so this post is about a month late, but oh well, better late than never, right?
as soon as we found out we were moving to california, we made a bucket list of things we wanted to do in hawaii before we left.  that list included LOTS of beach time and visiting all of the touristy places that are easy to take for granted when you live there.  we visited the historical buildings and palaces downtown, drove up to the pali look out, ate aoki’s shaved ice, went on our favorite hikes, made stops all around the island, and spent every chance we could on the north shore.  i even surfed!  (well, tried anyways.  i think i’ve tried surfing 27 times and each time i’m pretty sure i just get worse.)  i’m usually the type to just post up on the beach, but i forgot how much i love being in the water!  especially hawaii water.  where you don’t have to wear a wetsuit year-round…which unfortunately is not the case in california.  looking at these photos of that perfectly teal water makes me bummed that i didn’t take advantage of being in the ocean more often!  these pictures also make me so grateful that i got to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world!  california will always be my favorite state, but there’s something really special about hawaii too.