Anniversary

June 22nd marked 3 years of marriage!

Looking back three years ago, I cannot believe how young we were when we got married. We have made it through 2-3 years of college and a huge move. Looking at the picture below makes me realize how young we looked. These changes also make me think back on the way we have matured emotionally, socially, and spiritually together. (And how awesome it has been).

Of course there have been rough days and even weeks throughout these years, but those have helped mold us into the couple we are today:

(we are working on the whole photogenic thing)  :)

So, Ben had the day off and we decided that a snorkeling trip would be a great way to celebrate! We found some cheap snorkel rentals from town and found out the great snorkeling locations by the North Shore. And for those who are wondering: No, we did NOT snorkel amongst those crazy waves that one thinks of when you mention THE North Shore. Right now is the quiet season there for surfing and the perfect season to snorkel.


Here are some pictures:

Here are some pictures of the beach we snorkeled at:

Crazy, awesome "Sand." It was so soft and upon closer examination, we realized they were tiny, polished stones:

We ran into the famous "Turtle Bay" golf course. We had to check it out. Ben was in heaven....

It was gorgeous and Ben appreciated the green, green fairways. It is his dream to golf here in the future. Not as a professional, rather as a resident. :)


After a successful day of snorkeling, sack lunches on the beach, and slightly sunburned bodies, we decided to go out for  a nice dinner to celebrate our anniversary and me landing a job.

We have seen this restaurant near the Kailua Beach often on our bike and running outings. It's called BUZZ'S. It is a rather famous steakhouse. So we made our reservations for 6:15pm and took our bikes 1/2 mile down the road to the restaurant. (Parking here can be pretty crazy, as we had observed previously, so we decided to just bike :) 

Upon arriving, Ben realized he forgot to bring his wallet, or possibly dropped it on the way over. Without even thinking about me carrying my purse that evening, he quickly biked back home to get his wallet. By the time he had left, I realized I had my wallet along, but had no means of getting a hold of him about this. (I decided to have a "cell-phone free" date night). SO, needless to say, I was one glass of wine in and had a very sweaty husband arrive to the restaurant with wallet in hand 15 minutes after our previous reservation. You can only get by with situations like this on your 3rd year anniversary and not care. It would not make a good impression on a first date.

We had a good laugh, enjoyed exceptional food (that we were able to enjoy even a few nights later), and called it a great anniversary. As my father reminded me, "Most couples do not get to celebrate 3 years of marriage in Hawaii. Most have to wait for their 10th, 15th, 25th, or 50th annivesaries to do so." My dad is so good at putting things into persepective for me. Love you, Dad! :)

We both feel so blessed to be living here right now and pray to never take it for granted!