It’s Friday. Kevin, Mom, Dad, and I are the only members of the family still here in Hawaii. Right now we’re having a wonderful breakfast at Daylight Coffee in Queens Market. I make a mental note to come back here on our next trip to Hawaii. I have to keep reminding myself that there will be a next trip so I don’t get too sad.
After breakfast we head back to the hotel to finish packing and then meet in the lobby for our drive to the airport. We know this route well after having traveled it a couple of times just yesterday. On the way I make it a point to soak in all the beautiful sights, sounds, and smells of this beautiful place.
Arrival and check-in are easy. Thanks, Alaska Airlines, for helping Mom and Dad through security without having to stand in the long line. Thanks also for the easy boarding once it’s time to head out. Once again, we have seats again right across from each other (part of my final planning for this trip). Now I can relax and enjoy all that this trip has brought.
My take-away from this vacation from my everyday course in life is a real sense of the importance of family. It had been almost 30 years since the last time we were all together. I can still hear the voices of my sisters as they laughed together throughout the week. Terri's exuberance for every experience warms my heart. Cindy's stories of our childhood brought back a flood of memories from all that has helped me become the person that I am today. My parents now sitting across the aisle on the plane continue to inspire me to love Kevin. We bought our wedding rings!
I’m sad that our celebration is ending. I don’t want to start crying and am having trouble holding it in. I’m feeling so grateful that we had this time together on such an important event. I hope you have enjoyed reading about it. It’s time for me to move to my next blog series. See you then.
If you want to read more about my Hawaiian family vacation, check out the previous blogs in this series:
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—We Have Arrived
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Day One Adventure
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Extraverted Intuition Meets Introverted Sensing
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Father’s Day Too!
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—INFP Preferences in Overdrive
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Out-of-Preference Planful
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Early Morning and Ready to Go
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Dining by the Sea
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—A Life of Love
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Lifelong Type Development with Eggs and Bacon on the Side
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—My Preferences Do Not Limit My Behavior
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Step II Facets in Action
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Step II™ Planful, Out-of-Preference
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—NF Blessing, NF Curse
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Love Is in the Air
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Loco Moco
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Live in the Moment
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Perceiving Is Alive and Well
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—The Krakken
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—A Three-Hour Tour
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—ISFJ in Action
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—A-Sensing-vs-Intuition-Challenge
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Learning-How-to-Use-My-Inborn-Preferences
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—The-First-Goodbye
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—The-Second-Goodbye
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Conclusion