Amy's tulips

They bloomed when we were gone. They looked great!

Look familiar, aaron?

Yep. We were there.

What does that say?

Okay, so i'm playing a little blog catch.up. This sign in waimea looked like it said we sell pot. So i took a picture.

Today's hike

The view from the start

View from the condo

There's a huge cruise liner right outside our window. I think they're spying on us.

Same place, different direction

Amy gets back in the car, lush hillside behind her.

Kona in the evening

Taken from a vista point.

Flowers at 45mph

These things are planted everywhere.

Another shot

This seriously made my day. Amy said it's good luck he a turtle swims up to you.

Hey guys whats going on?

Today i met a turtle

His name was jake. He came up to say hi so i petted him.

The big island

I didn't expect so much lava here. It's one big sheet of rock.

The hop to hawaii

Yes, i'm using my phone while in the air!

Wiki Wiki

The shuttle bus in honolulu.

Baggage check at sac

Lesson learned - do not check baggage curbside. It took forever.

Playing on the bridge

He ran the whole way across

Sundial bridge

Redding's only landmark

Getting ready to see grandma

Yay!

Nice day for a drive

Heading home, then off to Redding.

A smear of smoke

The smoke has blown all across the valley.

Welcome to 1999

Today, i watched HDTV for the first time, i spent 10 bucks at walmart on an antenna. It looks okay, i guess. I just don't want to be one of those people who refuses to watch standard def from now on.

A plane!

He was very excited to see the blimp.

The goodyear blimp

It's that rice looking spot in the sky.

Daredevil

Showing off in front of REI.

What is he doing?

I just don't know.

Empty parking lot

This is a state parking lot right by my building, completely empty. Meanwhile, i'm parking a mile away in the ghetto and walking in to work as my car gets broken into. I demand justice!

It didn't stop there

He carried the bag out to the car. Of course, when we crossed the street, we held hands.

Helping daddy

He carried the basket through our entire trip at the store.

Shopping truck

At safeway. They have much better shopping carts than bel air.

Amy's flowers

I put then in the sun so they open wider.

Playing on the bed

Cooking

He likes to help.

Perfect weather

Okay, now stay this way.

I do not like this place

Not one bit

Weathering out the sickness

When you're sick, you just want to be as comfortable as possible until it's over. Here we are on the couch with a banana, some loungewear, and Nemo. What could be better?

Gainesville airport...again

My last shot from Florida. Turns out the rain from this morning only lasted a couple hours, and it was sunny by 10am. Gainesville airport was tiny. My flight was delayed, so they put me on an earlier flight, which was delayed to the time my original flight was set to leave. It turns out the flight from Gainesville to Atlanta was one of the worst I've ever been on. There was a storm between the two airports, and the ride was as choppy as it could have been. The guy behind me kept gripping my seat with his hands as he held on for his life, and a girl behind me spent almost the entire trip with an airsick bag stuck to her face.
The flight from Atlanta wasn't much better. It was supposed to leave at 8.10pm, which was delayed to 8.30, then to 8.40. Finally, they let us on, but it took nearly 2 more hours to actually get in the air. To be fair, the weather in Atlanta was pretty horrible. It was raining HARD outside, and you could see the wind whipping the rain around. They were having tornado watches in the area. But we did get off the ground eventually, after waiting for the queue in front of us to take off. Overall, I was just happy to be able to get home that evening.

Rain

When it rains, it pours. At least it waited until the last day.