Aloha!

Kona, Hawaii 03.26.08 - 04.03.08

We were so fortunate to be able to travel to HAWAII to attend our friends, Eric & Tracy's, wedding. We flew into Honolulu and then took a charter plane to the Big Island. Tracy's parents rented an awesome house, just a couple blocks from the beach, for all us friends to stay in. The beaches there are absolutely AMAZING, as you can see in the above pic!

The beach house, 4 bed/4 bath with a pool and hot tub!!!

We had an absolute BLAST with everyone and were so lucky to have met Tracy's family, who live in Captains Hook, HI. They own a coffee and avocado farm in the mountains.. which was very neat to see, an experience like no other! Her cousin, Brer, was so gracious to show us around and take us to the "local" spots! We would have never done such awesome things w/out his help of showing us around; kayaking/swimming with dolpins, snorkeling in Captains Cove, hiking across Lava to a private white sand beach, Waepai Valley w/ the black sand beach.. gosh we did so many awesome things!!

We will never ever forget this trip or the Benton's!! :o)

After a very long 8 hour flight, we finally made it to the beautiful Kona Airport on The Big Island! The airport is behind us in this picture.. it was the neatest airport and was all outdoors! (please excuse the way I look, being in a plane all day doesnt make for a good hairdo)

Thurs night Chadd and I had a dinner date at the Fishhopper in Kona. It was real yummy and we had a great time together!

The girls Friday night at Aunt Lori's house for dinner... FUN TIMES!

The guys had the BEST time on the mopeds they rented for the week!

Chadd and I before the ceremony.. yes Chadd married them and in that outfit! ha ha.. Tracy picked it out so it was all planned that way!! He did a great job and I think it made the ceremony more special for Tracy & Eric!

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gooch!

Such a happy couple and didnt the bride just look absolutely beautiful!? Love you guys!

This was taken at Waikiki beach, in Honolulu... It was one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen before! We flew back to Honolulu from The Big Island and got stuck there for a couple days, because of Aloha airlines going bankrupt while we were there. The 1st night we stayed in a hotel that looked like it came from Division St. in Arlington (it was GROSS). The 2nd day, we were told there was no way we were getting off the island so we decided to go sightseeing.. we rented a convertible and off we went! We were able to see Pearl Harbor and stay in the most AMAZING resort (thank you Jenn M.)! We were both really happy we got to see another island and have a whole extra day and night in Honolulu!

There are so many more pics.. I think around 900 of them! I'll upload them, someday, so everyone can shuffle through them. We had quite the adventure and other than our honeymoon, was the most amazing vacation of my life! I can't wait to go back someday!