Because sometimes you just need to go to Hawaii!!!

Hawaii is my favorite place on the planet. I am so lucky I get to go there almost every year because my hubby teaches workshops there at the University of Hawaii. He travels there at least twice a year. I try to go at least once a year or every other year. This time I spent ten days there. It was the longest break from life that I have had in a long time and I had a wonderful time. Here are a few pics to share with you all from my trip. My hubby likes to take photos of me jumping. This photo is at Waialae Beach Park in Oahu. It is a very special place to us because this is where we got married in 2010. :)



...and psssss next door to this park is a dolphin pool. They are such amazing creatures. So smart...love them! :)



Our morning waking view of Diamond Head. :)



I went to the Waikiki Aquarium and met Moka the Hawaiian monk seal. His trainer is doing a check on him. :)



Here he is swimming. He is sooooo cute and 26 years old. I love him. :)



I turned another year older when I was there. We ate at my favorite place Irafune...garlic crab to die for! :) The restaurant made me a crepe and sang Happy Birthday to me...it was so nice. :)

I love this quote on getting older.
"Age is all imagination, ignore years and they'll ignore you."
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Hubby and I live our lives by this. :)



On my birthday we went art gallery hopping. :)



Hubby and I enjoying ourselves at Lanikai Beach. Aren't we cute? :)



Me getting lost in the Dole Pineapple maze!



My favorite beach in all of North Shore, Pipeline! This is home of some of the biggest waves in all of Oahu. I can sit here for hours and watch them. I love everything about surfing but actually the surfing part itself, ha!



Then ONE hour later and intense thunder and lightning storm....whoaaaaa! Hubby and I were sharing a snow cone when all of sudden it started pouring super hard and flash floods started to happen before our eyes...crazy!





Views from the Poly lookout



Our last morning there we got up at 5AM so my hubby could photograph the sunrise at Makapuu Beach. So beautiful with the thunderstorm clouds. Here is my hubby hard at work. My hubby is a photographer. He teaches photo and design workshops at the University there. :)



Another sunrise shot. :)

Thanks for taking the time to look at my photos. I hope you liked them. I took TONS more photos for future drawing inspiration. The North Shore in Oahu captures my heart every single time I visit there....my absolute favorite place in Hawaii. Someday we are hoping we can live there. :)

Until next time, thanks for reading. :)