Long Time Catch Up

Well here I am, over 2 months since my last posting. So much has happened in the last 2 months that I am certain to leave a lot of things out, but it is my intention to blog much more often going forward.

Kimmie and I have been living together for over 2 months now. Things are going so wonderfully well. We couldn't be more different if we tried and somehow it works out very well for us. We've managed to agree on most things regarding how to furnish our house, who takes care of which chores, where to eat, when to travel, etc. It's really been a lot of fun living together, better than I could have imagined.

We just got back from a 10 day trip to Hawaii. There was a Liberty Conference there at the Hilton Waikaloa Village on the Big Island. We spent 5 days prior in Maui. WOW! It was wonderful. We stayed at the Hana-Maui Resort in a cottage by the ocean for a couple days and then onto the Ritz for 3 more nights.

Besides 5 star dining and a couple of massages, our Maui trip consisted of poolside sunburning, tropical drinks and relaxing. We didn't view any volcanos or even hit the ocean.

Then we headed off to the Big Island for the Conference. It was great seeing old friends, meeting up with some new associates, and continuing to enjoy my time in Hawaii with Kimmie. We did a night dive and got to play with Manta Rays. It was wild! I dove, Kimmie snorkeled. These massive creatures were inches from us swimming all around. It was certainly an amazing experience.

I actually thought it was going to be my favorite memory of the trip, but then we went snorkeling a couple of days later with 17 wild dolphins!! It was an unreal experience. There were only 4 of us in the water, the other boats hadn't found the dolphins yet, so we got to swim around and play with the pod of dolphins for over an hour!

We extended our trip a couple of extra days so we just got back Saturday early morning after a red-eye flight home.

I must admit that after 10 days of traveling all around, it was really nice to be back home! We missed our dog, Mr. Brutus.( See the pic of me sleeping with him)

And now I'm writing a quick blog, waiting my turn for a massage.( Kimmie is on the table now in the living room).

This was a pretty special trip though. Usually when I travel, I set a budget, or I watch how much I'm spending. This trip was a carefree experience and we did whatever we wanted, bought whatever we wanted, ate great meals when we got hungry, stayed in amazing resorts, traveled 1st class, and generally had a completely wonderful time together. It was wonderful to really feel a sense of freedom.

I promise to write more often!