http://www.bethany-jer.com Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:30:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our Independence Day could be described as very long, very tiring, but very fun!  The day was long and tiring because we started it the minute we touched down in Las Vegas, and didn’t stop until the wee hours of July 5th.  Christina & Tony, my sister and brother-in-law arrived ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/day-11-july-4th-in-vegas/ In all honesty, the last day of our trip to Hawaii didn’t offer very much to write home about.  We woke up and finished packing up our stuff.  Packing turned out to be a bit of an ordeal due to some missing items that turned up right in the end, ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/day-10-last-day-in-hawaii/ We can’t help but think of the Fiddler on the Roof song: Sunrise, Sunset as we write about our last full day on the Honeymoon.  Determined to catch an island sunrise, Bethany got the two of us out of bed at 5:37am and we hiked our way down to the ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/day-9-sunrise-sunset/ After a visit to Starbucks and a night of using resort internet, we have uploaded all of our pictures from Days 1-7 onto Flickr.  Feel free to browse and make any comments on the pictures that you like! Access the Pictures on Flickr http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/pictures-finally-up/ Wednesday was another one of our wide-open days in Hawaii, and while we tried to make the most of it, we basically ended up doing a lot of driving. We started of by eating breakfast at Joe’s on the Green.  We ate outside, and while we enjoyed the view ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/day-8-more-driving-change-of-plans-tide-pools/ While the Honeymoon overall has been quite relaxing, we were especially looking forward to relaxing in the Spa at the Grand Hyatt.  After sleeping in a bit, we got up and had breakfast at our resort, then prepared for a day of pampering and rest.  We headed over to the ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/honeymoon-day-7-more-relaxation-this-time-with-a-spa/ We realize that newlyweds love seclusion on their honeymoon, but not this much seclusion!  We would love your feedback and comments!  Are we making you laugh or cry?  Do you have any Hawaii survival tips, or is there anything we haven’t seen that we should check out?  Let us know! ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/please-comment-friends/ With the full day open, we figured that Monday would be the best day to take the drive up to Waimea Canyon.  Waimea is known as the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific”, as it measures to 10 miles in length and is over 3,000 feet deep.  Geological ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/07/day-6-taking-a-little-drive/ The overnight flight took its toll on us, resulting in us sleeping in until 11am.  With half the day slept away, we decided to spent the rest of it in relaxation.  We made our way to the beach close by and did  a little bit of boogie boarding.  We quickly ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/06/day-5-rest-relaxation-and-a-luau/ With the first Las Vegas leg of our trip done, we grew more excited about Hawaii.  First was the matter of getting there, a grueling series of flights that had us leaving Vegas at 2:30am, and arriving in Kauai at 7:30am (spending 2 extra hours in the air).  These over-night ... http://www.bethany-jer.com/2009/06/day-4-we-finally-made-it/