Just Beginning... Hello Hawaii!

Well, my sister in law Caroline McKell has certainly convinced me to get a blog! A place to keep thoughts, adventures and to share it with others. So here's to the beginning to Annie's Adventures! :)

This past week has been quite adventurous. From my brother Austin coming home from his mission, graduating high school, getting to Hawaii, saying goodbye to a very dear friend of mine that entered into the MTC on Wednesday on his way to Mendoza, Argentina and looking forward to starting college on Monday. 

We arrived in Oahu on Monday and enjoyed the evening in Waikiki with the family. The water here is so clear, it certainly makes Newport Beach and Huntington Beach back home seem like no big deal!

We were all so tired from the flight and trying to function on two hours of sleep that we all knocked out around 6:30 pm Hawaii time, which is 9:00 pm California time and 12:30 pm New York time for Adam and Christy. I have never experienced Jet lag before but let me tell ya, it has got to be one of the weirdest feelings ever. 

Tuesday morning we drove over to Pearl Harbor to see some of the museums and tours. Our plan was to see the USS Arizona but sadly the tickets were all sold out so we had to see it from afar. The ship is obviously underwater but they have built a memorial over it so you can see the ship below the water. From what I have heard, it is a very moving experience. 

Because we couldn't see the USS Arizona we decided to take advantage of the time we had and see the Battleship Missouri, which was a very cool experience! 

We began to explore the Island and discovered beach after beach that would just blow us away with it's beauty! And we hope to find more on the trip! 

It's already Thursday and I cannot believe it. My dad has to keep reminding us to slow down the trip and to enjoy every moment! 

Come Monday, I will have gone from a beautiful island with gorgeous surroundings and beaches, sleeping in a massive hotel with the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in..to a dorm room in Provo, Utah with a bed with springs that you can feel every time you move and sitting in class with all the other BYU freshman trying not to stand out and find our classes with ease! 

Complete opposites!