
One of the things that I, as a husband, fail at is spending time alone with my sweet wife. I tried to rectify this and took Kim to Hawaii for a week. We spent a couple of days on the Big Island and got to take a couple hot sweaty hikes. I think that if Kim knew prior to the proposal how many long walking adventures that I would force her to go on, she might have declined. We got to see the guts of a Volcano (1959 eruption) and hike across the crater floor. It was just a bunch of lava, but I found it fascinating. We really wanted to see a lava flow but that is reserved only for rich and famous who take the helicopter tour. We kept seeing signs warning us of the crossing of the elusive Nene (state bird of Hawaii) and we kept our eyes peeled, but only saw Wild Turkeys, Chickens and some other weird looking bird. We took a grueling hike down to the supposed site where Captain Cook perished. The snorkeling in that bay was spectacular and though Jeanne promised us Dolphins, we did not see them. We were on Oahu for the remaining days and had a very fun time at the Polynesian Cultural Center and at the Laie Temple. We snorkled in Hanuama Bay. We all saw a big old Sea Turtle. I think that he may have been the dude on Nemo. He seemed to wink at me and give me a high five. I went Fly Fishing for Bone fish and was lucky enough to get one. Kim and I talked and decided that we would like to go back with the kids when they are a little older and would enjoy swimming, hiking, sea kayaking, snorkeling/scuba etc. After hiking around in the humidity and long grass and driving around the island in only a few hours, I decided that I would never like to live on one of those large volcanic rocks. It is a fun place to vacation, but it seemed so small and isolated. I would long for the wide open spaces. I am happy that we are back in Wyoming. Casper has been great to us so far, and I think that we are going to have a great life here. After seeing all of those hot boys at the PCC, Kim has mandated that if I ever want to take off my shirt again, I had to get some rock hard abs. I have thusly decided to do as Peyton Manning has suggested and just buy a bigger shirt. I keep telling her that there are abs under my love paunch. They don't want to come out cuz they are warm and cozy where they are. We were really happy to get back and relieve Mom of her Kid Duty. I figure she has paid her dues for some time. We owe her mucho for her kindness. Thanks Mom. You are a great lady. When I returned my FJ was stripped and ready for transport thanks to Dad. You are a great man and wonderful example to me and my kids. Thanks Dad. Now that I have included a mushy section, I leave you now.
Luke
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Hi Luke! Wow I had no idea you had a blog. I was pretty surprized when I signed in and you were the blogger!
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