My parents and I take off for Hawaii tomorrow morning, and I am just a little bit excited!! My mom and I are tagging along on my dads work trip. And yes, my dad will actually be working. In fact he is not really going to have ANY time off at all. So, THANKS to dad for working hard so that mom and I can play harder!
Initially I felt bad for tagging along with my parents to Hawaii...especially since they have never had a formal honeymoon (even though they have been married for over 34 years!) and my mom has never been to Hawaii. Though once I learned my dads work schedule while there, I realized that this might actually be a honeymoon for my mom and I to share. My husband will be working hard in Las Vegas for training (ONE more month to go until he comes home!), my dad will be in meetings all day and my mom and I will be holding hands while sipping cocktails next to the pool. By cocktails, I mean that my mom will be sipping a water (or some other non-alcoholic beverage) and I will be sipping some crazy good drink with an umbrella in it. KCamp (my mom) has NEVER had an alcoholic drink in her life. I will definitely miss the hubby, but I have no doubt that my mom and I will have fun. I keep trying to talk her into snorkling with me. Since introducing the idea about a week ago to her she has come up with multiple reasons why snorkeling is a very "risky" activity.
#1: Severe back sun burns have been increasing in the past several years in Hawaii--many tourists have been hospitalized with infections. (Note to tourists who are snorkeling without applying and reapplying sunscreen and/or wearing a shirt: YOU WILL GET A SUN BURN)
#2: Many snorkelers die every year...by drowning. Turns out people don't think to stop breathing through the snorkel when a large wave goes above their heads. (Note to tourists: Don't breath water through snorkel...your lungs don't like that.)
#3: There is an inherent risk of shark attack when snorkeling. Now, I am not going to fight this one with my mom...after all I am still convinced that I saw Jaws in the man-made British lake that I swam in.
I am determined to snorkel with my mom. I am just going to feel incredibly guilty if she drowns while getting a severe sun burn and getting attacked by a shark. Oh well, the risk is worth it!
ALOHA!
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Oh KCamp...this kind of reminds me of the time that you and I were walking on Comm Ave and a rat ran out in front of us. You mistakenly mentioned this to KCamp and she had a near meltdown, listing the myriad of unwanted varments that might cross our path as we walked the city streets. I believe that the conversation ended with your mom praying for us that no blood-sucking bat should attack us in a dark alley.....
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