Honolulu, days 4-5-6

Whoa!! What happened to days 4-5-6-7-8-9-10?! I guess it was just fun, and exhausting, and I was too tired to document. Here's the recap, because I know you're on pins and needles to find out … the rest of the story. 

Day 4

Day 4 consisted of Pearl Harbor and the rehearsal dinner for our lovely bride and groom. A bunch of grown ups who wanted to check out the Arizona Memorial piled in our mini van to check out the Bowfin Submarine Museum, and to take the water taxi over to the Arizona Memorial. It was moving to say the least. I didn't know a lot about that piece of history, but I do know. And it blows me away how many people perished in those moments. I've never been somewhere where there is an actual memorial on the location of a tradegy like that. We also had a hot dog and nacho lunch. So much for having an adult day and finding decent food sans kids. HA!

We came back to Honolulu in time for Kei and Quinn's rehearsal dinner at the Yoshida household. Talk about a Seattle infused party. It's pretty awesome to have dinner in Hawaii with a whole bunch of people you know. We feasted on ahi poke, sushi and pork and shrimp tacos. You take a corn tortilla, load it with wasabi, shoyu, sashimi and cover it in guacamolito sauce. Now that's what I call a taco! 

 

Here's a shot of Tj in the special holding area before we got taken in to see the short educational film on Pearl Harbor. Sometimes a pair of wobbly legs and a cane will get you far on vacation! 

Day 5

Saturday was comprised 100% of wedding prep and celebration. I left the house at 8:30 am with fellow bridesmaid Kanoe, who's husband dropped us at the Hilton Hawaii Village (WOW). We had a nice time of drinking mimosas, doing our hair and makeup, and oohing and awwing over how beautiful our bride was. We did a promenade through the village to where our taxi van awaited, and swept us off to the Elks Club where the ceremony was held. 

The whole thing was beautiful. Groom playing his bride the guitar as she walked down the aisle, lapping waves and beautiful ocean as the back drop. The wedding planners really outdid themselves. Well done, Donnianne and Blythe. 

So the wedding was wonderful blah blah blah, but the party was rad! Delicious Hawaiian dinner, an open bar with an endless amount of Mai Tais for yours truly, and to top it off, Tj and Rowan got a ride home and I got to go out for post wedding celebrations with a fantastic group. Fancified, we went to Duke's, not for a steaming hot bowl of chowder, but for fancy tropical drinks on the beach. FUN. 

Kanoe, Kei's dear friend from formative years in Honolulu who now lives in Portland, and me, right before we left to get in the taxi. 

Fuzzy, but this is lovely friend from Seattle, Taryn, and our post party fancy drinks. 

A new friend, Shawn Quinn, bother of the groom!  This was a fun night. Good people. Good drinks. Hawaii is good.