Visiting...

This week, we've been pretty active - socially speaking, that is...

January is a busy tourist month on Maui, partly due to the PGA Tournament that kicks off their season that is held annually at Kapalua. Neil headed up there on Sunday for the final round and was able to escape the rain that had been plaguing the weekend. I asked him to keep an eye out for a couple people I knew would be there, but he didn't see anyone.

On Wednesday, we headed up to Ka'anapali to visit Kara, Sean and their baby Hailey. They are here for a week with their parents to celebrate their 10th anniversary. We hung out at their pool and then went for dinner in Lahaina.

We had heard from Brian & Christine, (I worked with Brian at Nielsen) and we made plans for them to come to dinner on Thursday night. They come every year and we were quite glad they were able to track us down and come for dinner. We sat on the lanai and chatted about all things Maui and what the hell we're going to do when we get home. (BTW, we still have very few ideas - but we'll keep you posted). They were great guests, bringing wine and compliments on my cooking - what else can a hostess ask for!?

Then after they left, I went to the airport to pick up my family. They arrived after a harrowing day of travel from Toronto. With 3 kids 5 and under - they are brave souls and expert parents. They arrived tired but fine and after a bit of adjustment, all 5 kids are having the greatest time playing in the waves and most importantly with each other.

Speaking of waves - this past weekend has had some crazy big ones. A cold front moved in and with it brought cooler nighttime weather (after we told guests not to bother with long sleeves!) and huge surf on the south side. It's calmed down now, but it sure was hard telling the kids not to go in the water.

Then today we had Kara, Sean and the crew over for dinner while they were on their way out to the airport. They're all good people, and we felt bad knowing they were getting on a red-eye with an 8 month-old. Good Luck!

So all in all, it's been a social week, and fun, and we're looking forward to more fun as the warmer weather returns with calmer surf. And now, I'll lay me down to sleep, and it's only 8:30pm, since for some reason I seem to have a knack of picking up colds/flus. This one is making me achey and cold with a strong desire for a lot of drugs. Nighty, night - and I'll look forward to more visiting tomorrow...