Kauai, Hawaii

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Another adventure begins!  I am so excited to be going to the beautiful island of Kauai with my absolute, most favorite person in the world...Vee.  2008 feels like long ago, so I am ready to get away, disconnect from the human race and reconnect with God without the hustle and bustle of allowing my daily life to intervene.  I think that's one of the reasons why I love going to islands on my vacations.  There are some things that are untouched by cement jungles, traffic jams, loud bass music thumping next to you at a traffic light and massive crowds.  I migrate to things that calms my soul.  Logically speaking, I can't think of anyone who would raise their hand and say, "Not me! I love the chaos!  I thrive on the drama!  As long as I can be surrounded by dysfunction, I'm happy!"  Reality would prove differently for some though and there's Grace in that.  There's always Grace in people's woundedness.  One of the things my getaways are about is to be in the moment and trust the miracle of it.  I struggle with that, even now.  If you look at my Facebook status, I have a countdown on how many sleeps and working days I have left.  My mind wanders ahead.  I know everyone does this.  Plan ahead.  Be proactive.  Think outside the box.  Hurry up and wait.  Get up.  Go to work.  Come home.  Go to bed.  Rinse and repeat.  Isn't that what we program ourselves to do?  How often do you hear or think, "Isn't there more than this monotony of life?"  We find ourselves "wishing" our moments, minutes, hours, days and years away.  My Pawpaw said to me once, "be careful not to wish your life away, granddaughter."  That was when I was 15.  A miracle moment.  When you realize you're in "real" love.  Miracle Moment.  When you realize the unconditional love of God.  Miracle Moment.  Your break throughs.  Ditto.  That's why I love traveling.  They are my Miracle Moments that remind me how to "live life" instead of wish it away.

So bring on the swimming, Vee!  This could be another M2!  I love the water.  I love the ocean and exploring it's beauty.  From the safety of the boat.  :)  I'm not a great swimmer, however, I will venture into the world of swimming with Vee.  She apparently LOVES it.  I find that funny.  Being an identical twin, there is a 95%  chance that we love or dislike the same things.  That's what I think, anyway.  Maybe she'll add a % or two.  Or maybe a decimal point.  So naturally, I was of the mindset that she wasn't keen on swimming, either.  To see her eyes light up when she says, "I LOVE SWIMMING!" was a definite moment of pause for me.  Hmmm.  Who knew we could be "the same", yet so different?  I love our individuality!  Surprised by it, but love it still the same.  One of my ultimate favorite moments in my life was when we were 5 and swimming at an indoor pool and she had this 'really cool thing to show me'.  She learned how to jump in from the side so to give her as much space and calm water as possible, I began yelling at the other kids in the pool:  "Stop splashing so my sister can jump in!"  I believe this was repeated about 10 times.  :)  I can say that if she has something cool to show me in Kauai, I promise I won't yell at any adults, or children, to stop splashing.