merry merry

west-side story

For Thanksgiving / my birthday, we found a week long stay at a hotel in Makaha available for a great price on Facebook - so, we booked it!  Our family has not spent too much time over there, but it seemed like an "easy" staycation.  So, we packed up all of our important gear (i.e. coffee maker, steamer, rice cooker, etc.) and moved into our week-long getaway.  

Being that it is the "west side"... we weren't sure what to expect with this place and we kept our expectations reasonably low.  Boy were we wrong - the hotel was perfect.  It was basically a one-bedroom apartment with a full (small) kitchen and a lanai that overlooked the ocean.  There was a (cold) pool and a (hot) hot tub right on the beach.  And, the snorkeling right out in front of the hotel was pretty incredible.

Our view from the lanai was so insane that we basically spent every meal out there.  And, once we were done eating, we frequency found ourselves just sitting and staring out at the ocean for minutes on end.

Gordy's cousins happened to be in town while we were holidaying, so we got to spend a few days doing cousin / family time - Gordy could not be more in love with his two older cousins :)

All in all, we were all a little sad to leave our west side hotel, but we do plan to visit it again in the future.  It was an incredibly relaxing stay and it exceeded all of our expectations.

Vaxed

Our last (and only) trip during the pandemic to Piedmont was super fun.  But, since Gordy was not eligible to get the vaccine at the time, we spent the better part of a day trying to get him covid tested within the test window and with results prior to our flight.  After that, we decided no more trips until he was vaxed.

When it was announced that the vaccine was available for kids 5-11, we were over the moon.  That being said, it is Gordy's body and we (mostly I) wanted to make sure that Gordy felt like he had a say in the matter.  So, we explained to him that if he got vaccinated, we would be able to travel again and that he could pick where we went.  His decision - get vaxed, go to the snow, and see Tutu, Pop Pop, and his cousins.  

Todd and I also got our booster at the same time as Gordy's first shot, so our entire family is full up of magnetized blood, CIA tracking devices, and most importantly - antibodies!