Hawaii 2019

Krystal came up with the brilliant idea to surprise Kasey for graduation and take him and Liz to Hawaii when Kris and I go….but February 2020 is too far away lol so here we are!

I am also going to stop in Kauai for a week. By myself. To decompress lol.

9/19/19

As most of you know, I am somewhat of a freak when it comes to packing. For those of you that don’t, surprise and welcome to my crazy lol.

I think I started packing six months ago. Not formally into a suitcase but throwing random items into a basket as I came across them or thought of them. I also made a paper list. As the date grew nearer I moved to a suitcase and I started to obsess about carry-on only. Yes. This happens every time I travel lol. I have always been totally jealous of those people that glide down the runway, one tiny piece of rolling luggage in one hand and a small backpack over their shoulder. They don’t have to worry about lost or damaged luggage. Maybe they only have one pair of underwear in there, I don’t know. No matter what I did my stuff would just not fit. And by stuff I mean my food and electronics. All the important things lol. It wasn’t until I remembered I might need knife or two that I sadly ditched that idea. I am using a medium hard sided wheeled bag and carry-on duffle and a backpack. The suitcase is stark white so it will be easy to spot on the luggage return. I tried to keep it at a minimum of one weeks worth of clothing for the two week trip but it was hard. You wouldn’t think that summer clothes could take up that much space but they do. I am wearing my bulkiest pieces and I only brought two other pairs of shoes, all the heavy items and food are in the carry-on but it still feels like my suitcase weighs a ton. I am wondering about the return trip. I might have to wear all my dirty clothes home lol.

Staying at the Radisson PDX. That way I can leave the truck and take the shuttle to the airport and not worry about parking. I stopped at REI and Goodwill on the way up. Made the bad decision of driving to the hotel during rush hour🙄 and it took an hour to drive 23 miles but I made it. It’s the same hotel I stayed at when I went to Las Vegas. Parking was a little tricky. There were only two spots left and I drove the truck…..so I used my skills that Kris taught me and backed in. The spot was at the back side of the lot but in a corner so I only had to worry about hitting one car lol.

Checked in. They put me on the fourth floor which is the first class floor. You have to put your hotel key in the elevator to get to that floor. There is also a lounge you can hang out in with free happy hour. I am special 😁

After four trips to the truck (at the back of the parking lot) my workout is done😁 I packed/unpacked/repacked and tried to reduce the number of items in my checked bag. Ummm I got rid of four things lol. Oh well. I’m starving. Went downstairs to the restaurant for a late dinner. The first “fox party of one” of the trip. I got to pick my table so I chose a small one in the back facing out. People watching. I learned that from Kris too. Normally I am oblivious to everything around me but I am trying to be more observant all while trying not to make eye contact with the other singles eaters lol. Fish tacos. Yum!