And finally, i am laying my head down to sleep

I do NOT recommend a red eye flight if you have something to do...I'm having a really crappy day and I'm sure it stems from the lack of sleep.

Seriously, its cold and raining in SD

At the airport...waiting...bought a neck pillow at Gredel's recommendation. Have to be at court as soon as my flight lands...hope I can get out of that ticket!

Fwd: Packing was really hard. I dont want to leave my husband...I cried a LOT. But I finally showed him my secret beach in the wetlands ;)

Bishop Museum Honolulu

I definitely had my fill of Hawaiian history this trip. I'm glad it went like it did - a week of research, a week of exploring and then 2 days of what they wanted me to know.

One cool thing I took away from the Bishop Museum is that ancient Hawaiians had a name for every stage of the moon. And often, they would refer to their birthday by the moon they were born under.

Lunar Days

How they ever memorized all the names, I will never know (there are 30 of them). And each day had very specific rules for their religion and their farming.

In contrast, I know the names of the following moon stages (from high school astronomy):
New
Waxing
Full
Waning

Sad, huh?

I wrote about a full moon once...

I even attempted to take some photographs recently with my mom's fancy camera.

Highly recommend avoiding the restrooms at LAX...

Made it to LAX...hopefully can make my connection in time...seriously, thats a long ass flight

Seeing the only royal palace on U.S. soil was cool. I enjoyed the guided tour. I appreciated the woodwork and the Queen's quilt. The koa staircase is beautiful.

Really truly it is my last night. I'm ok with that. I'll miss my husband, but I am ready to go home.

Crap! I just realized that while I've been busy sunning myself on the Islands, I've been missing the Tour!

Trying to catch lunch on Hickam is a hassle. Tomorrow we'll visit Iolani Palace, Bishop Museum and Contemporary Art. No idea what's in store for my last nite...

Military Cemetery was BEAUTIFUL. Should have vertical markers, though.

HiSAM was basically a vessel to bash the white man for "ruining" the Islands...I'm not saying mistakes weren't made, I'm just saying that it cant be undone.

Made it to bot'l garden - more of a park. Sad that Queen L's land was never used for its full purpose...if I win lottery, I'm gonna donate funds to make it so.

At the HI State Art Museum. Interesting that natives focus on the destruction caused by man rather than the beauty created by God.

Big day planned - bot'l garden, military cemetery, art museum, mission museum, and contemporary art museum. Once Chris gets off work, the only U.S. Palace.

The Rumor Mill

I gotta get this out, and I don't know how else to do it but write...Sorry if I am posting something I shouldn't, but seriously, rumors are for junior high.

So the minute I got here, some guy was talking smack about quite a few individuals shacking up together. As a civilian wife, I like to pretend like hook ups don't happen. Why? Cuz you wanna believe your husband would never, but there's always the possibility that he is just a really good liar and has friends who are really good at keeping secrets...

Anyway, so my husband introduces me to this girl that he sometimes chats with at work. He thought we'd be a good personality match, and he was right. From go, I thought she was cool people.

Unfortunately, she was one of the individuals that guy was saying was doing the nasty with someone other than her husband...I'm SO not cool with that.

As time progressed, I mentioned to her that there were rumors and she refuted them. Then finally, I got the skinny from old buddy as to why exactly he put her in that category. As it turns out, he heard it from someone else and just took it as fact. I definitely don't play like that. I need to know the TRUTH. (Except with celebrity gossip, of course - I just make up my own truth.)

So, I give her the skinny. As it turns out, the skinny is totally thin. The dude knew the rumor was gonna fall flat on its face, so he put the blame on somebody else. My friend, of course, being similar to me, confronts this someone else and in turn starts a whole shit storm of drama...

I get called to the plate and tell it straight. Old dude said this. I said this. Why? Not to start drama, but to squash it. Either way, I'm looked at by some as the bad guy and some as the savior.

I personally think I did the right thing. If someone is spreading rumors about me, I want to know. If I hear rumors that don't quite jive with the personality I know, I want to understand. If someone who my husband considers a friend doesn't take a marriage vow seriously, I have the right to know.

Here's how I see it - don't start rumors. Know who you are talking to. Watch what you talk about. If you want to know the truth, ask. If you don't want rumors to be started about you, then conduct yourself in a manner becoming a woman. Don't put yourself in situation where anyone can conjecture bullshit - ESPECIALLY if you work in a command that is known for hook ups...Simple, right?

"Bubba Was My Best Good Friend"

For a die hard fan of Forrest Gump (like I am), Bubba Gump Shrimp is a MUST!! Movie memorabilia, trivia, and WAY better food than Joe's or Red Lobster. Five Stars from me!!

Chris had a bucket of mussels and a plate of cajun shrimp. I had a bucket of garlic butter shrimp and a plate of shrimp stuff with crab and cheese. YUM!!!!!!!!!

Our waitress was awesome. She even quizzed me on Forrest Gump trivia.

Q: Which bus did Forrest ride to Jenny's apartment?


A: Trick! He ran to her apartment. He was waiting for the #9 bus until the sweet old lady told him how close the apartment was.


Q: Which brand of shoes did Forrest wear on his cross country run?



A: Nike

Other quotes I often use from Forrest Gump:

"I'll always be your girl."

"This whole other country."

"She smelt like cigarettes."

In case you are wondering why I love the movie so much, it is because no movie like Forest shows the HUGE difference one man can make.

Brutus

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