Thursday, August 23, 2007

Like Sand Through the Hourglass

Yesterday marked 18 months of living in Hawaii, and of Bryan and I living together. 18 months is a pretty significant amount of time. It feels like it flew by. Like maybe it should be 11 months or 15 months. But not 18!

I remember last year around this time when Laura reminded me we'd been in Hawaii for six months. Blew my mind! I couldn't believe it was six months already. And then in two blinks of an eye, it's 18 months. Makes me wonder if soon it will be 36 months, or seven years. I feel like anything could happen at this point.

After 18 months, not many things feel new. We tend to do things we've done before, and have experiences we've had before. Frankly, I think it's making this blog boring. And it's making life feel 'normal'.

Rather than reflect back on the last 18 months, I think it's better to look forward. The other day we were talking about all the things we'd like to do before we leave Hawaii.

Learn hula. Hike more. Travel to Asia. Get certified in SCUBA. Snorkel more. Actually use the surfboard I bought. Do the Road to Hana. Visit Tutu more. Camp more. Movies on the Beach. Crazy sushi place. Golf. Kahuku Shrimp. Swim with the dolphins. Napali Coast.

2 comments:

amomandadad said...

From what I can tell, it has been a great 18 months, and it looks to me like you need at least another 18 months to accomplish all that you still want to do.

Anonymous said...

Your blog is far from boring...great descriptions of fun activities and lots of humor. I lived on Maui and the road to Hana is a must see before you leave. Start early and have time to explore, be sure to visit the caves at Waianapanapa and read the legend:-) Lots of photo ops on that road!