Ford Island

Posted on September 24, 2013 by sandersnm

This past Sunday, Josh and I ventured to Ford Island to wander around and see what was there. I knew there were memorials, but wasn’t sure where they were or what to expect. Our Sunday turned out to be an amazing day. We were able to see the USS Utah (still in the water from when it sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor), the USS Oklahoma memorial, the USS Missouri (which is where the instrument of surrender was signed during World War II in Tokyo Bay) and finally the Pacific Aviation Museum. We also had a great view of the USS Arizona Memorial. It was a beautiful day and a wonderful way to end the weekend!

Our first stop was the USS Utah. The Utah, like the Arizona, remains in the water along with the crew that went down with it during the attack on Pearl Harbor. There was only one person rescued from the USS Utah.

Driving over the bridge onto Ford Island.

The plaque for the USS Utah.

The USS Utah memorial.

Amazing.

The panoramic of the ship. The white buoy marks the end of the ship.

From the distance.

After the Utah, we drove to the other side of the island and took in some of the views there.

Views of Pearl Harbor.

A plaque for the USS Oklahoma.

Next, we headed to the Pacific Aviation Museum. We didn’t go in the museum, but walked around outside checking out all of the old aircrafts. Pretty cool.

All of the planes, helicopters, etc. at the museum.

Inside of a rather large helicopter.

Our final stops before touring the USS Missouri (more on that in the next post), were the memorials for the USS Oklahoma and viewing the USS Arizona from shore.

USS Oklahoma memorial.

USS Arizona memorial.

Honolulu Traffic with a Side of Sunset!

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Cafe Duck Butt

Posted on August 20, 2013 by sandersnm

First, yes this is a real place that people go. Second, the drinks and food were amazing. We went to hang out with my friend Jenn and her husband after the fundraiser on Saturday. It has a great atmosphere and wonderful food! My favorite part was the watermelon soju!

Watermelon soju. So good!

Cheese fries.

Tempura Sweet Potatoes.

Chicken tacos.

Liliha Bakery

Posted on August 12, 2013 by sandersnm

On Saturday, Josh and I were supposed to go to Molokai for our second trip to do some things that got rained out on our first trip. Instead, we got rained out again so we decided to go have breakfast at Liliha Bakery. We had been here once before when I came to visit one time and it was delicious. I’m so glad we went back…it was better than I remembered!

Toast and butter rolls. Butter rolls are unreal and DELICIOUS!

Josh’s steak and eggs…and a giant bottle of A1 that they gave him to use.

My bacon and egg sandwich.

Side of potatoes.

JJ Bistro

Posted on August 11, 2013 by sandersnm

On Friday night, Josh and I were looking for places for dinner that we had never tried. We decided on a Thai restaurant and when we got there we decided it looked sketchy. So instead we ate at JJ Bistro, which was across the street. They had a wide variety of things to choose from and a bunch of desserts (that looked amazing…we didn’t have one). The food was pretty good…atmosphere was a little strange, but it was nice to try something different!

Baked Lobster Avocado Appetizer

Cheese Ravioli with Lobster. My dinner.

House Special Pasta with Chicken. Josh’s dinner.

Cousin Fun

Posted on August 9, 2013 by sandersnm

Along with the adventures that I’ve already blogged about, Bailey, Kyle and I spent time hiking, going to the beach, eating tons of good food, enjoying the pool and touring Oahu in general. We had such a great time and I miss them already!! I’m so thankful they were able to come visit and I got to spend such quality time with them :).

Lani Kai beach the first day….first of many beach trips for them.

Pretty sun shining through the clouds.

First açai bowl!

Bailey and her giant smoothie from Lani Kai Juice.

Makapu-u Lighthouse…at the top of the trail.

Bailey and I at the top of Makapu’u Lighthouse trail.

Hiking to Manoa Falls.

Manoa Falls from a distance.

Bailey and Kyle at Manoa Falls.

Bailey in the bamboo forest.

Sushi! They were venturesome. Kyle tried sushi for the first time.

Bailey’s favorite açai bowl from Diamond Head Health Cove.

Our matching bracelets from the North Shore.

The Hula Pie from Duke’s. Incredible! Seriously ridiculously good.

Bailey and I having smoothies in Chinatown.

Leonard’s Bakery

Posted on August 9, 2013 by sandersnm

On Bailey and Kyle’s last day here, we ventured to Leonard’s so they could try the malasadas. They were a hit! Josh also requested that I get him four while I was there :). I actually hadn’t ever been, so it was fun for me to get to experience it as well!

Malasadas menu.

The other delicious treats they offer.

Bailey and her chocolate malasada puff.

The famous pink box!

Josh’s box of malasadas.

Bishop Museum

Posted on July 30, 2013 by sandersnm

This summer, I was able to visit the Bishop Museum twice. Once as a field trip with the kids at the Boys and Girls Club and again on my own with my friend Jenn to explore the history of Hawaii more in depth. I really enjoyed both visits (I love museums) but I was happy I saved the historical part with artifacts for when I didn’t have any kids to chase after :).