A few months ago, three friends and I headed to Molokai for a long weekend. One of my friends was about to PCS back to the mainland. She…

Mauna Kea translates to English as “white mountain,” aptly named for the snow that falls at its peak. On a clear day, you can be sitting on a…

I am kind of obsessed with the Big Island. It’s so different from where I live on Oahu. It’s seriously like being on a different planet at times….

As people all around the world heard, Hawaii had a terrible scare for 38 minutes on Saturday. I was lucky. I slept through most of it. I probably had…

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! However and whatever you celebrate, I hope it’s great. Nick’s off from now until the beginning of…

Every December, one of my friends from grad school makes a list of 10 things she did that year that she had never done before. I made my…

Growing up in New York, one of my favorite Christmas traditions was the day after Thanksgiving. Instead of going to the mall, my family and I would go…

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s also Nick’s favorite holiday, so together we both get really into it. For our first Thanksgiving in Hawaii, my entire family came…

Last month, Nick was home. I wanted to take advantage of the time we had together by checking something off of our Hawaii bucket list. I swear, no…

Hello, it’s me! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to blog, but thankfully things have finally calmed down enough for me to get back to it….