back in a flash.

here's a quick rundown of what i did and bought in Honolulu, Oaho in the last day and a half:

09/26/05: woke up at 4:40am. arrived at 7am or so, ate breakfast w/ parents at the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel (which is amazing), went to Waikele to go to the Hawaiian Plantation Village which was also amazing, it showed the diff. ethnicities that came to the islands and their living conditions, etc. afterwards we went to Genki Sushi for lunch, went outlet shopping across the way. i bought: a white Adidas purple stripe track jacket and 2 Adidas logo tshirts, a pair of black Vans and a logo tshirt, a button up cowboy-ish style white shirt with blue flowers from Levi's. after the shopping we drove back to the hotel and chilled. we arrived back, i bought 2 slippah necklace ornaments (my mom's one is pink and mine is black), to a very funky smelling room. my mom complained and we got a new room with a better view (of Waikiki beach) and while they moved i sat at the bar and had a rum and coke. more rum than coke. a soda later we went to the room again and we went downstairs to see the free Hula show. went upstairs and changed for dinner. we went to a japanese restuarant and had sushi, again. after dinner we went back to the room and changed and crashed.

09/27/05: at 7:30am i awoke and we all got ready for breakfast. after breakfast we went to the room and then went onto the Bishop Museum that was connected to the hotel. it showed the history of the Hawaiian people and had the original king's and queen's garments, jewelry and carriage. it was great! then we headed to Ala Moana Shopping Center, 4 levels high. for all you Atlanta, GA folks..imagine Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square meshed into one shopping center. i bought there: a Gap sweater and panties (there was a HUGE 50% off sale!) and Hello Kitty stuff. i am so psyched! then i ate a quick bite at Arby's and went back to the hotel. we left about 3pm to go to the airport and at 3:30pm i went to my gate. there was a long goodbye and i felt sad for leaving my parents. at 4:30pm we boarded and at 5:30pm i was home in Maui. i drove from the airport and got McDonald's. got home and chilled a bit. started laundry and washed dishes and cleaned out some of my bags. i'm a little tired but somewhat happy to be home!

a bientot!