Time away

I finally am feeling settled back to life. The last month came and went so incredibly fast. Hawaii was so wonderful. It was so refreshing to having nothing on our agenda and to just relax. I can't remember a time when we got to simply relax for 9 straight days. The other 2 days were traveling days, which were great too, considering I had no responsibilities other than remembering my carry- ons! I was able to read a book from front to cover! And of course the time spent with Mark was unforgettable. Just taking time to stop and watch the sun set at night reminded me of how fast life goes by in our busy world. I never watch the sunset in Cincinnati. That may be due to the fact I don't have a breath taking view of an ocean outside my house...either way, life is so short.

Mark and I got a few chances to take walks and just look around at God's amazing creation. It seriously stunned us how much beauty God has created for us to enjoy. We got to see dolphins, sea turtles, octapus, eels, all sorts of colorful fish, and (my favorite) a whale! One of the most amazing things we did while there was take a plane ride over the entire Big Island of Hawaii. Words or pictures could not describe the breath taking beauty we saw from the sky. The lush green rain forests with waterfalls on the "wet" side of the island and the active lava flowing volcano on the "dry side." It looked as if we were flying over the moon when we passed the lava on the volcano. I got choked up as we glided past the lava oozing . Just to see what man could never create blew me away. We even got to see the red hot lava. We saw a pretty amazing crater oozing smoke as well.

I am so thankful God has blessed us with the opportunity to see parts of the world. The best part is seeing it with Mark. Our time together was so great. We both missed Kay tons and were quite ready to come home to her. Both of our parents watched her while we were gone. It was so wonderful to not have to worry about her the entire time.

Once we got home and unpacked, I came down with a nasty flu bug. I was pretty much bedridden for a few days. I ended up on my 4th antibiotic in 4 months and am praying the last one. It was so hard to go from paradise in Hawaii to feeling so sick. I am on my feet again and it feels so good. I have been trying not to worry about house stuff and just have fun with my little girl.

That is all for now...I will post some more pics of sunsets and volcano's soon!