Reprieve

I left New York at 7:30 this morning...

...flew for eleven hours to Honolulu than another hour to Maui.

Whew, I really like being "trapped" on a plane with a good book and a project

(currently working on book club questions and acknowledgments for my book),

but that was a LONG flight.

The flight attendants in their aloha shirts were a good reminder of where I would end up,

and the long travel day would all be worth it.

Origami shirt for the salt and pepper for my meal 

Three flights arrived in Maui all at the same time -- SLC, Denver & NYC!

Of course, in spite of it being 10:00 Utah time (midnight NYC),

 we stopped at Coconuts, because it's our favorite.

And finally arrived at our hotel. 

Yay for a Hawaiian vacation. We miss Courtney and Michael!

Last summer they called to tell us they wouldn't be able to come to Hawaii.

We understood--it's a long flight, Courtneys job is busy and so is Micahel's school.

And they replied. Yes, AND, the doctor said we can't travel so close to our baby's due date!!

YAY! A Baby!

It was a really great way to announce!