Thanksgiving

I am so grateful.

This is but a short list.

I could go on and on and on.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bucket List.

This may be delayed, but...

I moved to California.

But, not before I defeated many items of business I needed to take care of before I left Hawaii! There were many things I have fully intended to do the past 6 years and I am happy to announce, I have defeated them!

Namely...

Hiking Stairway to Heaven:

And, that security guard I've apparently been "terrified" of for six years....turns out he's a real nice chap. With brightly colored hair. This guy is GNARLY. He came chasing up after us, telling us we weren't allowed to be on the stairs and that he would escort us down. He then proceeded to tell us the entire history of the Haiku Stairs and even let us stay up long enough to watch a spectacular sunrise. He has hiked the stairway a record time of SEVEN times in one day. 

I swam out to Chinaman's Hat and hiked to the top.

(Sorry, no photos of that one.)

I jumped off the point.

 Much thanks to Ted for helping me take the plunge on such a tumultuous day. Couldn't have done it without him. 

Only one small battle wound from crashing into the rocks on my way back in. 

It broke my heart to leave Hawaii. 

I miss my family out there daily. However, I know I am where I'm supposed to be for now and I take great comfort in that. Sometimes I feel like the last 6 years of my life have been a wonderful dream that I have just woken up from. I strongly believe that Hawaii and  it's wonderful people have shaped me into who I am today. I am so grateful for the good, the bad, and the crazy times I spent there. Onto the next adventure!