Kgordon

Today, Rio and I rented a car to explore the island while Lois and Skye opted for a beach day ???No matter what any of us did, time spent between a mother and her daughter is priceless. We all deserved a day like today. We began with a mad search for a rental car which seemed to be sold out almost everywhere in Waikiki. Lucky us - if we could only start the thing. It was a keyless, hybrid Ford Focus that seemed to have a personality of its own. Fortunately I recognized it was a hybrid, unlike the time in Ireland and 3 days into the rental I thought the car stalled at a stoplight! Rio was my navigator and she did a great job. Ultimately we ended up driving around almost the entire island. ... read more

Today was a day that goes down in our history books. Hector and Christie picked us up at 7:30 am to go snorkeling. In our minds snorkeling is in a calm bay with bright sparkling tropical fish but boy were in for a whole other adventure! We headed out into the sea in Hector’s boat named La Carmen, after his sister. It gave me a sense of pride seeing our Captain in his element. Hector is the perfect example of someone following their dreams. We have known one another for close to 37 years so it’s really nice for me to see him here living the life. As we headed out into the ocean we passed people rowing, chartered fishing and dive boats, catamarans and even a boat named RIO in the harbor. I don’t think ... read more

My eyes popped open with ease, unlike the usual mundane “I need to pry them open and drag myself out of bed” kind of start to my day. There’s this feeling I get inside every time I fly. It’s excitement and it’s nerve wracking tied together with amazement and wonder. I’d like to give a shout out to my mom and grandparents for my love of travel. I spent my childhood summers flying from Florida to Pittsburgh ushered through the Atlanta airport by kind stewardesses dressed in polished uniforms, a funny hat, that now resembles what the employees of in n out wear, tied neatly was a fancy scarf around her neck that I dreamed of wearing when I grew up. And so my fascination began.... It’s now 4:00 am and Rio and I have to ... read more

The last time the girls were together was then they were around 3 yrs old. My how they've grown and changed into beautiful young women. In essence its almost as if we don't know Skye, but in our hearts we do. Us moms, Lois and I have had the recent privilege of reconnecting after a 16 year hiatus. We don't look back on the whys of a friendship gone astray, we look forward to all the endeavors we are now able to share. Lois found me on my last blog when I went to NYC this past summer so you can now officially classify me as a true blog believer. Recently I said, "when life gives you a second chance at a friendship gone astray, you take it!" And then....you go to Hawaii with your daughters ... read more