It was cold and rainy Thursday morning when we left Arizona
Our first stop in Honolulu was an L&L barbeque for lunch (traveling in BYU apparel was not planned)
We stayed in Waikiki's first hotel; it was amazing and in the most perfect setting. We were given leis when we checked in
Another "must" for our first day was to get a shave ice
Our first sunset
For our second night, which was our actual anniversary, we went to the Polynesian cultural center for a luau. It was pouring rain by the time we got there and luckily someone gave us ponchos while we walked through the park to where we were eating dinner
We decided before we left Arizona that we would get each other anniversary gifts in Hawaii. There was an international market next to our hotel that will be closing at the end of the year, and we found the perfect memento for each other there
When we checked into the hotel they asked if we were there to celebrate anything special. We told them it was our anniversary and they were kind enough to send us a bottle of champagne to help us celebrate. We returned it and let them know we appreciated the gesture but didn't drink, and they were so kind and brought us some sparkling Apple cider instead
Our third day was very low key; we spent the morning experimenting with paddle boarding and the afternoon walking around downtown. The hotel had about 8 rocking chairs in front and in back of the hotel where people could relax, so we decided to head out there and watch the sunset
This was our view
Much of the rest of our time was spent on the beach relaxing and swimming in the perfect water
My first ever macaroon! I'd been dreaming of this since watching an episode of Master chef and had searched all over Arizona without any luck
A sign we saw in a Disney art store. We still don't really understand it
Our last day on the beach
We had so much fun and can't wait to go back! Here's to at least one more year of marriage ;) (Jake's lovely toast on our anniversary)
