a few days after reis’ graduation, i surprised him with a quick trip to kauai for his graduation present.  we had also been wanting to visit an outer island before we moved so the timing worked out really well.  i was there a few years ago to run the marathon but was wayyyy too tired to do much of anything besides lay by the pool once it was over.  we crammed A TON of stuff into our 2 day visit but had the best time and still relaxed quite a bit!  we made lots of touristy stops, but they were well worth it.  the first day we explored the west side of the island and the second day we adventured to the east and north side of the island.  we stayed at the sheraton resort in poipu on the south shore and enjoyed living the resort life for one night (we even got complimentary mai tais!).  kauai is breathtaking…it’s so lush and green and beautiful!  out of all of the places on the island, hanalei bay is hands down my favorite…to be honest, it is probably one of my most favorite places on this planet.  we have dreams of renting a house on the bay for a summer vacation once we have a little family of our own!

it was the perfect getaway.  i can’t wait to go back one day!