valentine's was my very favorite day in hawaii.
i rolled out of bed and threw on my exercise clothes. dave was going to spend the morning in his conference so i decided to walk him there and then go for a run. we joked around saying maybe we should renew our vows since the hotel had advertised 'renewing your wedding vows' on the beach that morning. we thought it would be funny and memorable. as we got closer, i was not prepared for what i saw. so many couples, microphones, a news crew, and a really pleasant polynesian minister. tons of couples and almost all fit two requirements:
1-over the age of 50 and 2- wearing matching shirt and mumu.
we took it in for a minute and then decided to skip out, but not before they gave me a lei (beautiful, but later ditched in the trash...way too itchy and difficult to run in!) and we had someone take our picture.
as we walked along the path, dave realized i was slightly disappointed, which seemed silly, but something about the idea of it sounded memorable. he told me he refused to let me feel disappointed and joked around that he would renew vows with me anytime. he sat me down under these palm trees on this little rock fence next to some little white flowers, and took me by the hand to renew them right then. i thought he was joking around, but then i realized he had a seriousness in his eyes as he promised me some things. even though we laughed, it was real, and i once again felt the deep love i have for this awesome guy.
we looked up, and a little surprised, realized we had a "witness".
this giant statue sitting right in front of us was one big dude.
this giant statue sitting right in front of us was one big dude.
i went on my run, and dave went to learn more about emergency medicine.
we met up for lunch.
i ordered this amazing drink, which luckily dave remembered, as the waitress was walking away, to request no alcohol- i didn't even think about it- haha! i don't think about those things where we hang out in utah.
it rained the rest of the day!
dave and i spent the afternoon sitting in different hot tubs in the pouring rain, talking--for fun.
we played in the rain on the beach. everyone else must not have thought the rain was as pleasant as we did. we had the beach all to ourselves and we had an awesome time racing in the sand, swimming and exploring. well, we thought we were alone- as we headed back to the hotel, a couple called us over to them. they had been watching us and jokingly said they thought dave was a jerk for leaving me in the dust during our race and was so happy to see me attack him in the water....haha!
we drove up the coast and got out to watch some kids surf. we were lucky enough to see three whales swimming together and blowing water. pretty cool.
we ate dinner at a thai restaurant--dave's favorite. they had music videos from thailand on a giant tv. they were hilarious! we couldn't understand what they were saying, but every single one was a super sad, dramatic, love triangle- highly entertaining!
dave and i spent the afternoon sitting in different hot tubs in the pouring rain, talking--for fun.
we played in the rain on the beach. everyone else must not have thought the rain was as pleasant as we did. we had the beach all to ourselves and we had an awesome time racing in the sand, swimming and exploring. well, we thought we were alone- as we headed back to the hotel, a couple called us over to them. they had been watching us and jokingly said they thought dave was a jerk for leaving me in the dust during our race and was so happy to see me attack him in the water....haha!
we drove up the coast and got out to watch some kids surf. we were lucky enough to see three whales swimming together and blowing water. pretty cool.
we ate dinner at a thai restaurant--dave's favorite. they had music videos from thailand on a giant tv. they were hilarious! we couldn't understand what they were saying, but every single one was a super sad, dramatic, love triangle- highly entertaining!
my favorite valentine's day ever. i feel renewed:)
