A couple of weeks ago, one of my coworkers, Kevin, told me about snorkeling with sea turtles in Maui. I couldn't get the thought out of my mind. Michael and I talked it over, and we have decided to go there for the two week break I have before the next school term starts. Michael will be finished with his CNA training by then, so the timing is perfect.
We'll leave here on the 16th of August and fly back on the 29th. We have made a reservation at Nona Lani Cottages in Kihei on the South Shore.
We are so excited about this trip. We didn't go on a honeymoon when we got married, and we've really never taken a vacation together other than to visit family. It's never been just the two of us exploring a place we've never been. I think it will be very healing for us to get away for a while.
Hi Jess, That makes me so happy for you and michael! Kevin is right, there is NOTHING quite like swimming with the turtles. When you do, it will take everything in you not to touch it, but you will know when it looks you in the eye as it passes by, that you are in heaven! Embrace it in Hawaii, it is a magical place! Gretchen
How did the rose Ever open its heart And give to this world All its beauty?
It felt the Encouragement of light Against its being.
Otherwise, We all remain Too frightened.
-Hafiz
About The Encouragement of Light
I started this blog in March 2008, days after an auto accident that killed my 9 month old son (Sage) and my dad (Dennie) and left me with serious injuries, including a broken pelvis. I write to share my exploration of life after losing my child and to process this experience. My husband, Michael, and I find ourselves in the foreign land of grief, sometimes utterly lost, and sometimes awed by unexpected beauty.
3 comments:
That sounds wonderful. I hope you guys have the best time.
How exciting. You'll have such a great time.
Hi Jess,
That makes me so happy for you and michael! Kevin is right, there is NOTHING quite like swimming with the turtles. When you do, it will take everything in you not to touch it, but you will know when it looks you in the eye as it passes by, that you are in heaven! Embrace it in Hawaii, it is a magical place!
Gretchen
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