Kevin and I went to Hawaii to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary! We had the best time. We are going to have to work extra hard to pay off some of our extravaganzas… and they were extravagant! But when you go on a once and lifetime trip, what’s a few bucks here or there!?
The Day before we left, my baby bro turned 21! Our cousin Josh and I took him out for a drink. My hubby and Honza met us there. I was the designated driver, as always, but it was really cool that he wanted to share this milestone with us.
On June 16th, My Dad drove us to the airport. Kev likes to arrive at airports REALLY early. Like hours before flights (remember this when I post about our final day in Hawaii) So our flight left at 11:30am and we found ourselves at DFW terminal D around 9am. I did a great job of not complaining. It was terminal D after all.
Kev at breakfast in the airport:
Before we knew it, we were on the plane. We were able to use miles to upgrade to first class…. SO WORTH IT! The 8 hour flight was amazing. Champagne before take off:
So much leg room & the seat had foot rest. The seats were also motorized recliners…. :)
Our menu… they were charging $10 for a sandwich in coach and we got a meal and a snack included in our upgrade!
I was so excited about the flower on our tray that I put it immediately behind my ear….
As did my hubby! :)
Hot fudge Sundae for dessert!!!
We also got comforters and pillows…
My attempt at taking my picture, with the seat laid flat… as in if you held the button long enough, your seat became a bed!!!
Our snack before we arrived!
OAHU HAWAII!!!!
Bye Bye Awesome seats!
Hello Awesome JEEP!
We rented our jeep and headed North… Away from the city! I am so glad we did that. My hubby is not a “city guy” and driving in Honolulu for a week… NO thanks! Instead, we prefer this view from the road:
An hour later we arrived at Turtle Bay:
Check in was a breeze! We got a room on the 5th floor with a view of the bay, ocean and the pool!
Our room:
Our TWO room bathroom:
We were so tired! Technically we got to our room around 4:30pm Aloha time.. but that’s 9:30pm Texas time. The restaurant didn’t open for dinner until 5pm so we walked around the resort and were at the restaurant right when it opened. Determined to stay up as long as the sun was up, we walked around after dinner and took some pictures.
And as the sun finally set, we crashed!
We were up bright and early the next morning… 5am… which was 10am Texas time, so really, we slept in.
Stay tuned…
next installment: Day 2- The North Shore Surfer Town & Pineapple Plantation…
Have you ever heard of a “Dole Whip”?
5 comments:
Looks gorgeous!!! I am SO jealous but cant wait to see more!!!
I am so envious you guys took this trip!!! Seth and I had said we would go to Hawaii for our five year anniversary. But, two kids later, we just didn't have the extra bucks. So happy for y'all!!!
How nice! First class seems totally worth it...especially on an 8 hour flight!
Looks like a blast! We almost went the same week, but decided to save it for our 10 year anniversary next year! Can't wait to see more.
Your pictures were gorgeous and I am glad you had such a wonderful trip. Hope to see you sometime in August.
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