So here are some pics of our trip to Hawaii. We had a good time and did a lot of camping, hiking, swimming, etc. We got to spend time with Audrey's Auntie Alice and Uncle Frank, which was great, and our friends Jeff and Tiffany, which was not. Only joking. Jeff and Tiffany live in Phoenix, but they just happened to be in Hawaii at the same time we were. Such serendipity should be remarked upon.
We also made another friend, Cody (in the dancing-natives photo, he's the one in the middle with the enormous grin). Audrey sat next to Cody on the flight to Honolulu, and they hit it off, talking for 6 straight hours. Cody is a really good guy and a lot of fun. He lives on Oahu and volunteered to show us around. We went over to his house one night and were impressed by the size and number of his Samoan relatives. During the two hours or so that we were there (about 10-midnight), 4 different dudes, each one bigger than the last, wandered into the kitchen, grabbed a gigantic plate of food out of the fridge, offered us some, and then wandered off again to some unspecified place.
After Hawaii, we stopped in LA for a few days to catch up with our friends there. Thanks to Mr. Smells and Handsome Craig for putting up with us for so long; we had a really good time. But now we are back in Arizona, looking for a place to live and something to do. Also, at some point we're going to have to do some planning for this wedding thing we've gotten ourselves into. We shall see.
We miss all of our Australian friends and family dearly. Drop us a line when you can, so the miles and miles between us don't mean quite so much.
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