was sooo much fun! Dan and I were so sad to come home, but unfortunately here we are...back in the freezing desert that is Utah. But at least we have pictures to let us know that our vacation wasn't just a really good dream.

The volcanic eruptions of the past.
didn't flip this one, but it's still cool. this is at Honaunau Bay.

Ralphy's Christmas presents from Dan's aunt Barb.That little squirrel is full of catnip.

I did not teach Ralph to do this.

Doesn't he look thrilled? haha

Fresh of the plane (and after a quick clothes change). It's super humid in Hawaii. When I got off the plane I was like "I'm drowning"! Not really, but it was an adjustment. After Day 1 I go used to it.

Dan was doin a little work. Since we couldn't pick up the rental without Dan's sister (Jodi) we had to sit at the airport for 5 hours until they got there...

My first Hawaiian meal. It was pretty good.

Sick. Dan's fam finally made it! Dan and I were exhausted we had been up since 3am utah time and here it is about 8pm hawaii time.

Our view from the balcony. I watched the waves everyday.

For some reason I look like Jaimie Scott in this pic (but Jaimie is prettier than this). Those flowers are pretty cool.

Christmas! Dan's new bracelet.

Chris!

Joel!

Eli and Evan!

Bryce!

Jodi!

Christopher and our Christmas Tree!

Christmas from Dan and Gina!

I thought this was pretty funny. Joel looks real stressed.

What a good shot.

Beautiful. The sunsets were always this pretty

White Dan

This hurt my pride more than my butt. I would have liked to watch myself when this happened.

Tiki

This is in a recreated Hawaiian village

the King's thinking rock

Geckos were all over the place!

Oh ya. We're both pretty hot!

The volcano

It was sooo green! trees were growing out of trees!

this is not plastic

Cool little walk way

he's not taking a crap. he's just squatting down a bit.

leafy

the lava flows were super cool. I took tons of pictures of them

typical dan

Fresh out of the shower. I didn't blow dry my hair that often.

pretty

do you see the foot ball? Don't be fooled this little pool is super deep and swarming with fish!

Hilo

Helicopter ride. I didn't take a ton of pictures on this due to that fact that I was trying to hold down the pancakes I had that morning. I have never been that motion sick.

lava flowing into the ocean

Rainbow falls. This was my favorite day

the banyan tree. We litteraly spent the rest of the day in this tree.

creepy

even the tiniest vine could hold dan's weight

cute

I Tarzan

Him Turtle

I'm impressed with my camera sometimes. The flowers out there are gorgeous!

another winning sunset

We are on a boat headed out to the submarine. So I thought it would be cool to get a shot of the Island from the ocean instead of the other way around.

The pictures are cool. the sub guy said that red and green are lost after so many feet. But you can still see that there are a lot of fish

BBQ night!

I always look so tired in the pictures

what's weird about this picture, is i did not editing to it at all. it's pretty cool.

Good bye sea village

I was very very very sad to leave. I didn't talk much on the way to the airport.

No I am not an amazing photographer. This bee flew into the picture at the right time.

Oh and who is this with the amazing calves? Oh it's Lance Armstrong!


I hope I can go back really soon. Maybe next time I can take my family I think they would all have a blast out there.