So the details of the "free" are bittersweet and involve real estate transactions that I would rather not think about...so you are just going to have to wonder.
ANYWAY, Aaron and I had the chance to stay in Hawaii for a week and couldn't pass up the opportunity. So we cashed in all our travel miles. (I highly recommend the Capital One travel card) and packed up for Oahu.
More pics are posted on Facebook. But here are some highlights of the trip:
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Matsumoto's Shaved Ice on the North Shore 
ANYWAY, Aaron and I had the chance to stay in Hawaii for a week and couldn't pass up the opportunity. So we cashed in all our travel miles. (I highly recommend the Capital One travel card) and packed up for Oahu.
More pics are posted on Facebook. But here are some highlights of the trip:
1.
Matsumoto's Shaved Ice on the North Shore 
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Sunsets with some of my favorite people: Aaron, Caitlin & Jared
Going to the Temple Open House4.
Spending Veteran's Day at Pearl Harbor5.
Learning to Tahitian Dance with this guy.6.
Wearing nerdy glasses.7.
Meeting Wooly Bully the Sea Turtle at Turtle Bay
Sunset on Sunset Beach. Oh, THAT'S how it got its name.9.
Finding Wallows. If you don't know what this is, as I didn't see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Search_for_Animal_ChinAnd countless other amazing sights.
Since we were headed to Hawaii the following week, we thought Sailors headed to Pearl Harbor was fitting for this year's Halloween.
The kids have been planning their costumes for a year. We have the perfect set up for Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. They've read the series, watched the movies, and are EXPERT wizards.
Hermione and Ron already looked the part, but we had to darken Harry's hair and give him the signature scar. Yes, that is his real hair. We just sprayed it black and it turned out PERFECT!