Jealous?

Beautiful Oahu!

Some people dream of going to Hawaii, some people have been once and then there are people like me who have been 6 times. It has however, been 4 years since my last trip in which I introduced Jeff to the magic of Oahu. I occasionally check Hawaiian Airlines for rates and always cringe a little knowing that I used to fly there for $250 round trip and now they want over $600. Each time I check the fares I sigh and tuck my wish of returning back into the filing cabinet of my mind in the overflowing 'wish list' file. Strangely though, in just the last week two opportunities have come our way. Our dear friends the Colemans purchased a time share at Ko Olina beach club on Oahu last year. They went in November (my favorite month to go) and of course I told them a few of the mandatory things they just had to do while on the island. Most important was the drive around the island to the North Shore (and they even stopped at Giovanni's shrimp truck on their own) and a cocktail at sunset at Duke's in Waikiki just to name a few. Recently at one of our Happy Hours (they all kind of blend together nowadays) Andrea mentioned that they wanted to plan a trip this November and that their time share sleeps eight and how fun would it be if our whole gang went!?! Well, the ball has started rolling and now I get to go to Oahu with some of my favorite people ever! I get to return to my beloved Oahu and share my favorite spots and even check out a few places I haven't been to yet (like Lanikai Beach ). Because of the generosity of Jamey and Andrea the accomodations are taken care of, Jeff and I will take care of car rental and then it is just the airfare. The timeshare has a kitchen so we'll be purchasing provisions at the nearby Costco. I am so excited! Then, strangely enough, we may have another opportunity to go to the same resort in 2011. So, as I plan trips 7 and 8 to my lovely Oahu I have to ask. Are you jealous?

Sunset at Duke's

View of Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach from Duke's








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