Planning for Hawai'i!

We are busy planning for a trip to Hawaii with our good friends, Joe & Joanna Lacanlale.  On Sunday we skyped and talked about different things we were interested and doing and decided to split our time between the Hilo and Kona side of the Big Island.

We are going to rent vacation homes for our stay.  This is something we have done for awhile.  You get more space, it is usually less expensive and you feel more like you are experiencing the surroundings more than if you are up in a tourist dominant hotel spot.

Some of the activities we may do are:  scuba diving (for Joe and Joanna), snorkel, check out the white and black sand beaches, Hawaii Volcano National Park, swim with the manta rays at night, hike, rent bikes, visit a coffee plantation and possibly one of their microbreweries.

We are so, so excited!  The last time Rob was in Hawaii was for Spring Break his senior year at West Point.  The last time I went, I was a freshman and college and was visiting a friend. 

 I am SO looking forward to spending a vacation in Paradise with my love!!

Recent Updates

Life has been slow & fast all at the same time!

I can't believe how fast time flies but at the same time, it can feel like a standstill.

Right now, I just started working a second job with Banner Staffing and it has been interesting getting in extra shifts at a different hospital (and the pay is great which has helped with Rob still looking for a pastoral job).  It has made me appreciate my home base, JCL, so much.  We have such an awesome unit with really great people. 

Rob is still busy turning in job applications.  Currently, he has one out with a church in San Diego/La Jolla that we are excited about but trying not to get too excited...you know how that is?

I am on day 2 of my study plan to take the CCRN.  I was going to do before the holidays but then my photography business kinda took over with a life of its own but now that it has slowed down for a week or two, i have taken time to sit down and map out a CCRN study plan and stick to it.

As far as the photography, I have loved it and will continue but think I am going to pull back to 1 to 2 sessions a month.  I would like to get in a class or find a mentor and grow that way too.

Rob and I are planning a May vacation, we are thinking Zion NP/Bryce/Monument Valley area.  Can't wait to get time away with my love & work on landscape photography-my first photography love ♥

Also in May, we will head to Colorado for Brian Jr's high school graduation, wow! 

Guess thats all that is new for now :)