Fun times in Hawaii

We left for Hawaii last Thursday for Tessho's cousin's wedding. It was a nice quick vacation for us. I feel like we got a lot in while we were there, but at the same time, got to relax and enjoy the sun and beach. On Thursday, we got in around 12 so we went and got the rental, pick up Tessho's mom and dad (at their hotel)and then picked up Jeff at the airport. We drove around (forever) looking for a restaurant called Sam Sato's. By the time we found it, it was closed for dine in but they had plates of chow mein and a few musubis left. That was lunch. Unfortunately Tessho hates chow mein so he ended up having Burger King. Later that afternoon, Tessho, Jeff and Dad had to go to rehearsal. Tesshin, Mom and I had dinner with Auntie Barbara and Mrs. Yamada at Moana Bakery & Cafe. Awesome burgers there! Freshly ground meat (filet and sirloin) with fresh veggies. The guys were taking forever so Traci drove us to our condo. That was so nice! 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, full kitchen. It had a small balcony and a view of the ocean. Friday morning, we got up so early. It was 5:30 Hawaii time, 8:30 Cali time. Had breakfast, dragged Jeff out of bed and went to the beach across the street from our condo. We were out there for a few hours. We went back to the condo for lunch and then started getting ready for the wedding. That's where the 3 bathrooms came in REAL handy. The ceremony was at St. Rita's Catholic Church and the reception was at the Haiku Mill. It was such a nice day. No rain at all. There was a nice breeze blowing through the church which helped. Tessho and Jeff served as ushers so that was nice that they could be part of the wedding. Dad also co-officiated so that was nice, too.

We went snorkeling Saturday morning. That was so much fun!!!! We went with a bunch of people: me, Tessho, Tesshin, Jeff, Mom, Dad, Auntie Barbara, Mrs. Yamada, Sandy, Traci, Paul, Jacob and Joshua. We were the big group. That was my first time snorkeling and I had a blast. I got sick from the boat ride, but I eventually pulled through and got 30 minutes of snorkeling in. Tessho is a freakin' fish so he went out there the moment we stopped.

We went to the Da Kitchen for dinner that night. Had to pack all of our stuff that night. We left Sunday afternoon and got back to Beach around 10:30pm. Thank goodness Monday was a holiday and I'm off today to catch up on things. What a great family trip! Can't wait to go back to Hawaii someday.