Monday, August 23, 2010

Like, the best day EVER!

First let me say that according to Shaun this took months of planning, and a trip to Saipan solely for the purpose of getting the money to pay for all this.  And because of all the hard work he did, I had an AMAZING 31st birthday yesterday.
The layout of the 21st of August, my birthday:
Woke up early at 6:30am so we could be up at the North Shore area for my first Skydive.
Flew up at 9am to over 15000 ft!  Normally they only fly up to 14000 but Shaun said nobody was complaining so why not go higher. (by the way I was gripping my knees the whole way and trying to remind myself to breathe!  The anticipation is always the worst part of it)
After 15mins of flying they popped the door open and out we went.  It was intense, and fun at the same time.  I honestly think I could do it again.
Once we landed it took me a long time for my body to stop shaking from the nerves and adrenaline rush.  Also felt sick to my stomach the longer I was on ground.  My fault because I was too nervous to eat much of a breakfast.
Ate at a Mexican restaurant to calm down my stomach and reminisce how no matter where you go you'll never find as good of Mexican food as when we lived in El Paso.  Oh, it was so good there.
Of course we had to get one of the local shaved ice cones.  Its soooo good with the ice cream mixed in there.
Next we hit the beach, Pupekea to be exact.  Ian fell asleep so I opted to relax and read my book while Isabel and Shaun went snorkeling.
We then hurried home to get ready in time before the babysitter shows up at 3:30pm.
Shaun and I arrive at the Aloha Tower and walk to Pier 6 and surprised me with tickets to go on a Sunset Dinner Cruise!  Such a wonderful husband!  I absolutely LOVED it!
We had a five course meal of :
Cocktail shrimp
Salad
Lobster
Beef tenderloin w/ veggies and mashed potatoes
Chocolate cake
We could walk around on the decks anytime we felt like it to enjoy the view of the Island and the ocean.  They even had hula dancers and a Hawaiian singer playing throughout the whole cruise.  It was so romantic and just perfect ending to an already amazing day. 
Thank You Shaun!

This is my Skydive instructor John.  He was awesome.  He helped feel calm, and excited about my first time.
The photographer was Dan, he made it really easy for me to smile.  Pretty cool guy as well.
Whoo Hoo!
Boarding my first romantic Sunset Dinner Cruise!  Isn't Shaun amazing!?

We had access to the fore and aft deck anytime we wanted while we were cruising.
So excited to be doing this.  Always wanted to for years.
The lobster was a bit hard to crack, but still good.  Seriously though, does anybody eat the meat that's in the main part of the body?  Anything that looked that mushy and a bit green tinted is not going in my mouth.
Handsome fellow isn't he?  That's Diamond Head behind him.
And this was the Sunset part.  It was perfect.
After church we went to the beach to and took a bunch of fun pictures.
Shaun felt completely at peace.
First Shaun tried it.....
....then I had to try it too.  I was laughing so hard I couldn't do it!  I'm such a wuss.
Beautiful Isabel
Precious Ian

8 comments:

  1. LOVED the video!!! Happy birthday!

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  2. Happy Birthday Liz! It sounds like it was a perfect one.

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  3. PS That was me, Brooke. Peter never uses exclamation marks :)

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  4. you guys are insane! i can't believe you went skydiving! you are awesome! and what a fun dinner cruise! i have always wanted to go on one too! happy birthday liz! it sounds like it was an absolutely amazing day!

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  5. ok. just watched the video again, and have confirmed that i will never ever be doing that. i almost started crying because i was so vervous! weird. i know!

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  6. Liz what a fun day. You deserve it sis. Glad Shaun was able to arrange such a wonderful experience for you. He has definitely earned points in my book for being so thoughtful. You guys are just a great team. Love your family! Happy Birthday again!

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  7. What an awesome husband to plan such a special day for you. You certainly made some incredible memories!!!Love ya, Becky

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  8. Liz! You look beautiful!!! Are you liking your 30's? I seem to be enjoying them even more than my 20's. I miss you so much and am grateful I have this way to stay in touch. I laughed so hard over Ian's hearing aids!!! My kids never did that, weird. Could you send me your address again I have a surprise for you. Hugs and kisses for everyone.

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