Maui Wowie

Sometimes I just want to eat dessert first! Which is why it wasn't too difficult for Brandon to convince me that it would be a great time for us to take a fantastic and unbeatable trip to Hawaii before our 6+ year expedition into the training portion of Brandon's medical career. We thought that perhaps this trip should be postponed as reward after the long haul of boards, rotations, and residency...like a bowl of ice cream after a healthy supper. But with some screamin' hot, totally unbelievable deals we got bidding on Price Line we agreed that dessert had to come first.

Calvin's highlights: playing in the pool, in the sand, being outside from morning til' night w/his mom and pop, and being waved & cooed at be every passerby.

Brandon's highlights: snorkling to his heart's content with sea turtles, eating 15 ft from the shore during 70% of our meals (his obsession) whale watching, and luxuriating in the perfect Maui temperatures.

Angie's highlights: the smells! (salty sea, plumeria, sunscreen, grilled fish!), jogging the trail I've run since I was 14 in front of our resort with Brandon. Flowers, palm trees, greenery everywhere. Waking up to waves crashing and doves cooing. Watching Brandon and Calvin having the time of their lives! (Am I selling you on this people?)





Hawaii has amazing food. Really fresh fish, fruit, macadamia nut pancakes, chocolate macadamia nuts, smoothies...& this year we discovered a new gold mine at Lappert's Ice Cream. Brandon and I gorged ourselves on two flavors: creamy "Coconut Pineapple" (real bits of sweet, fresh pineapple and coconut), the other was a sorbet called "Tutu's Anniversary" (guava, passion fruit and raspberry? mix). WHOA! Definitely the BEST ice cream I've EVER had! One spoon full is instant "Aloha!". The closest "Lappert's" to Utah is in Las Vegas and there are a few in CA as well, so if you're in either proximity it's worth your while!